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Becton Dickinson, and Company BDX lowered its fiscal year 2025 guidance and provided an estimated tariff impact on Thursday.

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Becton Dickinson & Co.'s stock fell more than 15% on Thursday toward its worst one-day loss in 26 years after the medical-products maker said global cuts in research funding are impacting its research instrument sales.

Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX ) Q2 2025 Results Conference Call May 1, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Greg Rodetis - Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations Tom Polen - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Chris DelOrefice - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Mike Garrison - President of the Medical Mike Feld - President of the Life Sciences Rick Byrd - President of the Interventional Conference Call Participants Larry Biegelsen - Wells Fargo Robbie Marcus - JPMorgan Matt Taylor - Jefferies Travis Steed - Bank of America Patrick Wood - Morgan Stanley David Roman - Goldman Sachs Matt Miksic - Barclays Operator Hello, and welcome to BD's Second Fiscal Quarter 2025 Earnings Call. At the request of BD, today's call is being recorded and will be available for replay on BD's Investor Relations website, investors.bd.com or by phone at (800) 839-2385 for domestic calls and area code +1-402-220-7203 for international calls.

Although the revenue and EPS for Becton Dickinson (BDX) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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Becton Dickinson (BDX) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.35 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.17 per share a year ago.

Medical device maker Becton Dickinson lowered its annual profit forecast on Thursday, in anticipation of a potential hit from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, sending its shares down 5% in premarket trading.

Revenue of $5.3 billion increased 4.5% as reported, 6.0% currency-neutral and 0.9% organic GAAP and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.07 and $3.35, respectively Company updates full-year fiscal 2025 guidance and provides estimated tariff impact FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced results for its fiscal 2025 second quarter, which ended March 31, 2025.