Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $146.19 +3.84 (+2.70%) As of 12:36 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Becton, Dickinson and Company Short Interest OverviewAs of April 30, 2026, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) had a short interest of 6.38 million shares sold short, representing 2.32% of the public float. This marks a -11.59% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, meaning it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 2.89 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest6,377,860 sharesPrevious Short Interest7,213,805 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.59%Dollar Volume Sold Short$951.51 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2026Outstanding Shares275,540,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.32%Today's Trading Volume1,649,909 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,890,248 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling Becton, Dickinson and Company? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Becton, Dickinson and Company and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBDX Short Interest Over TimeBDX Days to Cover Over TimeBDX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Becton, Dickinson and Company Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes ExportReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20266,377,860 shares $951.51 million -11.6%2.3%2.05 $149.19 4/15/20267,213,805 shares $1.12 billion -24.0%2.5%2.94 $155.46 3/31/20269,492,557 shares $1.49 billion -17.2%3.3%4.16 $157.02 3/13/202611,469,470 shares $1.83 billion -16.8%4.0%4.27 $159.32 2/27/202613,780,778 shares $2.43 billion -5.3%4.9%4.7 $176.04 2/13/202614,558,496 shares $2.56 billion +117.5%5.1%3.75 $175.95 1/30/20266,692,313 shares $1.36 billion +10.3%2.4%3.45 $203.56 1/15/20266,069,158 shares $1.26 billion +0.7%2.1%3.64 $208.23 12/31/20256,029,622 shares $1.17 billion +25.4%2.1%3.2 $194.11 12/15/20254,809,734 shares $963.71 million +0.3%1.7%2.46 $200.37 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BDX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Becton, Dickinson and Company and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/28/20254,794,887 shares $930.21 million +14.7%1.7%2.36 $194.00 11/14/20254,179,247 shares $806.31 million +34.2%1.5%1.15 $192.93 10/31/20253,113,440 shares $556.58 million -5.1%1.1%1.45 $178.77 10/15/20253,280,000 shares $612.58 million -14.4%1.2%1.7 $186.76 9/30/20253,830,000 shares $716.44 million -10.5%1.3%1.7 $187.06 9/15/20254,280,000 shares $795.67 million -6.1%1.5%1.8 $185.90 8/31/20254,560,000 shares $879.35 million -12.0%1.6%1.7 $192.84 8/15/20255,180,000 shares $1.01 billion -5.5%1.8%1.9 $195.88 7/31/20255,480,000 shares $977.59 million +16.8%1.9%1.8 $178.39 7/15/20254,690,000 shares $836.98 million +20.3%1.6%1.5 $178.46 6/30/20253,900,000 shares $672.01 million +21.5%1.4%1.3 $172.31 6/15/20253,210,000 shares $552.31 million +1.9%1.1%1.1 $172.06 5/31/20253,150,000 shares $543.47 million -3.4%1.1%1.1 $172.53 5/15/20253,260,000 shares $560.85 million -10.4%1.1%1.2 $172.04 4/30/20253,640,000 shares $753.08 million -10.6%1.3%1.4 $206.89 4/15/20254,070,000 shares $822.21 million +7.4%1.4%1.9 $202.02 3/31/20253,790,000 shares $869.30 million +32.1%1.3%1.7 $229.37 3/15/20252,870,000 shares $649.85 million -2.4%1.0%1.4 $226.43 2/28/20252,940,000 shares $663.18 million -21.0%1.0%1.4 $225.57 2/15/20253,720,000 shares $836.60 million +37.8%1.3%1.8 $224.89 1/31/20252,700,000 shares $668.60 million -22.0%0.9%1.2 $247.63 1/15/20253,460,000 shares $805.14 million -7.2%1.2%1.8 $232.70 12/31/20243,730,000 shares $846.23 million +41.8%1.3%2.2 $226.87 12/15/20242,630,000 shares $593.22 million +38.4%0.9%1.6 $225.56 11/30/20241,900,000 shares $421.61 million -10.0%0.7%1.3 $221.90 11/15/20242,110,000 shares $475.07 million +3.4%0.7%1.5 $225.15 10/31/20242,040,000 shares $476.32 million -15.4%0.7%1.6 $233.49 10/15/20242,410,000 shares $583.17 million -2.8%0.8%1.9 $241.98 9/30/20242,480,000 shares $597.80 million -9.2%0.9%1.8 $241.05 9/15/20242,730,000 shares $639.31 million +37.9%1.0%2 $234.18Your $29.97 book is free today (Ad)Why Some Traders Skip Stocks Entirely You don't need a big account to trade options. 