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Becton Dickinson acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Becton Dickinson bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Parata SystemsWord for word“On July 18, 2022, BD completed the acquisition of Parata Systems (“Parata”), an innovative provider of pharmacy automation solutions, for total cash consideration of $1.548 billion.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On July 18, 2022 | — |
Surgical Instrumentation platformWord for word“In August 2023, BD completed the sale of the Interventional segment’s Surgical Instrumentation platform pursuant to a definitive agreement that was signed in June 2023.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | In August 2023 | — |
Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care product group (renamed BD Advanced Patient Monitoring)Word for word“On September 3, 2024, BD completed the acquisition of Critical Care, which was renamed as BD Advanced Patient Monitoring.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | September 3, 2024 | — |
Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care product groupWord for word“On September 3, 2024, BD completed the acquisition of Edwards Lifesciences’ Critical Care product group, which was renamed as BD Advanced Patient Monitoring.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On September 3, 2024 | — |
Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business (combination with Waters Corporation)Word for word“On July 13, 2025, BD entered into a definitive agreement to combine its Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions business with Waters Corporation (“Waters”) in a Reverse Morris Trust (“RMT”) transaction.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | On July 13, 2025 | — |
Interventional segment's Surgical Instrumentation platformWord for word“BD recognized a pre-tax gain on the sale of approximately $268 million, which was recorded as a component of Other operating expense (income), net in fiscal year 2023.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | — | approximately $268 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Cash received from selling businesses | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | $0 | $158 million | — |
| 2017-09-30 | $174 million | $165 million | $143 million |
| 2018-09-30 | $15.15 billion | $534 million | $15.22 billion |
| 2019-09-30 | $0 | $477 million | — |
| 2020-09-30 | $164 million | $0 | $117 million |
| 2021-09-30 | $508 million | $0 | $264 million |
| 2022-09-30 | $2.07 billion | $0 | $1.07 billion |
| 2023-09-30 | $0 | $540 million | — |
| 2024-09-30 | $3.92 billion | $0 | $1.83 billion |
| 2025-09-30 | $0 | $0 | $4 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-05-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-02-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-09-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-07-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-07-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-06-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-03-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-02-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-01-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-09-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-08-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-03-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-06-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-09-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-02-15 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-12-29 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2017-07-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-05-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-04-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-01-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-02-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Becton Dickinson’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.