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Stock Evaluator: Baxter International Inc. (BAX)
Baxter International Inc. BAX
$26.16
-0.59
-2.21%
July 31, 2026 4:00:02 PM
EST
Volume: 9,282,411
After Hours: $120.37
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0.12%
November 10, 2021 7:59 PM
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Volume: 72,713
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NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
| SECTOR | INDUSTRY |
| Health Care | Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
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COMPANY SUMMARY
Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a portfolio of healthcare products in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Medical Products & Therapies, Healthcare Systems & Technologies, and Pharmaceuticals. It offers sterile intravenous (IV) solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; inhaled anesthetics; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; surgical hemostat and sealant products; advanced surgical equipment; smart bed systems; patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies; and respiratory health devices, as well as advanced equipment for the surgical space comprising operating room integration technologies, precision positioning devices, and other accessories. The company also provides specialty injectable pharmaceuticals, inhaled anesthetics, and drug compounding services. Its products are used in hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory surgery centers, doctors’ offices, kidney dialysis centers, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company sells its products through direct sales force, independent distributors, drug wholesalers, and specialty pharmacy or other alternate site providers. It operates in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, Western Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Baxter International Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | BAX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $13,815.5 | $334.8 | 82% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 515.0 | 41.7 | 89% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.6% | 77.3% | 91% |
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| Float (Mil) | 514.0 | 34.7 | 86% |
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| Beta | 0.61 | 0.86 | 35% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 7,415 | 266 | 95% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
(7.3%) | 60.7% | 40% |
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| Growth | BAX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | (0.7%) | 11.8% | 15% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | (23.5%) | (5.8%) | 17% |
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| EPS (5yr) | (23.5%) | 10.7% | 11 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | (11.4%) | 0.0% | 66% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (25.4%) | (16.1%) | 25% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 11 | 5 | 14 | |
| Current EPS | $0.367 | $1.954 | $2.003 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.368 | $1.916 | $2.013 | |
| # Rev Up | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.385 | $1.915 | $2.025 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (1,212%) | (211.4%) | (221.3%) | |
| Financials | BAX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $11,320 | $152 | 85% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | ($1,098) | ($11) | 1% |
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| EPS (TTM) | ($2.137) | ($0.500) | 14% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,251 | ($2) | 84% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($277) | $1 | 8% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $8,845 | $22 | 91% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $19,703 | $304 | 83% |
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| Valuation | BAX | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 2.29 | 2.88 | 55% |
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| P/E | na | 30.5 | na |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.1% | 0.0% | 60% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | na | 1.9 | na |
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| Ratios | BAX | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 34.6% | 59.1% | 42% |
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| Net Margin | (9.7%) | (7.7%) | 21% |
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| ROA | (5.3%) | (13.7%) | 30% |
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| ROE | (16.7%) | (15.9%) | 25% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 69.7% | 44.9% | 65% |
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| F-Score | 3 | 4 | 19% |
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| Performance Since Inception: | 7.0% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.5 |
