Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

Fundamental analysis of Baxter International Inc

BAX · NYSE · Healthcare

Fundamental quality

DEMANDING

32

out of 100

Baxter International Inc is going through a tough financial stretch: it hasn't been profitable over the last twelve months and its revenue is shrinking. On fundamental quality it scores 32 out of 100, profiling it as a company with demanding fundamentals. Its weakest area is its growth (revenue -0.3%/yr). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Baxter International makes essential hospital products: IV fluids and solutions, infusion pumps, clinical nutrition and renal therapies. It is a hospital's plumbing: invisible when it works, critical when it's missing.

What will shape its future

  • Hospital volumes: demand tracks the number of patients treated — steady but unglamorous.
  • Group simplification: years of selling and spinning off divisions to cut debt and focus.
  • Thin margins, sensitive to production and logistics costs.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
27

Revenue growth: -0.3%

II.Profitability
31

Net margin: -9.3% · ROE: -17.1%

III.Financial health
38

Net debt/EBITDA: 10.73x · FCF: 7%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength. Here its financial strength weighs in its favor, while its growth drags it down the most.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 57 Healthcare companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 2%
ROEbeats 6%
Growthbeats 4%
Cash generationbeats 28%
Less debtbeats 0%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Baxter International Inc strengths

  • Positive free cash flow year after year, a self-funding business.

Baxter International Inc risks and weaknesses

  • Very high leverage (net debt of 10.73× EBITDA): more exposed to rates and to a rough patch.
  • No profits over the last twelve months (negative EPS).
  • Losses over the last twelve months (net margin of -9.3%).
  • It has slipped into losses after years of profit.

Baxter International Inc historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202011,6731,1021,1592,503
202112,1461,2841,53115,104
202210,057-2,43383415,380
202310,3602,6561,29410,777
202410,636-64957313,542
202511,244-9573327,473

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $11,673M to $11,244M (-4%) and net income went from $1,102M to -$957M (-187%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+4.2%
  • Net income-48.8%

What changed with the June 30, 2026 results

Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:

  • ROE-18.2%-17.1%
  • Net debt/EBITDA11.06×10.73×

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$0.52

per share, yearly

104.8% of free cash flow

Payout

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Frequently asked questions

Is Baxter International Inc a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Baxter International Inc scores 32 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company with demanding fundamentals. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Baxter International Inc a profitable company?

Over the last twelve months, no: Baxter International Inc posts a negative net margin (-9.3%).

Does Baxter International Inc have a lot of debt?

Yes, its leverage is high: net debt is 10.73 times its EBITDA, and it has been rising.

Is Baxter International Inc growing?

Its revenue has fallen 0.3% annualized in recent years.

Does Baxter International Inc generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 7% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

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