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
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |