Baxter International

BAX · NYSE · USD

$23.49Change from previous close: −0.63%Absolute change: −$0.15

Close · October 2, 2026

Valuation

Data as of October 2, 2026

Valuation multiples

Market cap
$12.19B
Enterprise value
$19.71B
Forward P/E
11.6
PEG
36.7
Price/book
1.96
Price/sales
1.06
EV/EBITDA
10.5
EV/revenue
1.72

Profitability and growth

Gross margin
34.1%
Operating margin
14.4%
Net margin
-9.3%
ROE
-14.4%
ROA
2.8%
Revenue growth (year over year)
5.3%
Earnings growth (year over year)
36.8%

Financial health

Total cash
$2.15B
Total debt
$9.67B
Debt/equity
1.56
Current ratio
1.95
Quick ratio
1.13

Dividends

Annual dividend per share
$0.04
Dividend yield
0.2%
Payout ratio
307.7%
Ex-dividend date
August 28, 2026

Analysts and estimates

Average price target
$28.73
Median price target
$28.00
High price target
$40.00
Low price target
$23.00
Analysts with a price target
11
Consensus
Hold
Forward EPS
$2.04
EPS estimate, current year
$2.05

Shares and trading

Beta
0.60
Average volume
6.57M
Shares outstanding
517M
Float
514.41M
Institutional ownership
110.2%
Insider ownership
0.3%
Short interest (% of float)
7.1%
Short ratio (days)
4.73