Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.03 in Q2 2026, down 94.6% from 0.51 a year earlier and down 58.0% from the prior quarter.
Baxter International (BAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Baxter International's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.22 through Jun 30, 2026, down 84.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.79, down 22.8% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, FCF Payout Ratio was 1.03 in FY2024 (+127.4%), 0.45 in FY2023 (-34.1%), 0.69 in FY2022 (+98.5%) and 0.35 in FY2021 (-15.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Payout Ratio was higher in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 9.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Payout Ratio over five years was Q1 2024 (growth of 496.5%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 94.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, BAX's FCF Payout Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.19 (Q4 2025) and 0.69 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 0.10 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.55 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 0.71 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Baxter International | 12.41 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.03 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.03 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.29 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.78 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.13 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.06 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.28 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.39 |
Baxter International FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "BAX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
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const data = await res.json();