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Thomas E Polen Jr sold $768k of BDX

Chairman, CEO and President at BECTON DICKINSON & CO. 4,152 shares at an average of $185.00, traded Aug 13, 2026, filed Aug 14, 2026.

Warning score
27
Value
$768k
4,152 shares
Holdings after
110,163
-4% from before
From 52-week low
+34%
low $135.29, close $180.90
From 52-week high
-1%
high $182.50, as of Aug 13, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $768k at market
    +22
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 3.6% of holdings
    0
  • Cluster
    3 insiders selling within 14 days
    +15
  • Exercise and sell
    Shares came from an option exercise in the same filing
    -15
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

BDXOct 13, 2026 · close 187.37
Since filing Aug 14, 2026: +2.8%SPY +0.5% · excess +2.3%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001628280-26-057166, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Aug 13, 2026MOption exercise
Common Stock10b5-1
+43,278$167.25$7.2M153,441Aug 14, 2026
Aug 13, 2026DDisposition to issuer
Common Stock10b5-1
-39,126$185.00$7.2M114,315Aug 14, 2026
Aug 13, 2026SOpen-market sale
Common Stock10b5-1
-4,152$185.00$768k110,163Aug 14, 2026
Aug 13, 2026MOption exercise
Stock Appreciation Rightsderivative10b5-1
-43,278$0.00$00Aug 14, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at BECTON DICKINSON & CO and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
0Weak
BDXsell10b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$14k
76 shares
-0%
8Weak
BDXsell 210b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$31k
165 shares
-1%
45Moderate
BDXsell 2
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Roland Goette
EVP and President, EMEA
$441k
2,438 shares
-14%
0Weak
BDXsell10b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$12k
75 shares
-0%
3Weak
BDXsell 210b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$11k
75 shares
-0%
14Weak
BDXsell 210b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael David Garrison
EVP & Pres Med.Essntl&BioPharm
$160k
1,100 shares
-8%
14Weak
BDXsell 210b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael David Garrison
EVP & Pres Med.Essntl&BioPharm
$167k
1,100 shares
-7%
21Weak
BDXsell 310b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Thomas E Polen Jr
Chairman, CEO and President
$405k
2,764 shares
-2%
3Weak
BDXsell 210b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$11k
75 shares
-0%
0Weak
BDXsell10b5-1
BECTON DICKINSON & CO
Michael Feld
EVP, Chief Revenue Officer
$11k
74 shares
-0%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

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