Baxter International (BAX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International (BAX) posted Net Margin of 4.26% for Q2 2026, up 1.02 percentage points from 3.24% a year earlier and up 4.81 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Baxter International (BAX) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at Baxter International was -9.58%, down 8.16 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -8.51%, down 2.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of -17.95 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Baxter International's Net Margin was -6.10% in FY2024 (-31.74 pp), 25.64% in FY2023 (+49.83 pp), -24.19% in FY2022 (-34.76 pp) and 10.57% in FY2021 (+1.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Net Margin since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in three of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.50 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 177.88 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 95.33 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 14.47% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.37% |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 13.89% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 28.29% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 15.07% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 19.37% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 16.67% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 13.89% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 7.57% |
| 10 | Baxter International | 12.41 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 4.26% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.26% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.56% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.80% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -18.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -11.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 96.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -81.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.28% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.95% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 9.62% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.12% |
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