DaVita vs Becton Dickinson
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US kidney care leader with ~3,000 dialysis centers; $12.8B FY2024 revenue; 237,000 US patients 3x/week; Berkshire Hathaway ~40% stake; GLP-1 drugs may reduce ESRD prevalence long-term.
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DaVita Inc. is the leading kidney care company in the United States, providing dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), founded in 1994 as Total Renal Care and rebranded as DaVita in 2000 after acquiring Gambro Healthcare. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and trading on NYSE (DVA), DaVita generated approximately $12.8 billion in revenues for FY2024 under CEO Javier Rodriguez, operating approximately 3,000 outpatient dialysis centers across the United States serving approximately 237,000 patients, plus international operations in 13 countries. Berkshire Hathaway holds approximately 40% of DaVita's common shares—a major Warren Buffett investment thesis built on the essential, recurring nature of ESRD treatment, which patients require three times per week for life unless they receive a kidney transplant.
Franklin Lakes NJ medical technology (NYSE: BDX) at $21.8B FY2025 revenue (+8.2%); $17.5B Reverse Morris Trust spinoff with Waters (2025), Edwards critical care acquisition $4.2B (2024) competing with Baxter for infusion systems.
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Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) is a Franklin Lakes, New Jersey-based global medical technology company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BDX) as an S&P 500 Health Care component — manufacturing and selling medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment, and diagnostic products through approximately 74,000 employees serving healthcare institutions, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and life science researchers in over 190 countries. In fiscal year 2025 (ended September 30, 2025), BD reported full-year revenue of $21.8 billion (up 8.2% year-over-year) with Q4 FY2025 revenue of $5.9 billion (+8.3% reported, +3.9% organic growth), and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.05 per share (+1%). Founded in 1897 in New York City by Maxwell Becton and Fairleigh Dickinson Sr. as a thermometer and surgical instrument maker, BD has grown through 125+ years of acquisitions to become a Fortune 500 ($21.8B revenue, #211 on 2024 Fortune 500) global medtech leader. The company operates through three segments: BD Medical (~50% of revenue, IV catheters, syringes, prefillable drug delivery systems, and medication management solutions), BD Life Sciences (flow cytometry, microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and lab automation), and BD Interventional (advanced patient monitoring, interventional cardiology, and peripheral vascular interventions). BD invests $1.2+ billion annually in R&D. In 2024, BD acquired Edwards Lifesciences' critical care monitoring unit for $4.2 billion.
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