Table of Contents Item 6. Selected Financial Data. FIVE-YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA Becton, Dickinson and Company (a) Prior-year amounts were revised to reflect the recognition of all components of the Company’s net periodic pension and postretirement benefit costs, aside from service cost, to  Other income (expense), net  on its consolidated income statements, as is further discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The results above include the net expense associated with specified items as detailed below. Additional discussion regarding the specified items in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 are provided in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Years Ended September 30 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Dollars in millions, except share and per share amounts Operations Revenues $ 17,290 $ 15,983 $ 12,093 $ 12,483 $ 10,282 Gross Profit (a) 8,288 7,269 5,965 6,018 4,719 Operating Income (a) 1,760 1,509 1,522 1,481 1,119 Income Before Income Taxes 1,176 1,173 976 1,074 739 Income Tax (Benefit) Provision (57) 862 (124) 97 44 Net Income 1,233 311 1,100 976 695 Basic Earnings Per Share 4.01 0.62 4.70 4.59 3.43 Diluted Earnings Per Share 3.94 0.60 4.60 4.49 3.35 Dividends Per Common Share 3.08 3.00 2.92 2.64 2.40 Financial Position Total Assets 51,765 53,904 37,734 25,586 26,478 Total Long-Term Debt 18,081 18,894 18,667 10,550 11,370 Total Shareholders’ Equity 21,081 20,994 12,948 7,633 7,164 Additional Data Average Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding — Assuming Dilution (millions) 274.8 264.6 223.6 217.5 207.5 Years Ended September 30 Millions of dollars, except per share amounts 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Total specified items $ 2,749 $ 2,409 $ 1,466 $ 1,261 $ 1,186 After-tax impact of specified items $ 2,127 $ 2,674 $ 971 $ 892 $ 786 Impact of specified items on diluted earnings per share $ (7.74 ) $ (10.11 ) $ (4.34 ) $ (4.10 ) $ (3.79 ) Dilutive impact from share issuances $ — $ (0.30) $ (0.54) $ — $ (0.02) 22