Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.07 in Q1 2026, up 116.71% year-on-year from 0.03 in Q1 2025, and down 65.52% on a QoQ basis from 0.19 in Q4 2025.
Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio rose 116.71% year-over-year to 0.07 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.36, a 79.74% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.79, down 22.84% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.07, down from 0.19 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for BAX reached as high as 6.12 in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 31.0 in Q4 2022.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.04 across 5 years, with a median of 0.42 in 2023.
- On a YoY basis, FCF Payout Ratio climbed as much as 1275.97% in 2022 and fell as far as 10170.06% in 2022.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 31.0 in 2022, then soared by 94.07% to 1.84 in 2023, then surged by 122.47% to 0.41 in 2024, then tumbled by 53.8% to 0.19 in 2025, then tumbled by 65.52% to 0.07 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 0.07 in Q1 2026, 0.19 in Q4 2025, and 0.4 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcon | 32,734,969.19 Bn | 32,734,967.53 Bn | 1.53 Bn | - |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 117.50 Bn | 112.41 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 3 | Becton Dickinson | 42.93 Bn | 42.11 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 0.53 |
| 4 | Medline | 30.82 Bn | 36.66 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 0.03 |
| 5 | Resmed | 27.90 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 0.17 |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.76 Bn | 26.23 Bn | 329.20 Mn | 0.19 |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 15.30 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 735.40 Mn | - |
| 8 | Solventum | 13.46 Bn | 12.90 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 9 | Align Technology | 12.02 Bn | 10.96 Bn | 736.59 Mn | - |
| 10 | Baxter International | 11.17 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 0.07 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.12 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.39 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.84 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.80 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -31.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.13 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.45 |