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Grab your copy now. 8/31/20241,980,000 shares $479.97 million +33.8%0.7%1.5 $242.41 8/15/20241,480,000 shares $346.38 million -25.3%0.5%1 $234.04 7/31/20241,980,000 shares $477.32 million -8.3%0.7%1.3 $241.07 7/15/20242,160,000 shares $488.33 million -6.9%0.8%1.5 $226.08 6/30/20242,320,000 shares $542.21 million +17.8%0.8%1.6 $233.71 6/15/20241,970,000 shares $460.45 million -11.7%0.7%1.4 $233.73 5/31/20242,230,000 shares $517.45 million +13.2%0.8%1.6 $232.04 5/15/20241,970,000 shares $467.46 million -9.2%0.7%1.5 $237.29 4/30/20242,170,000 shares $509.08 million -6.1%0.8%1.6 $234.60 4/15/20242,310,000 shares $542.20 million -21.2%0.8%1.7 $234.72 3/31/20242,930,000 shares $725.03 million +5.0%1.0%2 $247.45 3/15/20242,790,000 shares $660.42 million +33.5%1.0%1.9 $236.71 2/29/20242,090,000 shares $492.30 million -15.4%0.7%1.3 $235.55 2/15/20242,470,000 shares $592.73 million +0.4%0.9%1.5 $239.97 1/31/20242,460,000 shares $587.47 million +8.9%0.9%1.4 $238.81 1/15/20242,260,000 shares $533.97 million +10.2%0.8%1.4 $236.27 12/31/20232,050,000 shares $499.85 million -15.6%0.7%1.3 $243.83 12/15/20232,430,000 shares $575.84 million -7.3%0.8%1.6 $236.97 11/30/20232,620,000 shares $618.79 million -12.4%0.9%1.9 $236.18 11/15/20232,990,000 shares $698.94 million +31.7%1.0%2.3 $233.76 10/31/20232,270,000 shares $573.81 million -16.5%0.8%2.1 $252.78 10/15/20232,720,000 shares $703.66 million +0.7%0.9%2.3 $258.70 9/30/20232,700,000 shares $698.03 million +1.9%0.9%2.2 $258.53 9/15/20232,650,000 shares $698.73 million -22.5%0.9%2.2 $263.67 8/31/20233,420,000 shares $955.72 million +4.6%1.2%2.8 $279.45 8/15/20233,270,000 shares $914.44 million +14.3%1.1%2.6 $279.65 7/31/20232,860,000 shares $796.91 million +23.8%1.0%2.3 $278.64 7/15/20232,310,000 shares $599.19 million +13.8%0.8%2 $259.39 6/30/20232,030,000 shares $535.94 million +13.4%0.7%1.8 $264.01 6/15/20231,790,000 shares $458.53 million -23.8%0.6%1.6 $256.16 5/31/20232,350,000 shares $568.21 million -8.2%0.8%2.1 $241.79 5/15/20232,560,000 shares $642.76 million -2.3%0.9%2.5 $251.08 4/30/20232,620,000 shares $692.49 million +23.0%0.9%2.4 $264.31 4/15/20232,130,000 shares $544.22 million +6.5%0.8%2 $255.50 3/31/20232,000,000 shares $495.08 million +1.5%0.7%1.8 $247.54 3/15/20231,970,000 shares $461.93 million -5.3%0.7%1.8 $234.48 2/28/20232,080,000 shares $487.86 million -27.5%0.7%1.8 $234.55 2/15/20232,870,000 shares $698.99 million +37.3%1.0%2.3 $243.55 1/31/20232,090,000 shares $527.14 million +5.0%0.7%1.5 $252.22 1/15/20231,990,000 shares $509.14 million -20.7%0.7%1.4 $255.85 12/30/20222,510,000 shares $638.29 million +12.6%0.9%1.7 $254.30 12/15/20222,230,000 shares $558.64 million -5.5%0.8%1.5 $250.51 11/30/20222,360,000 shares $588.44 million -8.2%0.8%1.6 $249.34 11/15/20222,570,000 shares $571.49 million -12.9%0.9%1.9 $222.37 10/31/20222,950,000 shares $696.11 million -0.3%1.0%2.5 $235.97 10/15/20222,960,000 shares $665.11 million -17.6%1.0%2.8 $224.70 9/30/20223,590,000 shares $799.96 million -2.2%1.3%3.7 $222.83 9/15/20223,670,000 shares $942.09 million -5.7%1.3%3.9 $256.70 8/31/20223,890,000 shares $981.91 million -6.7%1.4%4.1 $252.42 8/15/20224,170,000 shares $1.11 billion +48.4%1.5%4.4 $266.81$30 stock to buy before Starlink goes public (WATCH NOW!) 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No credit card is required to get the ticker.Watch the free video to get the ticker today. 7/31/20222,810,000 shares $686.51 million -19.7%1.0%2.7 $244.31 7/15/20223,500,000 shares $837.34 million +5.7%1.2%3.2 $239.24 6/30/20223,310,000 shares $816.01 million -26.9%1.2%2.9 $246.53 6/15/20224,530,000 shares $1.07 billion +17.1%1.7%3.9 $236.79 5/31/20223,870,000 shares $989.95 million -8.9%1.4%3.3 $255.80 5/15/20224,250,000 shares $1.06 billion +11.6%1.5%3.4 $248.44 4/30/20223,810,000 shares $941.79 million -16.8%1.3%3 $247.19 4/15/20224,580,000 shares $1.24 billion +10.6%1.6%3.4 $271.68 3/31/20224,140,000 shares $1.10 billion +6.4%1.5%3 $266.00 3/15/20223,890,000 shares $1.01 billion -12.0%1.4%2.9 $258.69 2/28/20224,420,000 shares $1.20 billion +1.8%1.6%3.2 $271.28 2/15/20224,340,000 shares $1.18 billion +17.6%1.5%3 $271.15 1/31/20223,690,000 shares $937.78 million +3.1%1.3%2.5 $254.14 1/15/20223,580,000 shares $940.18 million +20.1%1.3%2.6 $262.62 12/31/20212,980,000 shares $749.41 