Baxter International (BAX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International (BAX) reported Operating Expenses of $867.0 million for Q1 2026, up 2.85% year-over-year from $843.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.85% on a QoQ basis from $843.0 million in Q1 2025.
Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $867.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 2.85% year-over-year to $867.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $867.0 million (up 2.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.4 billion, down 4.19% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $867.0 million in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from $843.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.2 billion in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $15.0 million in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $1.1 billion (2022), against an average of $903.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses soared 59.21%; it then slumped 89.36% in 2023.
- Tracing BAX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 89.36% to $15.0 million in 2023, then surged by 7920.0% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then slipped by 29.93% to $843.0 million in 2025, then grew by 2.85% to $867.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BAX Operating Expenses figures stand at $867.0 million (Q1 2026), $843.0 million (Q1 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q1 2024).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 156.17 Bn | 151.78 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 975.20 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.51 Bn | 40.49 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 3 | Resmed | 30.43 Bn | 28.77 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 391.17 Mn |
| 4 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.78 Bn | 22.26 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 115.30 Mn |
| 5 | Solventum | 13.39 Bn | 13.39 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 6 | Cooper Companies | 12.33 Bn | 12.20 Bn | 695.20 Mn | 434.50 Mn |
| 7 | Align Technology | 11.65 Bn | 10.59 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 594.63 Mn |
| 8 | Baxter International | 9.81 Bn | 7.77 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 867.00 Mn |
| 9 | Aptargroup | 7.39 Bn | 7.19 Bn | 351.91 Mn | 875.37 Mn |
| 10 | Repligen | 6.39 Bn | 5.41 Bn | 108.28 Mn | 178.32 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 867.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 843.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 141.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 998.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 809.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 814.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 755.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 785.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 724.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 707.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 774.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 822.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 771.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 807.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 730.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 802.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 850.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 848.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 774.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 936.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 830.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 785.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 691.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 805.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 885.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 904.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 777.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 922.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 934.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 927.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 977.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 1.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 533.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 1.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 845.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 1.22 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 793.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 819.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 785.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 863.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 877.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 940.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 910.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 900.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 891.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 823.00 Mn |