Baxter International (BAX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.48 in Q2 2026, up 5.84% year-over-year from 0.45 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.48 in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Baxter International (BAX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baxter International (BAX) has reported Debt Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.48 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 5.84% year-over-year to 0.48 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.48, a 5.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.47, down 16.71% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.48 for Q2 2026 at Baxter International, roughly flat from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.6 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 0.02 in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 0.46 and a median of 0.49 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The widest YoY moves for Debt Ratio: up 3153.59% in 2023, down 17.28% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.59 in 2022, then declined by 17.28% to 0.49 in 2023, then increased by 16.61% to 0.57 in 2024, then fell by 16.71% to 0.47 in 2025, then grew by 1.15% to 0.48 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.48 (Q2 2026), 0.48 (Q1 2026), and 0.47 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becton Dickinson | 48.41 Bn | 47.55 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Medline | 27.78 Bn | 25.10 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 0.32 |
| 3 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 24.42 Bn | 23.98 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 0.05 |
| 4 | Baxter International | 12.49 Bn | 10.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.48 |
| 5 | Stevanato Group S.p.A | 5.70 Bn | 5.59 Bn | 100.91 Mn | 0.17 |
| 6 | Acme United | 235.29 Mn | 230.25 Mn | 26.69 Mn | 0.12 |
| 7 | Rockwell Medical | 31.39 Mn | 6.60 Mn | 3.24 Mn | 0.16 |
| 8 | Retractable Technologies | 21.15 Mn | -18.72 Mn | 190,852.00 | 0.01 |
| 9 | United Health Products | 8.85 Mn | 8.82 Mn | - | 7.37 |
| 10 | Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) | 7.88 Mn | 4.76 Mn | - | 0.36 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.53 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.03 |