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

Baxter International's (BAX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $129.0 million in Q2 2026, down 3.73% year-over-year from $134.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 7.19% quarter-over-quarter from $139.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Baxter International (BAX) has reported Research & Development for 18 consecutive years, with $129.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 3.73% year-over-year to $129.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $542.0 million, a 14.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $518.0 million, down 12.2% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $129.0 million for Q2 2026 at Baxter International, down from $139.0 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 $129.8 million and a median of $148.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 98.52% in 2022 and soared 1050.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $2.0 million in 2022, then soared by 1050.0% to $23.0 million in 2023, then soared by 665.22% to $176.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 23.86% to $134.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.73% to $129.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $129.0 million (Q2 2026), $139.0 million (Q1 2026), and $134.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Becton Dickinson 49.48 Bn 48.62 Bn 2.32 Bn 258.00 Mn
2 Medline 29.24 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.22 Bn -
3 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.94 Bn 23.51 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.70 Mn
4 Baxter International 12.66 Bn 10.51 Bn 1.03 Bn 129.00 Mn
5 Stevanato Group S.p.A 5.51 Bn 5.40 Bn 100.91 Mn 7.22 Mn
6 Acme United 233.67 Mn 228.63 Mn 26.69 Mn -
7 Rockwell Medical 31.87 Mn 7.07 Mn 3.24 Mn 577,000.00
8 Retractable Technologies 21.39 Mn -18.48 Mn 190,852.00 1.53 Mn
9 United Health Products 9.09 Mn 9.06 Mn - 3,852.00
10 Cuprina Holdings (Cayman) 7.45 Mn 4.33 Mn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 129.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 139.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 134.00 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