BAX vs WST vs SKYA Stock Comparison

Baxter International, West Pharmaceutical Services and SkyAI Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAX Baxter International Inc
$26.42 +9.1% 1M +47.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.61B
Div. yield
0.15%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.95 +57.8% 1M -24.7% 1Y
Market cap
$212.68M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$174.18K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

West Pharmaceutical Services leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (West Pharmaceutical Services 8, SkyAI 2, Baxter International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXWSTSKYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.67B $28.52B $212.68M WST
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.9x 45.0x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 42.7x 0.0x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +12.6% +108.0% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -6.2% 18.8% -228,220.7% WST
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.4% 19.3% — WST
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.0x -0.3x — WST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.15% 0.22% — WST
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.3% +42.4% -24.7% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.5%/yr +0.2%/yr — WST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 31.1% 105.0% WST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 70/100 27/100 WST

Percentile Scorecard

BAXWSTSKYA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBAXWSTSKYA
Valuation 86 #32 of 229 51 #113 of 229 4 #220 of 229
Growth 14 #190 of 221 50 #112 of 221 4 #213 of 221
Profitability 65 #73 of 209 94 #14 of 209 1 #208 of 209
Financial Health 18 #197 of 240 80 #50 of 240 95 #14 of 240
Shareholder Returns 35 #96 of 146 77 #34 of 146 34 #97 of 146
Overall 44 70 27
  • BAX ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • WST ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBAXWSTSKYASPY
1 month +9.1%+8.5%+57.8% -1.0%
3 months -3.3%+16.5%+130.5% -0.4%
6 months +55.6%+30.7%+56.9% +4.5%
Year to date +38.3%+48.5%+45.3% +12.4%
1 year +47.3%+42.4%-24.7% +13.6%
3 years -22.2%+22.0%-99.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year -8.0%+6.9%-90.0% +20.8%
5 years -66.1%+1.2%— +63.7%
5 years, per year -19.5%+0.2%— +10.4%
10 years -43.8%+442.0%— +267.7%
10 years, per year -5.6%+18.4%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBAXWSTSKYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%31.1%105.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.3%30.6%104.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.622.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.36-0.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-59.6%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-1.7%-29.9% -1.6%
52-week high $28.35$415.75$4.21 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$230.95$0.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBAXWSTSKYA
P/E now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 28.5x 45.0xmedian 28.5x -0.5xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.9x 8.4xmedian 2.9x 1,221xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 18.5x 29.3xmedian 18.5x -0.5xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 26.7x 62.9xmedian 26.7x -1.1xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.93 6.72median 0.93 0.01median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBAXWSTSKYA
Revenue $11.61B $3.40B $174.18K
Gross profit $3.49B $1.28B $324.68K
Operating income -$221.00M $780.20M -$374.36M
Net income -$723.00M $638.90M -$397.51M
Free cash flow $1.16B $453.40M -$201.93M
R&D $519.00M $75.60M $475.55K
EPS (diluted) $-1.39 $9.02 $-5.51
Cash & equivalents $1.98B $464.10M $12.07M
Total debt $8.60B $202.90M –
Shares (diluted) 520.00M 70.80M 72.09M
Enterprise value $5.52B $26.31B $167.38M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBAXWSTSKYA
P/E -18.9x 45.0x -0.5x
P/FCF 11.8x 62.9x -1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.2x 43.6x -14.8x
P/S 1.2x 8.4x 1,221x
P/B 2.1x 9.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 9.6x 16.4x
EV/EBITDA 27.6x 29.3x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -91.8x 36.2x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 8.3x 1,152x
EV/FCF 17.5x 62.3x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 43.2x -13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 6.72 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXWSTSKYA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 12.6% 108.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.7% 5.1% 19.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -7.1% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 4.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -136.3% 32.7% -8,055%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.6% -240.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -112.0% 29.9% -54,854%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.6% 4.5% -268.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -109.6% 33.2% -658.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.5% 6.7% -100.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 97.4% -5.7% -356.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.6% -5.2% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 243.5% 19.6% -6,031%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 2.6% -196.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXWSTSKYA
Gross margin 30.1% 37.6% 186.4%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 28.4% -214,892%
Operating margin -1.9% 23.0% -214,931%
Pretax margin -1.6% 23.2% -221,236%
Net margin -6.2% 18.8% -228,221%
FCF margin 10.0% 13.3% -115,934%
Operating cash flow margin 14.3% 19.3% -8,259%
Return on equity -11.4% 20.9% -280.7%
Return on assets -3.7% 15.3% -276.3%
Return on invested capital -1.4% 19.3% –
Return on capital employed -1.4% 22.8% -223.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.8% 52,451%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXWSTSKYA
Debt / assets 44.3% 5.0% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.0x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 7.4x 0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 66.5% 26.9% 1.9%
Equity / assets 33.5% 73.1% 98.1%
Interest coverage – 96.3x –
Current ratio 1.8x 2.8x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 4.2x
Altman Z-score 2.40 19.14 30.23

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXWSTSKYA
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.2% 2.3% -0.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.5% -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -14.1% 9.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.8% 13.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -75.0% 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -44.1% 3.7% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBAXWSTSKYA
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 42.7xFY2026 0.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $9.56FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $3.24BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +16.8% +17.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXWSTSKYA
Held by institutions 100.0% 99.5% –
Institutions holding 692 836 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% -0.9% –
Institutions buying 359 451 –
Institutions selling 194 261 –
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.73 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BAXWSTSKYA
BAX 1.00 0.22 0.08
WST 0.22 1.00 0.08
SKYA 0.08 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, WST and SKYA?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $13.67B, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) $28.52B, SkyAI (SKYA) $212.68M.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) +5.3%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +12.6%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -6.2%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 18.8%, SkyAI (SKYA) -228,220.7%). On return on invested capital, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads (Baxter International (BAX) -1.4%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 19.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +47.3%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +42.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) -24.7%. Over five years, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -19.5%/yr, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has the highest dividend yield: Baxter International (BAX) 0.15%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 0.22%. SkyAI (SKYA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 42.8%, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 31.1%, SkyAI (SKYA) 105.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, WST and SKYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.