Growth Metrics

Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2025)

Baxter International (BAX) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.25 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 47.41% to 0.25 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.05 through Dec 2025, down 34.18% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.05 for FY2025, 33.73% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q4 2025 was 0.25 at Baxter International, down from 0.4 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.06 in Q1 2022, with the low at 5.12 in Q2 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.31, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw FCF Payout Ratio soared 300.86% in 2022, then plummeted 830.23% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.27 in 2021, then increased by 6.37% to 0.29 in 2022, then tumbled by 40.21% to 0.17 in 2023, then surged by 170.74% to 0.47 in 2024, then crashed by 47.41% to 0.25 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods came in at 0.25, 0.4, and 5.12 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.