Baxter International (BAX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.33% for Q2 2026, up 0.53 percentage points from 6.80% a year earlier and up 4.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Baxter International (BAX) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Baxter International reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.79%, down 5.14 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -2.74%, down 2.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -16.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.13% in FY2024 (-6.69 pp), 6.82% in FY2023 (+35.11 pp), -28.29% in FY2022 (-39.40 pp) and 11.11% in FY2021 (-2.73 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q1 2024.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 77.84 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a drop of 95.70 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 17.40% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 13.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 17.99% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 33.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 25.18% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 21.65% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.48% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Baxter International | 12.14 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 7.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 23.67% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -8.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -79.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.58% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.80% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.90% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 13.69% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 13.24% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 12.76% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 15.81% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 12.18% |
API Access
Baxter International Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "BAX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();