$BDX

Tom Polen

Becton Dickinson

Chairman, President & CEO • Since 2020 • Health Care

📊 CEO Reputation Score

FY2025 vs FY2024 · Source: SEC EDGAR filings

35/100

Based on profit (net income) improvement only — this company does not report the operating cash flow and capital-spending figures needed for a free-cash-flow number (common for banks and insurers).

Profit (net income): $1.7B → $1.7B (−1.6% YoY) — fiscal 2025 vs fiscal 2024

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Overview

Tom Polen is the chairman, president & ceo of Becton Dickinson since 2020. Becton Dickinson is a Health Care company headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, founded in 1897, and one of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 — every one of which is profiled on this site.

Leadership

Tom holds the chief executive role at Becton Dickinson with the title Chairman, President & CEO — in post since 2020. This page is the concise leadership record for Becton Dickinson in the S&P 500 CEO index; the site's fully researched long-form profiles (career timelines, education, achievements, setbacks, philosophy and sourced quotes) currently cover the index's ten largest companies, and this entry will be expanded in the same format.

At a Glance

Sector: Health Care
Ticker: $BDX
Headquarters: Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Founded: 1897
CEO since: 2020
Index: S&P 500 (#59 of 500)