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

Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $139.0 million in Q1 2026, down 0.71% year-on-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) 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 0.71% year-over-year to $139.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $478.0 million, a 5.35% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $518.0 million, down 12.2% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $139.0 million, down from $140.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for BAX reached as high as $176.0 million in Q1 2024 and fell as low as $2.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $129.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $150.0 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 98.52% in 2022 and surged 1050.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development 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 decreased by 20.45% to $140.0 million in 2025, then declined by 0.71% to $139.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $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 Alcon 33,163,703.85 Bn 33,163,702.19 Bn 1.53 Bn -245.00 Mn
2 Intuitive Surgical 119.67 Bn 114.45 Bn 1.96 Bn 370.60 Mn
3 Becton Dickinson 43.92 Bn 43.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 249.00 Mn
4 Medline 31.71 Bn 29.47 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 28.46 Bn 26.80 Bn 890.98 Mn 94.27 Mn
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.80 Bn 23.28 Bn 296.40 Mn 15.80 Mn
7 Cooper Companies 13.77 Bn 13.63 Bn 735.40 Mn 42.50 Mn
8 Solventum 13.63 Bn 13.06 Bn 1.10 Bn 189.00 Mn
9 Align Technology 11.94 Bn 10.88 Bn 736.59 Mn 98.66 Mn
10 Baxter International 11.56 Bn 9.54 Bn 891.00 Mn 139.00 Mn

Historic Data

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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