Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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