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% quarter-over-quarter from $140.0 million in Q1 2025.
Baxter International (BAX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $139.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $139.0 million, down 0.71% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $478.0 million (down 5.35% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $518.0 million, down 12.2% from the prior year.
- Research & Development eased to $139.0 million in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from $140.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $176.0 million in Q1 2024 and troughed at $2.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $129.5 million and a median of $150.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development plunged 98.52% in 2022, then jumped 1050.0% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 1050.0% to $23.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 665.22% to $176.0 million in 2024, then declined by 20.45% to $140.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.71% to $139.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BAX's Research & Development at $139.0 million in Q1 2026, $140.0 million in Q1 2025, and $176.0 million in Q1 2024.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 148.09 Bn | 143.69 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 361.90 Mn |
| 2 | Becton Dickinson | 41.00 Bn | 39.99 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 249.00 Mn |
| 3 | Medline | 30.38 Bn | 36.22 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
| 4 | Resmed | 28.22 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 890.98 Mn | 94.27 Mn |
| 5 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 23.72 Bn | 23.19 Bn | 296.40 Mn | 15.80 Mn |
| 6 | Solventum | 13.33 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 189.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cooper Companies | 13.12 Bn | 12.99 Bn | 735.40 Mn | 42.50 Mn |
| 8 | Align Technology | 12.86 Bn | 11.80 Bn | 736.59 Mn | 98.66 Mn |
| 9 | Baxter International | 10.51 Bn | 8.47 Bn | 891.00 Mn | 139.00 Mn |
| 10 | Aptargroup | 7.72 Bn | 7.52 Bn | 351.91 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |