Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International (BAX) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.07 for Q1 2026, up 123.82% year-over-year from 0.03 in Q1 2025, and down 66.42% on a QoQ basis from 0.2 in Q4 2025.
Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 123.82% year-over-year to 0.07 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.37 (down 93.04% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.05, down 33.73% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio eased to 0.07 in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from 0.2 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 2.06 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 3.42 in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.41 (2024), against an average of 0.24.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio soared 300.86%; it then sank 835.23% in 2024.
- Tracing BAX's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.75 in 2022, then surged by 144.73% to 0.33 in 2023, then soared by 181.41% to 0.94 in 2024, then sank by 79.21% to 0.2 in 2025, then slumped by 66.42% to 0.07 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BAX FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.2 (Q4 2025), and 0.69 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (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 | 0.53 |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 0.17 |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | - |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | - |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 0.07 |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 0.58 |
| 10 | Repligen | 6.39 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 108.28 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.94 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.42 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.75 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.14 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.07 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.61 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.36 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.54 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.11 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.66 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.06 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.14 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | -0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 2.71 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 13.48 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -1.17 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.51 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.93 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 2.62 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.91 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.25 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 3.55 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 2.42 |