Baxter International (BAX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Baxter International (BAX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.02% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.02%, down 234.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.02% (down 234.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.54%, down 161.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed declined to 13.02% in Q1 2026 per BAX's latest filing, from 15.36% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 16.28% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 13.8% in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of 2.4% and a median of 3.46% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Return on Capital Employed sank 1991 bps in 2022, then soared 2246 bps in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 11.83% in 2022, then soared by 126 bps to 3.08% in 2023, then jumped by 429 bps to 16.28% in 2024, then fell by 6 bps to 15.36% in 2025, then declined by 15 bps to 13.02% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows BAX's Return on Capital Employed at 13.02% in Q1 2026, 15.36% in Q1 2025, and 16.28% in Q4 2024.