Baxter International Inc. BAX

23.37 (0.11) (0.47%) as of 25 Sep
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$12.2B
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Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Gross margin

Baxter International Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 30.1%, up 0.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (30.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 30.1% (fiscal 2025) to 42.9% (fiscal 2018) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 54.6% and below the Healthcare sector median of 53.7%.

Gross margin, annual

Annual

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2025 30.1% (7.41)
FY2024 37.5% (2.60)
FY2023 40.1% 4.77
FY2022 35.3% (3.57)
FY2021 38.9% (0.44)
FY2020 39.3% (2.60)
FY2019 41.9% (0.98)
FY2018 42.9% 0.61
FY2017 42.3% 1.77
FY2016 40.5% (1.09)

Quarterly

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jun 2026 34.9% 1.87
Mar 2026 33.0% 13.59
Dec 2025 19.4% (14.11)
Sep 2025 33.5% (1.76)
42 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 30.1% High 42.9%
Ten-year median 40.1%
Current reading's percentile 9

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. compare 68.1%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 65.9%
BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corporation compare 61.4%
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 54.7%
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 53.5%
ATR AptarGroup, Inc. compare 36.1%
AVTR Avantor, Inc. compare 31.8%
BAX Baxter International Inc. 30.1%
STVN Stevanato Group S.p.A. compare 29.1%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 54.6%
Healthcare sector median 53.7%
Market median 46.3%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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