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Baxter International Inc.
Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies
$26.42
+$0.01 (+0.04%) today
Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance
Consensus of 15 analysts
Hold
Median price target $26.00 −1.6%
- Open
- $26.18
- Day range
- 25.57 – $26.49
- 52-week range
- 15.73 – $30.00
- Volume
- 3,830,313
- Market cap
- $13,668M
- P/E (TTM)
- n/a
- EPS (TTM)
- −$1.21
- EPS est. 2026
- $2.10
- P/E est. 2026
- 12.6x
- Dividend yield
- 0.2%
- Beta
- 0.67
- Payout
- 155%
The analysis of this company is being prepared and will appear in the next update.
Baxter International financials
Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
| Metric | Q3 2026 | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $2,976M | +5.0% |
| Net income | $294M | n/s |
| Earnings per share | $0.57 | n/s |
| Net margin | 9.9% | +11.5 pp |
| Free cash flow | $448M | +255.6% |
| Debt / equity | 1.35 | +1.0% |
Revenue and net income ($M)
Total revenueNet income
| Quarter | Total revenue | Net income |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $2,835M | −$46M |
| Q4 2025 | $2,974M | −$1,128M |
| Q1 2026 | $2,701M | −$15M |
| Q2 2026 | $2,960M | $126M |
| Q3 2026 | $2,976M | $294M |
Baxter International earnings per share (EPS)
Consensus estimates
| Period | EPS est. | 1-year change |
|---|---|---|
| Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 13 | $0.5970.57 – 0.61 | +35.6%$0.440 |
| Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 8 | $0.4130.35 – 0.51 | +14.8%$0.360 |
| Current year2026 · Analysts: 15 | $2.1032.07 – 2.15 | −7.4%$2.270 |
| Next year2027 · Analysts: 15 | $2.0461.95 – 2.12 | −2.7%$2.103 |
Forward P/E: 12.6x (2026) and 12.9x (2027) at the current price.
Actual and estimated EPS ($)
Actual EPSEstimated EPS
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | −$0.090 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $0.440 | $0.535 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.360 | $0.311 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.560 | $0.367 |
| Q3 2026 | $0.580 | $0.518 |
| Q4 2026 | — | $0.597 |
| Q1 2027 | — | $0.413 |
| Year | Actual EPS | Estimated EPS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | −$4.830 | — |
| 2023 | $5.250 | — |
| 2024 | −$1.270 | — |
| 2025 | −$1.870 | — |
| 2026 | — | $2.103 |
| 2027 | — | $2.046 |
EPS trend
| Quarter | EPS | YoY change |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027Estimated | $0.413 | +14.8% |
| Q4 2026Estimated | $0.597 | +35.6% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.580est. $0.518 · surprise +11.9% | n/s |
| Q2 2026 | $0.560est. $0.367 · surprise +52.5% | n/a |
| Q1 2026 | $0.360est. $0.311 · surprise +15.9% | n/a |
| Q4 2025 | $0.440est. $0.535 · surprise −17.8% | n/a |
| Q3 2025 | −$0.090 | n/a |
| Year | EPS | Annual change |
|---|---|---|
| 2027Estimated | $2.046 | −2.7% |
| 2026Estimated | $2.103 | n/s |
| 2025 | −$1.870 | n/s |
| 2024 | −$1.270 | −124.2% |
| 2023 | $5.250 | n/s |
| 2022 | −$4.830 | n/a |
Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.
Baxter International dividend
Yield and payments
| Dividend yield (TTM) | 0.2% |
| Forward yield (next 12m) | 0.2% |
| Dividend per share (TTM) | $0.04 |
| Forward dividend (next 12m) | $0.04 |
| Payout (TTM) | 155% |
| Last dividend | $0.01Aug 28, 2026 |
| Next ex-dividend date | Nov 27, 2026 |
Dividend per share by year ($)
PaidEstimated
| Year | Dividend per share |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.85 |
| 2020 | $0.955 |
| 2021 | $1.09 |
| 2022 | $1.15 |
| 2023 | $1.16 |
| 2024 | $1.04 |
| 2025 | $0.52 |
| est. 12m | $0.04 |
Baxter International forecasts
15 analyst ratings
Consensus: Hold · 2 buy, 12 hold, 1 sell
1-year price forecast
Share price
Price target (high, median, low)
| Target | Price | Upside |
|---|---|---|
| High | $40.00 | +51.4% |
| Median | $26.00 | −1.6% |
| Low | $23.00 | −12.9% |
| Date | Close |
|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | $18.74 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $19.11 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $20.07 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $20.37 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $16.80 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $17.58 |
| May 29, 2026 | $18.78 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $21.32 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $26.16 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $26.00 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $24.00 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $23.00 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $26.42 |
Baxter International peers
| Ticker | Company | Market cap ($M) | P/E | Price ($) | 1-day change | 52-week range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAX | Baxter International | 13,668 | n/a | 26.42 | +0.04% | 15.7330.00 |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 156,004 | 54.4x | 450.04 | −2.28% | 328.57603.88 |
| BDX | Becton Dickinson | 57,912 | 42.0x | 212.61 | −1.23% | 140.11216.74 |
| RMD | ResMed | 32,929 | 21.3x | 234.11 | −0.69% | 180.27277.67 |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 28,739 | 46.3x | 412.55 | −0.07% | 223.83438.27 |
| SOLV | Solventum | 15,310 | 101.2x | 90.08 | −0.39% | 62.3894.16 |
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