Baxter International Inc. BAX

23.37 (0.11) (0.47%) as of 25 Sep
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Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Return on invested capital

Baxter International Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was −1.27%, up 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (−1.41%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.54% (fiscal 2022) to 11.2% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 0.00% and below the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 −1.41% (1.46)
FY2024 0.05% (2.26)
FY2023 2.31% 10.85
FY2022 −8.54% (12.08)
FY2021 3.54% (5.49)
FY2020 9.03% (2.13)
FY2019 11.2% 0.75
FY2018 10.4% 1.69
FY2017 8.72% 3.08
FY2016 5.64% 2.14

Against its own ten years

Low −8.54% High 11.2%
Ten-year median 3.54%
Current reading's percentile 18

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 13.4%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. compare 10.9%
ATR AptarGroup, Inc. compare 7.82%
STVN Stevanato Group S.p.A. compare 6.56%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 3.17%
RGEN Repligen Corporation compare 2.18%
BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corporation compare 1.81%
BAX Baxter International Inc. −1.27%
AVTR Avantor, Inc. compare −2.09%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 0.00%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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