Growth Metrics

Baxter International (BAX) Operating Margin (2016 - 2024)

Baxter International (BAX) has disclosed Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 34.83% as the latest value for Q4 2024.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1116.0% to 34.83% in Q4 2024 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 30.18% through Dec 2024, up 2336.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 2.74% for FY2025, 287.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2024 was 34.83% at Baxter International, down from 38.27% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 38.27% in Q3 2024, with the low at 79.8% in Q3 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 8.4%, with a median of 12.47% recorded in 2020.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin tumbled -9570bps in 2022, then surged 7784bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 12.76% in 2020, then plummeted by -94bps to 0.8% in 2021, then tumbled by -1142bps to 8.33% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 384bps to 23.67% in 2023, then surged by 47bps to 34.83% in 2024.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 34.83%, 38.27%, and 38.27% for Q4 2024, Q3 2024, and Q2 2024 respectively.