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Baxter International Inc.

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NYSE·Healthcare·Medical - Instruments & Supplies·Mkt cap $13.4B

$25.83

+1.02%

P/E

-12.66

Mkt Cap

$13.4B

52-Wk Range

$15.73–$30.00

52-Week Range

$15.73 - $30.00

P/E

-12.66

Fwd P/E

12.58

Beta

0.59

Div Yield

0.15%

Avg Vol

6.9M

Shares Out

516.3M

Mkt Cap

$13.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 7.2% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Global distribution network
  • Comprehensive medical technology portfolio
  • Strong research and development capabilities
  • Established relationships with healthcare providers

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Low volatility (beta 0.6).

Growth

Turning profitable

Aging global population

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Medical Devices peers

Momentum

Hot

+34.3% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Token

0.15% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Oct 29, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 30, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.56 vs $0.37 consensus (+52.8% surprise). Revenue of $3.0B vs $2.8B expected (+5.9%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +52.8%
Rev beat +5.9%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+52.8%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-29%

+5%

+4%

+5%

+8%

+3%

+5%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$2.7B

$2.8B

$2.6B

$2.8B

$2.8B

$3.0B

$2.7B

$3.0B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

34.9%

Operating

-1.7%

Profit

4.3%

Wall Street consensus

6 analysts · 33% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

2

33%

Hold

4

67%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Citi · Jul 31, 2026

vs Industry

How BAX stacks vs Medical - Instruments & Supplies

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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