Growth Metrics

Baxter International (BAX) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2024)

Baxter International (BAX) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.16% as the latest value for Q4 2024.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 13.0% to 0.16% in Q4 2024 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.16% through Dec 2024, up 13.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2024 was 0.16% at Baxter International, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.16% in Q4 2024, with the low at 0.14% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.07% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -20bps in 2022, then rose 22bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.1% in 2020, then plummeted by -38bps to 0.06% in 2021, then tumbled by -296bps to 0.12% in 2022, then surged by 126bps to 0.03% in 2023, then soared by 429bps to 0.16% in 2024.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.16%, 0.14%, and 0.09% for Q4 2024, Q3 2024, and Q2 2024 respectively.