Baxter International BAX
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As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:10 PM EDT

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

Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $864.0 million in Q2 2026, up 1.41% year-over-year from $852.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $867.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Baxter International (BAX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Baxter International (BAX) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $864.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 1.41% year-over-year to $864.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.4 billion, a 17.61% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $3.4 billion, down 4.19% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $864.0 million for Q2 2026 at Baxter International, roughly flat from $867.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $1.2 billion in Q1 2024 and troughed at $15.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $896.4 million and a median of $1.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 59.21% in 2022 and sank 89.36% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 89.36% to $15.0 million in 2023, then soared by 7920.0% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then fell by 29.18% to $852.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 1.41% to $864.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $864.0 million (Q2 2026), $867.0 million (Q1 2026), and $852.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Becton Dickinson 48.31 Bn 47.45 Bn 2.32 Bn 4.32 Bn
2 Medline 28.02 Bn 25.35 Bn 2.22 Bn 1.82 Bn
3 West Pharmaceutical Services 24.18 Bn 23.75 Bn 329.20 Mn 137.30 Mn
4 Baxter International 12.44 Bn 10.29 Bn 1.03 Bn 864.00 Mn
5 Stevanato Group S.p.A 5.69 Bn 5.58 Bn 100.91 Mn 34.66 Mn
6 Acme United 235.50 Mn 230.46 Mn 26.69 Mn 19.86 Mn
7 Rockwell Medical 30.24 Mn 5.45 Mn 3.24 Mn 4.26 Mn
8 Retractable Technologies 21.15 Mn -18.72 Mn 190,852.00 5.34 Mn
9 United Health Products 8.85 Mn 8.82 Mn - 166,850.00
10 Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) 7.88 Mn 4.76 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 864.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 867.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 852.00 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