Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Form 10-K For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Common stock, par value $1.00 BDX New York Stock Exchange Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/20th interest in a share of 6.00% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B BDXB New York Stock Exchange 1.000% Notes due December 15, 2022 BDX22A New York Stock Exchange 1.900% Notes due December 15, 2026 BDX26 New York Stock Exchange 1.401% Notes due May 24, 2023 BDX23A New York Stock Exchange 3.020% Notes due May 24, 2025 BDX25 New York Stock Exchange 0.174% Notes due June 4, 2021 BDX/21 New York Stock Exchange 0.632% Notes due June 4, 2023 BDX/23A New York Stock Exchange 1.208% Notes due June 4, 2026 BDX/26A New York Stock Exchange Washington, D.C. 20549 (Mark One) ☑ ☐ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-4802 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (201) 847-6800 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 22-0760120 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 07417-1880 (Zip code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a "large accelerated filer," an "accelerated filer," a "non-accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," or an "emerging growth company." Large accelerated filer ☑ Smaller reporting company ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑ As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $62,360,106,701. As of October 31, 2020, 290,031,363 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding. Documents Incorporated by Reference  Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held January 26, 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.