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Baxter International Inc.
BAX Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies
Baxter International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.2 billion, up 5.72% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 5.34%, EPS grew 33.3%, free cash flow grew 119.5% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; revenue growth for three consecutive years.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 34.06 | 44.06 | 61.05 | 64.13 | 69.10 | 73.12 | 49.00 | 31.01 | 28.34 | 17.40 |
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| High | 50.16 | 66.18 | 78.38 | 89.93 | 95.19 | 88.32 | 89.70 | 53.12 | 44.01 | 37.74 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 48,000 | 47,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 38,000 | 37,500 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.28 | 0.30 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 10,163 | 10,584 | 11,099 | 11,362 | 11,673 | 12,146 | 10,057 | 10,360 | 10,636 | 11,244 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 40.50 | 42.27 | 42.88 | 41.90 | 39.30 | 38.86 | 35.29 | 40.06 | 37.46 | 30.05 | |||||
| EBT | 4,954 | 1,100 | 1,617 | 970 | 1,292 | 1,116 | (3,248) | 242 | (289) | (505) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 48.75 | 10.39 | 14.57 | 8.54 | 11.07 | 9.19 | (32.30) | 2.34 | (2.72) | (4.49) | |||||
| Net income | 4,965 | 602 | 1,546 | 1,011 | 1,110 | 1,295 | (2,421) | 2,663 | (638) | (957) | |||||
| Depreciation | 800 | 750 | 771 | 820 | 840 | 867 | 4,228 | 984 | 1,472 | 1,756 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 18.61 | 19.49 | 20.78 | 22.32 | 22.93 | 24.20 | 19.95 | 20.47 | 20.85 | 21.92 | ||||
| Earnings | 9.09 | 1.32 | 3.04 | 1.97 | 2.17 | 2.56 | (4.83) | 5.25 | (1.27) | (1.87) | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.03 | 3.16 | 3.78 | 4.13 | 3.67 | 4.43 | 2.40 | 3.41 | 2.00 | 1.65 | |||||
| Capex | (1.32) | (1.13) | (1.23) | (1.37) | (1.39) | (1.38) | (0.75) | (0.85) | (0.87) | (1.00) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.71 | 2.02 | 2.54 | 2.77 | 2.28 | 3.05 | 1.65 | 2.56 | 1.12 | 0.65 | |||||
| Book value | 15.16 | 16.79 | 14.73 | 15.54 | 17.14 | 18.17 | 11.70 | 16.74 | 13.77 | 11.89 | |||||
| Shares, m | 546 | 543 | 534 | 509 | 509 | 502 | 504 | 506 | 510 | 513 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 4.91 | 50.89 | 21.65 | 41.40 | 37.15 | 33.53 | 0.00 | 7.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | 2.39 | 3.45 | 3.17 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 3.55 | 2.56 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 0.87 | |||||
| P/B | 2.93 | 4.00 | 4.47 | 5.38 | 4.68 | 4.72 | 4.36 | 2.32 | 2.12 | 1.61 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.39 | 3.46 | 3.32 | 3.92 | 3.71 | 4.76 | 4.04 | 2.93 | 2.47 | 1.54 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 25.93 | 33.33 | 27.09 | 31.66 | 37.36 | 37.75 | 48.73 | 23.44 | 45.78 | 52.15 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 1,654 | 1,714 | 2,017 | 2,104 | 1,868 | 2,222 | 1,211 | 1,726 | 1,019 | 845 | ||||
| Capex | (719) | (616) | (659) | (696) | (709) | (691) | (377) | (432) | (446) | (513) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 935 | 1,098 | 1,358 | 1,408 | 1,159 | 1,531 | 834 | 1,294 | 573 | 332 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 3,830 | 4,442 | 3,145 | 4,273 | 5,078 | 4,636 | 3,266 | 3,097 | 2,342 | 3,902 | ||||
| Total debt | 2,782 | 3,512 | 3,485 | 5,350 | 6,192 | 17,660 | 16,636 | 13,756 | 13,126 | 9,476 | |||||
| Net debt | (19) | 118 | 1,647 | 2,015 | 2,462 | 14,709 | 14,918 | 10,678 | 11,362 | 7,510 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 8,280 | 9,116 | 7,866 | 7,912 | 8,726 | 9,121 | 5,895 | 8,468 | 7,024 | 6,102 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 27.20 | 3.69 | 9.42 | 5.90 | 5.77 | 4.80 | (7.87) | 9.39 | (2.40) | (4.18) | ||||
| ROIC | 5.64 | 8.72 | 10.41 | 11.16 | 9.03 | 3.54 | (8.54) | 2.31 | 0.05 | (1.41) | |||||
| ROE | 57.92 | 6.92 | 18.21 | 12.69 | 13.25 | 14.39 | (32.41) | 36.98 | (8.38) | (14.58) | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Baxter International Inc. vs peers in Medical Instruments & Supplies (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | $27.0B | 48.7× | 37.3× | +13.80% (above 0%: growing) | +19.23% (above 0%: growing) | −20.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.74% | 20.53% | Compare |
| SOLV Solventum Corporation | $15.0B | 10.4× | 39.0× | +2.22% (above 0%: growing) | +1.92% (above 0%: growing) | +144.07% (above 0%: growing) | 58.22% | 8.19% | Compare |
| BAX Baxter International Inc. | $13.3B | — (loss-making) | 44.7× | +5.34% (above 0%: growing) | +33.33% (above 0%: growing) | +119.48% (above 0%: growing) | 34.86% | 7.33% | |
| RGEN Repligen Corporation | $11.7B | 234× | 112× | +11.93% (above 0%: growing) | −65.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | +27.10% (above 0%: growing) | 53.91% | 6.85% | Compare |
| COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. | $10.9B | 19.8× | 28.7× | +0.56% (above 0%: growing) | +357.14% (above 0%: growing) | +65.96% (above 0%: growing) | 66.77% | 20.82% | Compare |
| AVTR Avantor, Inc. | $10.9B | — (loss-making) | 25.5× | +0.53% (above 0%: growing) | −33.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | +12.66% (above 0%: growing) | 31.73% | 7.20% | Compare |
| ALGN Align Technology, Inc. | $10.6B | 25.6× | 20.7× | +4.32% (above 0%: growing) | −12.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | +85.77% (above 0%: growing) | 71.71% | 14.58% | Compare |
| ATR AptarGroup, Inc. | $7.9B | 22.2× | 21.0× | +6.26% (above 0%: growing) | −18.34% (below 0%: shrinking) | −23.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | 35.61% | 12.34% | Compare |
| BLCO Bausch + Lomb Corporation | $6.0B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +9.08% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +251.85% (above 0%: growing) | 62.20% | 5.95% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $10.9B | 23.9× | 28.7× | +5.29% | −12.21% | +46.53% | 56.07% | 10.26% |
BAX metrics, ten years each
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- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) key facts
- Strength: Baxter International Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $11.2 billion, up 5.72% from fiscal 2024.
- Baxter International Inc. (BAX) is a Medical Instruments & Supplies company in the Healthcare sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, BAX traded at $25.33, a market capitalization of $13.3 billion.
- Baxter International Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share, a yield of 0.16%.
- Return on equity was −14.6% and debt-to-equity 1.53.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 4 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.12 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.