Benzinga | May 6, 2021 06:02AM EDT

Becton Q2 EPS $3.19 Beats $3.04 Estimate, Sales $4.91B Beat $4.89B Estimate

Becton (NYSE:BDX) reported quarterly earnings of $3.19 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $3.04 by 4.93 percent. This is a 25.1 percent increase over earnings of $2.55 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $4.91 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.89 billion by 0.35 percent. This is a 15.38 percent increase over sales of $4.25 billion the same period last year.