Baxter Internationalvs.Becton Dickinson
BAX vs BDX · both in Medtech & devices, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Medical equipment and devices — from surgery and cardiology to robotics.
Becton Dickinson is about 3.6× larger than Baxter International by market cap; year to date, Baxter International leads (+18.4% vs −0.4%).
Side by side
| BAX | BDX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $11.7B | $41.9B |
| Price | $22.62 | $151.94 |
| Today | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| Return YTD | +18.4% | −0.4% |
| Return 1Y | −23.8% | +8.9% |
| P/E | — | 36.8 |
| P/S | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| P/B | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Baxter InternationalBAX
Hospital products across infusion, renal care and surgery.
Full BAX profile →Becton DickinsonBDX
American medtech group with a broad portfolio of medical consumables, diagnostics and drug delivery (syringes, needles).
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