Baxter International (BAX) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Baxter International's Total Debt came in at $9.46 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.4% from $9.5 billion a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Baxter International (BAX) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Baxter International's Total Debt was $9.48 billion, down 27.8% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Total Debt was $13.13 billion in FY2024 (-4.6%), $13.76 billion in FY2023 (-17.3%), $16.64 billion in FY2022 (-5.8%) and $17.66 billion in FY2021 (+185.2%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Total Debt since Q2 2022.
- Year-over-year, Total Debt has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 17.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Debt over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 185.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a decline of 29.8%).
- Business Quant data shows BAX's Total Debt at $9.46 billion (Q1 2026), $9.48 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.5 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 42.55 Bn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 32.61 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 26.56 Bn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 28.15 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 14.94 Bn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 12.62 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 598.70 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 16.81 Bn |
| 10 | Baxter International | 12.22 Bn | 4.32 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 9.46 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 408.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 409.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 510.00 Mn |
Baxter International Total Debt API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=BAX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();