Baxter International BAX
NYSE BAX
$26.41 -0.26 (-0.97%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Baxter International (BAX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) posted quarterly Net Margin of 0.3% for Q2 2026, up 80.0% year-over-year from 0.17% in Q2 2025, and down 510.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.07% in Q1 2026.

Baxter International (BAX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baxter International (BAX) has reported Net Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 0.3% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Net Margin rose 80.0% year-over-year to 0.3%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.86% (down 170.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.51%, up 243.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin retreated to 0.3% in Q2 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 95.19% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 15.07% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Net Margin has averaged 5.73% across 5 years, with a median of 1.21% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Net Margin surged 9361 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 9212 bps.
  • Baxter International's Net Margin stood at 1.09% in 2022, then dropped by 10 bps to 0.99% in 2023, then plunged by 181 bps to 0.8% in 2024, then tumbled by 38 bps to 1.1% in 2025, then surged by 72 bps to 0.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BAX's Net Margin at 0.3% in Q2 2026, 0.07% in Q1 2026, and 1.1% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 132.71 Bn 127.50 Bn 1.96 Bn 28.46%
2 Becton Dickinson 51.57 Bn 50.71 Bn 2.32 Bn 7.59%
3 Alcon 35.52 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.68 Bn -
4 Resmed 33.28 Bn 31.81 Bn 861.22 Mn 26.20%
5 Medline 27.86 Bn 25.18 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.81%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 25.15 Bn 24.71 Bn 329.20 Mn 16.96%
7 Solventum 15.31 Bn 14.91 Bn 1.29 Bn 4.21%
8 Cooper Companies 14.86 Bn 14.72 Bn 735.40 Mn -7.20%
9 Baxter International 13.63 Bn 11.48 Bn 1.03 Bn 4.26%
10 Align Technology 11.37 Bn 10.27 Bn 757.43 Mn 10.25%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -0.30%
Mar 31, 2026 0.07%
Mar 31, 2025 2.36%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.80%
Sep 30, 2024 3.08%
Jun 30, 2024 -15.07%
Mar 31, 2024 1.33%
Dec 31, 2023 0.99%
Sep 30, 2023 95.19%
Jun 30, 2023 -4.32%
Mar 31, 2023 3.81%
Dec 31, 2022 1.09%
Sep 30, 2022 1.58%
Jun 30, 2022 1.95%
Mar 31, 2022 1.83%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.70%
Sep 30, 2021 14.01%
Jun 30, 2021 9.72%
Mar 31, 2021 10.18%
Dec 31, 2020 5.38%