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  • BECTON DICKINSON & CO Average Monthly Returns

Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: BDX

  • Seasonal Performance Data: BDX

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 5.42 -1.48 -0.21 -0.22 -0.53 -1.63 2.34 2.26 -0.06 -3.58 2.44 2.67
    #Times BDX Stock Price Increased 55 52 52 54 46 48 57 62 50 50 56 53
    #Times BDX Stock Price Unchanged 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
    #Times BDX Stock Price Decreased 46 43 56 49 58 60 48 49 51 59 46 51
    2009 % 6.26 -14.82 8.64 -10.04 11.90 5.36 -8.63 6.86 0.19 -1.98 — —
    2008 % 3.53 4.50 -4.99 4.07 -5.53 -3.72 4.44 2.91 -8.14 -13.52 -8.45 7.65
    2007 % 9.68 -1.28 1.24 2.34 -3.09 -2.29 2.50 0.76 6.64 1.72 -0.86 1.03
    2006 % 7.86 -1.46 -3.55 2.37 -4.13 1.16 7.84 5.73 1.39 -0.90 2.41 -2.18
    2005 % -0.25 5.68 -2.41 0.17 -1.82 -8.66 5.53 -4.94 -0.37 -3.23 14.78 3.18
    2004 % — — — — — — — — — — 4.34 3.69