Operator

Hello, and welcome to BD's Second Fiscal Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. At the request of BD, today's call is being recorded and will be available for replay on BD's Investor Relations website, investors.bd.com or by phone at (800) 688-9445 for domestic calls and area code +1-402-220-1371 for international calls. [Operator Instructions]

I will now turn the call over to Shawn Bevec, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Shawn Bevec
Senior VP of Investor Relations

Good morning, and welcome to BD's earnings call. I'm Shawn Bevec, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you for joining us. This call is being made available via audio webcast at bd.com. Earlier this morning, BD released its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The press release and presentation can be accessed on the IR website at investors.bd.com. Leading today's call are Tom Polen, BD's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President; and Vitor Roque, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Before we get started, I want to remind you that we will be making forward-looking statements. You can read the disclaimer in our