BAXNYSESurgical & Medical Instruments & ApparatusFiscal year ends December 31
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Jul 30, 2026
$24.99−0.29 (-1.15%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $12.94B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 2.08%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
30.1%−9.2 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-2.7%−16.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-8.5%−18.0 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +5.7% | +3.8% | -0.7% | +1.2% | |
| Gross profit | -15.2% | -1.6% | -5.9% | -2.0% | |
| Free cash flow | -42.1% | -26.4% | -22.1% | -9.1% | |
| Dividend per share | -50.0% | -23.2% | -11.4% | -8.5% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 57.9% | 13.3% | -14.6% | |
| Return on assets | 27.2% | 5.8% | -4.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.40 | 2.52 | 2.31 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.34 | 0.71 | 1.55 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | -0.00× | 1.01× | 11.16× | |
| Interest coverage | 8.4× | 10.6× | -1.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.0× | 4.0× | 3.7× | |
| Capex to revenue | 7.1% | 6.1% | 4.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 551M | 517M | 513M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Baxter International generated $7.02B from operations and spent $5.72B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 43% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$7.02B
Used
$5.72B
Capital expenditure$2.46B43%Dividends$2.63B46%Share buybacks$632.00M11%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-8.5%
×Asset turnover0.49×
×Equity multiplier3.50×
=Return on equity, FY2025-14.6%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -8.5% | 0.49× | 3.50× | -14.6% |
| FY2024 | -6.1% | 0.39× | 3.52× | -8.4% |
| FY2023 | 25.6% | 0.37× | 3.97× | 37.3% |
| FY2022 | -24.2% | 0.33× | 4.15× | -32.6% |
| FY2021 | 10.6% | 0.45× | 3.01× | 14.5% |
| FY2020 | 9.4% | 0.61× | 2.31× | 13.3% |
| FY2019 | 8.8% | 0.67× | 2.16× | 12.7% |
| FY2018 | 13.9% | 0.68× | 1.93× | 18.2% |
| FY2017 | 5.7% | 0.65× | 1.88× | 6.9% |
| FY2016 | 48.9% | 0.56× | 2.13× | 57.9% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
4of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$957.00M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$845.00M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.3% → -3.7%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$845.00M vs -$957.00M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell40.2% → 47.2%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.36 → 2.31
- No dilutionShare count did not rise510M → 513M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year37.46% → 30.05%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.38 → 0.44