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) Return on equity

Baxter International Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −15.8%, down 1.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−14.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32.4% (fiscal 2022) to 57.9% (fiscal 2016); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 0.00% and above the Healthcare sector median of −32.0%.

Return on equity, annual

Annual

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 −14.6% (6.20)
FY2024 −8.38% (45.36)
FY2023 37.0% 69.39
FY2022 −32.4% (46.80)
FY2021 14.4% 1.14
FY2020 13.3% 0.56
FY2019 12.7% (5.52)
FY2018 18.2% 11.29
FY2017 6.92% (51.00)
FY2016 57.9% 46.55

Against its own ten years

Low −32.4% High 57.9%
Ten-year median 12.7%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 34.0%
ATR AptarGroup, Inc. compare 13.5%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. compare 10.2%
STVN Stevanato Group S.p.A. compare 9.21%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 6.84%
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 1.99%
BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corporation compare −2.64%
AVTR Avantor, Inc. compare −9.70%
BAX Baxter International Inc. −15.8%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 0.00%
Healthcare sector median −32.0%
Market median 1.76%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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