Baxter International (BAX) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International (BAX) recorded Dividend Yield of 0.82% in Q3 2026, down 2.66 percentage points from 3.49% a year earlier and down 0.85 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Baxter International (BAX) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Baxter International reported Dividend Yield of 3.54%, down 0.42 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Dividend Yield has a five-year change of +2.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Dividend Yield came in at 3.95% in FY2024 (+0.97 pp), 2.98% in FY2023 (+0.76 pp), 2.23% in FY2022 (+1.00 pp) and 1.23% in FY2021 (+0.06 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Yield rose in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.38 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Dividend Yield in the last five years was a gain of 1.43 percentage points in Q1 2023, against a drop of 2.66 percentage points in Q3 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 1.67% (Q2 2026), 3.07% (Q1 2026) and 3.54% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn |
| 10 | Baxter International | 13.66 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 994.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.67% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.23% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.23% |
Baxter International Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "BAX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();