Baxter International BAX
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Baxter International (BAX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 6.11% for Q2 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year from 5.94% in Q2 2025, and up 117.32% quarter-over-quarter from 2.81% in Q1 2026.

Baxter International (BAX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baxter International (BAX) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 6.11% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, FCF Margin rose 3.0% year-over-year to 6.11%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 7.56% (up 452.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.9%, down 149.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin rose to 6.11% in Q2 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from 2.81% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 16.09% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 12.0% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 6.04% across 5 years, with a median of 5.25% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — FCF Margin slumped 1413 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1481 bps.
  • Baxter International's FCF Margin stood at 13.35% in 2022, then climbed by 20 bps to 16.09% in 2023, then retreated by 20 bps to 12.93% in 2024, then slumped by 53 bps to 6.09% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 6.11% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BAX's FCF Margin at 6.11% in Q2 2026, 2.81% in Q1 2026, and 6.09% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 132.71 Bn 127.50 Bn 1.96 Bn 32.79%
2 Becton Dickinson 51.57 Bn 50.71 Bn 2.32 Bn 12.70%
3 Alcon 35.52 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.68 Bn 4.82%
4 Resmed 33.28 Bn 31.81 Bn 861.22 Mn 27.57%
5 Medline 27.86 Bn 25.18 Bn 2.22 Bn 7.86%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.15 Bn 24.71 Bn 329.20 Mn 9.26%
7 Solventum 15.31 Bn 14.91 Bn 1.29 Bn 6.52%
8 Cooper Companies 14.86 Bn 14.72 Bn 735.40 Mn 8.91%
9 Baxter International 13.63 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.03 Bn 6.11%
10 Align Technology 11.37 Bn 10.27 Bn 757.43 Mn 14.87%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.11%
Mar 31, 2026 2.81%
Mar 31, 2025 -8.42%
Dec 31, 2024 12.93%
Sep 30, 2024 4.41%
Jun 30, 2024 1.67%
Mar 31, 2024 2.13%
Dec 31, 2023 -2.93%
Sep 30, 2023 13.58%
Jun 30, 2023 7.26%
Mar 31, 2023 12.86%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2022 1.77%
Jun 30, 2022 0.67%
Mar 31, 2022 1.91%
Dec 31, 2021 17.73%
Sep 30, 2021 15.38%
Jun 30, 2021 10.30%
Mar 31, 2021 6.99%
Dec 31, 2020 15.00%