million +14.2%1.1%2.2 $251.48 12/15/20212,610,000 shares $650.99 million +0.8%0.9%1.9 $249.42 11/30/20212,590,000 shares $614.19 million +4.0%0.9%1.8 $237.14 11/15/20212,490,000 shares $606.76 million +11.7%0.9%1.8 $243.68 10/29/20212,230,000 shares $534.29 million +1.4%0.8%1.6 $239.59 10/15/20212,200,000 shares $530.55 million -27.6%0.8%1.6 $241.16 9/30/20213,040,000 shares $747.29 million -12.9%1.1%2.3 $245.82 9/15/20213,490,000 shares $913.26 million -6.9%1.2%2.7 $261.68 8/31/20213,750,000 shares $943.88 million -22.2%1.3%2.9 $251.70 8/13/20214,820,000 shares $1.19 billion +84.7%1.7%3.6 $246.79 7/30/20212,610,000 shares $667.51 million -19.7%0.9%2 $255.75 7/15/20213,250,000 shares $801.52 million +1.9%1.1%2.4 $246.62 6/30/20213,190,000 shares $775.78 million +6.3%1.1%2.2 $243.19 6/15/20213,000,000 shares $724.32 million -23.7%1.0%2.2 $241.44 5/28/20213,930,000 shares $950.63 million -5.1%1.4%2.9 $241.89 BDX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Becton, Dickinson and Company's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 6,377,860 shares of BDX short. 2.32% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Becton, Dickinson and Company's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Becton, Dickinson and Company? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BDX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.1. Learn More on Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Becton, Dickinson and Company? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Becton, Dickinson and Company: Hsbc Holdings PLC, PEAK6 LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Millennium Management LLC, and Alphadyne Asset Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Becton, Dickinson and Company? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.32% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest increasing or decreasing? Becton, Dickinson and Company saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,377,860 shares, a decline of 11.6% from the previous total of 7,213,805 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.32% of Becton, Dickinson and Company's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Becton, Dickinson and Company: The Cooper Companies, Inc. (2.82%), Henry Schein, Inc. (6.39%), AMN Healthcare Services Inc (6.43%), Cardinal Health, Inc. (2.59%), DaVita Inc. (9.88%), McKesson Corporation (2.22%), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (1.31%), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1.90%), Abbott Laboratories (1.30%), Stryker Corporation (1.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($86.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($39.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($26.13 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($12.66 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($12.29 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($11.87 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($9.82 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.51 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.76 billion), and Bloom Energy Corporation ($7.40 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Becton, Dickinson and Company stock? Short selling BDX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Becton, Dickinson and Company as its price is falling. BDX shares are trading down $1.11 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Becton, Dickinson and Company? A short squeeze for Becton, Dickinson and Company occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BDX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Becton, Dickinson and Company's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BDX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2026. What do BDX's short interest metrics mean? Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like BDX:Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies COO Short Interest HSIC Short Interest AMN Short Interest CAH Short Interest DVA Short Interest MCK Short Interest TMO Short Interest ISRG Short Interest ABT Short Interest SYK Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:BDX) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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