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

Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 2.81% in Q1 2026, up 1123.0% year-on-year from 0.23% in Q1 2025, and up 133.42% on a QoQ basis from 8.42% in Q1 2025.

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

Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 2.81% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1123.0% year-over-year to 2.81% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 6.82%, a 404.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.9%, down 149.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.81%, up from 8.42% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for BAX reached as high as 13.58% in Q3 2023 and fell as low as 8.42% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 3.61% across 5 years, with a median of 2.02% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin slumped 1787 bps in 2022 and surged 1586 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 0.13% in 2022, then slumped by 2096 bps to 2.93% in 2023, then jumped by 541 bps to 12.93% in 2024, then sank by 165 bps to 8.42% in 2025, then soared by 133 bps to 2.81% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 2.81% in Q1 2026, 8.42% in Q1 2025, and 12.93% in Q4 2024.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 20.74%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 37.88%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 11.58%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn 4.30%
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 36.36%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 9.26%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 8.91%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn -13.60%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 11.56%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2020 11.91%