{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001628280-22-029364","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BDX","cik":"0000010795","company_name":"BECTON DICKINSON & CO","filed_at":"2022-11-10T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:49.537953+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-21T22:10:37.369977+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.75,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.75,"confidence":"high","headline":"BD reports Q4 adjusted EPS $2.75, up 27.9%; raises dividend 4.6% for 51st year","bullets":["Q4 revenue $4,761M, down 1.8% reported, +2.3% currency-neutral; base revenue +8.6% currency-neutral.","Q4 GAAP diluted EPS $0.92; adjusted diluted EPS $2.75, up 27.9% YoY (36.3% currency-neutral).","FY22 revenue $18.9B, adjusted EPS $11.35; base revenue +9.4% currency-neutral.","Issues FY23 guidance; dividend raised 4.6%, marking 51st consecutive annual increase.","Launched BD® Research Cloud and BD Effivax™; agreement with Biocorp for connected injectable therapies."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-029364","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-029364.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-029364.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-22-029364.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828022029364/0001628280-22-029364-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828022029364/bdx-20221110.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-21T22:10:37.369977+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"268bd343623bc49649100ae05ae4041c7003bc0f","claim":"BECTON DICKINSON & CO reported fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $18.9 billion, EPS $5.38 and $11.35. Guidance initiated.","evidence_excerpt":"• FY22 revenue from continuing operations of $18.9 billion decreased 1.4% as reported and increased 0.9% on a currency-neutral basis • FY22 revenue performance driven by base revenue growth of 6.9% as reported, 9.4% currency-neutral • FY22 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $5.38 and $11.35, respectively","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828022029364/0001628280-22-029364-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"fiscal year ended September 30, 2022"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$18.9 billion"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$5.38 and $11.35"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"initiated"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"},{"claim_id":"bf5489f295356cd2718c589c7433e56606c743d8","claim":"BECTON DICKINSON & CO reported the fourth fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022 results: revenue $4.8 billion, EPS $0.92 and $2.75. Guidance initiated.","evidence_excerpt":"• Q4 revenue from continuing operations of $4.8 billion decreased 1.8% as reported and increased 2.3% on a currency-neutral basis • Q4 revenue performance driven by base revenue growth of 4.2% as reported, 8.6% currency-neutral • Q4 GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.92 and $2.75, respectively","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828022029364/0001628280-22-029364-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"the fourth fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"$4.8 billion"},{"label":"EPS","value":"$0.92 and $2.75"},{"label":"Guidance","value":"initiated"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}