Baxter International (BAX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International (BAX) reported Free Cash Flow of $181 million for Q2 2026, up 5.8% from $171 million a year earlier and up 138.2% from the prior quarter.
Baxter International (BAX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Baxter International's Free Cash Flow came in at $839 million, up 153.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $438 million, down 23.6% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -17.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $573 million in FY2024 (-55.7%), $1.29 billion in FY2023 (+55.2%), $834 million in FY2022 (-45.5%) and $1.53 billion in FY2021 (+31.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of -$315 million in Q1 2025 and a high of $510 million in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow gained in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 39.1%.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was Q1 2023 (growth of 361.8%); the low point was Q1 2024 (a decline of 83.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $76 million (Q1 2026), $456 million (Q4 2025) and $126 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.99 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 1.27 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 948.40 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 585.00 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 633.00 Mn |
| 10 | Baxter International | 12.41 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 181.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 181.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 76.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 456.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 126.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 171.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -315.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 356.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 119.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 439.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 353.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 188.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 314.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 500.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 129.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 137.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 68.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 510.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 496.00 Mn |
Baxter International Free Cash Flow 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": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "BAX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();