Becton Dickinson (BDX) executive compensation, 2025 proxy

Thomas E. Polen, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $17.1M in 2025, down 1% from $17.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 374:1, on median employee pay of $45,831.

Filed
December 18, 2025
Annual meeting
January 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$17.1M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
374:1median $45,831
CEO pay in equity
78%$13.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
89%of votes cast
CEO Target Compensation Performance-Based Mix
72%CEO total target compensation
Other NEOs Performance-Based Mix
65%Average target compensation mix
Say-on-Pay Support
89%Prior annual meeting
Total Revenues
$21.8BFiscal year 2025

How Polen was paid

$17.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards58%Option awards19%Non-equity incentive11%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas E. PolenChairman, Chief Executive Officer and President$17,129,140
Christopher J. DelOreficeExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,877,164
Richard E. ByrdExecutive Vice President and President, Interventional Segment$3,399,056
Michael C. FeldExecutive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer and President, Life Sciences Segment$4,096,356
Michael D. GarrisonExecutive Vice President and President, Medical Essentials and BioPharma Systems Segments$3,649,040

What changed and why

  • $17.1MCEO total compensation decreased slightly to $17,129,140 in fiscal year 2025 compared to $17,314,606 in fiscal year 2024.
  • 72%Approximately 72% of the CEO total target compensation was weighted towards performance-based pay in fiscal year 2025.
  • 89%At the 2025 annual meeting, approximately 89% of shares voted were cast in support of the advisory say-on-pay vote.
  • $21.8BTotal revenues reached a record $21.8 billion for fiscal year 2025 alongside record adjusted diluted EPS of $14.40.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.