Baxter International BAX
NYSE BAX
$26.35 -0.06 (-0.23%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Baxter International (BAX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.48 for Q2 2026, up 5.9% year-over-year from 0.45 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.48 in Q1 2026.

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.

  • In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio rose 5.9% year-over-year to 0.48; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.48 (up 5.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.47, down 2.55% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio steadied at 0.48 in Q2 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from 0.48 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.59 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 0.01 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.45 across 5 years, with a median of 0.48 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio sank 43.86% — and 2023, when it soared 4833.11%.
  • Baxter International's Debt Ratio stood at 0.58 in 2022, then declined by 15.77% to 0.49 in 2023, then dropped by 0.34% to 0.48 in 2024, then retreated by 2.55% to 0.47 in 2025, then grew by 1.16% to 0.48 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BAX's Debt Ratio at 0.48 in Q2 2026, 0.48 in Q1 2026, and 0.47 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 134.13 Bn 128.91 Bn 1.96 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 52.76 Bn 51.90 Bn 2.32 Bn 0.33
3 Alcon 35.81 Bn 34.46 Bn 1.68 Bn 0.15
4 Resmed 33.72 Bn 32.25 Bn 861.22 Mn 0.07
5 Medline 29.38 Bn 26.70 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.32
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.00 Bn 24.57 Bn 329.20 Mn 0.05
7 Solventum 15.46 Bn 15.06 Bn 1.29 Bn 0.36
8 Cooper Companies 14.88 Bn 14.74 Bn 735.40 Mn 0.20
9 Baxter International 13.58 Bn 11.43 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.48
10 Align Technology 11.61 Bn 10.51 Bn 757.43 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.48
Mar 31, 2026 0.43
Dec 31, 2025 0.47
Sep 30, 2025 0.42
Jun 30, 2025 0.45
Mar 31, 2025 0.44
Dec 31, 2024 0.48
Sep 30, 2024 0.48
Jun 30, 2024 0.49
Mar 31, 2024 0.49
Dec 31, 2023 0.49
Sep 30, 2023 0.52
Jun 30, 2023 0.58
Mar 31, 2023 0.58
Dec 31, 2022 0.55
Sep 30, 2022 0.58
Jun 30, 2022 0.02
Mar 31, 2022 0.01
Dec 31, 2021 0.52
Sep 30, 2021 0.02