Growth Metrics

Baxter International (BAX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) reported Research & Development of $139.0 million for Q1 2026, down 0.71% year-over-year from $140.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 0.71% on a QoQ basis from $140.0 million in Q1 2025.

Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $139.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 0.71% year-over-year to $139.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $478.0 million (down 5.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $518.0 million, down 12.2% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development declined to $139.0 million in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from $140.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $176.0 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $2.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $150.0 million (2022), against an average of $129.5 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Research & Development slumped 98.52%; it then surged 1050.0% in 2023.
  • Tracing BAX's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1050.0% to $23.0 million in 2023, then surged by 665.22% to $176.0 million in 2024, then slipped by 20.45% to $140.0 million in 2025, then fell by 0.71% to $139.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BAX Research & Development figures stand at $139.0 million (Q1 2026), $140.0 million (Q1 2025), and $176.0 million (Q1 2024).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 361.90 Mn
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 15.80 Mn
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 44.30 Mn
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 Mn
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn -
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn 14.46 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 176.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 23.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 165.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 164.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 151.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 148.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 150.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 129.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 128.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 135.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 123.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 117.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 146.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 156.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 144.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 166.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 129.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 166.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 172.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 141.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 183.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 150.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 155.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 127.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 156.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 195.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 136.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 161.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 148.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 151.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 143.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 156.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 149.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 309.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 15.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 85.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 273.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 216.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 50.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 30.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 33.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 254.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 239.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 30.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 207.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 219.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 227.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 246.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 228.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 231.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 212.00 Mn