Baxter International (BAX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.43 in Q1 2026, down 1.79% year-on-year from 0.44 in Q1 2025, and down 8.05% on a QoQ basis from 0.47 in Q4 2025.
Baxter International (BAX) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.43 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 1.79% year-over-year to 0.43 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.43, a 1.79% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.47, down 2.56% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.43, down from 0.47 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Debt Ratio for BAX reached as high as 0.58 in Q2 2023 and fell as low as 0.01 in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.44 across 5 years, with a median of 0.48 in 2024.
- Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio sank 45.18% in 2022 and soared 4951.51% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.55 in 2022, then fell by 11.39% to 0.49 in 2023, then fell by 0.34% to 0.48 in 2024, then fell by 2.56% to 0.47 in 2025, then retreated by 8.05% to 0.43 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Debt Ratio figures were 0.43 in Q1 2026, 0.47 in Q4 2025, and 0.42 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 0.13 |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 0.34 |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 0.32 |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 0.08 |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 0.05 |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 0.20 |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 0.36 |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | - |
| 10 | Baxter International | 11.17 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 0.43 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.02 |