Baxter International (BAX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $867.0 million in Q1 2026, up 2.85% year-on-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) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $867.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 2.85% year-over-year to $867.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $867.0 million, a 2.85% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.4 billion, down 4.19% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $867.0 million, up from $843.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for BAX reached as high as $1.2 billion in Q1 2024 and fell as low as $15.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $903.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 59.21% in 2022 and slumped 89.36% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 89.36% to $15.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 7920.0% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 29.93% to $843.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 2.85% to $867.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $867.0 million in Q1 2026, $843.0 million in Q1 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q1 2024.

Peer Comparison

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1 Alcon 33,163,703.85 Bn 33,163,702.19 Bn 1.53 Bn -1.13 Bn
2 Intuitive Surgical 119.67 Bn 114.45 Bn 1.96 Bn 988.50 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 43.92 Bn 43.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 4.62 Bn
4 Medline 31.71 Bn 29.47 Bn 1.84 Bn 1.42 Bn
5 Resmed 28.46 Bn 26.80 Bn 890.98 Mn 391.17 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.80 Bn 23.28 Bn 296.40 Mn 115.30 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.77 Bn 13.63 Bn 735.40 Mn 718.70 Mn
8 Solventum 13.63 Bn 13.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 1.02 Bn
9 Align Technology 11.94 Bn 10.88 Bn 736.59 Mn 594.63 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.56 Bn 9.54 Bn 891.00 Mn 867.00 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