Growth Metrics

Baxter International (BAX) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) reported Debt to Equity of $1.57 for Q1 2026, up 10.26% year-over-year from $1.43 in Q1 2025, and up 1.75% on a QoQ basis from $1.55 in Q4 2025.

Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $1.57 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 10.26% year-over-year to $1.57 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.57 (up 10.26% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.55, down 1.29% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity grew to $1.57 in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from $1.55 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $2.94 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at $1.3 in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $1.67 (2024), against an average of $1.84.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity soared 359.01%; it then sank 50.3% in 2023.
  • Tracing BAX's Debt to Equity over 5 years: stood at $2.63 in 2022, then slumped by 50.3% to $1.31 in 2023, then rose by 19.59% to $1.57 in 2024, then slipped by 1.29% to $1.55 in 2025, then advanced by 1.75% to $1.57 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BAX Debt to Equity figures stand at $1.57 (Q1 2026), $1.55 (Q4 2025), and $1.31 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn -
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 0.72
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 0.04
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 0.07
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 0.30
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn -
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 1.57
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 0.45
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn 0.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.57
Dec 31, 2025 1.55
Sep 30, 2025 1.31
Jun 30, 2025 1.30
Mar 31, 2025 1.43
Dec 31, 2024 1.57
Sep 30, 2024 1.63
Jun 30, 2024 1.67
Mar 31, 2024 1.67
Dec 31, 2023 1.31
Sep 30, 2023 1.79
Jun 30, 2023 2.58
Mar 31, 2023 2.58
Dec 31, 2022 2.63
Sep 30, 2022 2.94
Jun 30, 2022 1.85
Mar 31, 2022 1.86
Dec 31, 2021 1.91
Sep 30, 2021 0.64
Jun 30, 2021 0.67
Mar 31, 2021 0.72
Dec 31, 2020 0.71
Sep 30, 2020 0.75
Jun 30, 2020 0.78
Mar 31, 2020 0.80
Dec 31, 2019 0.64
Sep 30, 2019 0.66
Jun 30, 2019 0.66
Mar 31, 2019 0.45
Dec 31, 2018 0.44
Sep 30, 2018 0.38
Jun 30, 2018 0.40
Mar 31, 2018 0.39
Dec 31, 2017 0.39
Sep 30, 2017 -0.88
Jun 30, 2017 -0.83
Mar 31, 2017 929.00
Dec 31, 2016 0.34
Sep 30, 2016 69.27
Jun 30, 2016 -0.57
Mar 31, 2016 2.61
Dec 31, 2015 25.43
Sep 30, 2015 0.74
Jun 30, 2015 1.59
Mar 31, 2015 1.08
Dec 31, 2014 -1.03
Sep 30, 2014 0.97
Jun 30, 2014 0.89
Mar 31, 2014 0.99
Dec 31, 2013 -4.20
Sep 30, 2013 1.16
Jun 30, 2013 1.24
Mar 31, 2013 0.79
Dec 31, 2012 8.64
Jun 30, 2012 0.74
Mar 31, 2012 0.73
Dec 31, 2011 -1.91
Sep 30, 2011 0.63
Jun 30, 2011 0.61
Mar 31, 2011 0.65
Dec 31, 2010 -2.04
Sep 30, 2010 0.72
Jun 30, 2010 0.81
Mar 31, 2010 0.61
Dec 31, 2009 0.56
Sep 30, 2009 0.57
Jun 30, 2009 0.58