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.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 234.0% year-over-year to 13.02% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 13.02%, a 234.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.54%, down 161.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.02%, down from 15.36% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for BAX reached as high as 16.28% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 13.8% in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 2.4% across 5 years, with a median of 3.46% in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 1991 bps in 2022 and jumped 2246 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 slipped by 6 bps to 15.36% in 2025, then decreased by 15 bps to 13.02% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 13.02% in Q1 2026, 15.36% in Q1 2025, and 16.28% in Q4 2024.