Baxter Internatio…
USUSDBaxter International Inc (LSE:0QK8) — Medical/Dental Instruments. Number of exchanges where the company shares trade: 5. On this page — price and chart, dividends, top holders and share count history.
About the company
- Website
- baxter.com
- Investor relations
- investor.baxter.com/
- Sector
- Health Care · Medical/Dental Instruments
- Headquarters
- Deerfield, United States
- Management
- Latest reports
- Employees
- 61 500
- Founded
- 1931
- IPO
- 1961-05-15
- Shares outstanding
- Free float
- 514.41 M
- Market cap
- 13.07 B USD
- Insiders
- 0.34%
- Institutions
- 110.22%
- Industry (SIC)
- Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- Legal form
- XTIQ
- ISIN
- US0718131099
- LEI
- J5OIVXX3P24RJRW5CK77
- P/EP/E (Price / Earnings) — how many years of the company's profit you pay for a share. Calculated: current price ÷ net earnings per share over the last 12 months. Lower means cheaper relative to profit. Not calculated when the company has a loss (—).
- 11.3
- P/BP/B (price to book) is the market capitalisation divided by shareholders' equity from the latest balance sheet (assets minus liabilities, without minority interests). Below 1 the company is valued at less than its book equity. Banks and insurers usually trade near 1, asset-light companies much higher. Companies with negative equity have no P/B.
- 1.93
- Payout ratioPayout ratio — what share of net income the company pays out as dividends. Calculated: dividends paid over the last 12 months ÷ net income for the same 12 months × 100%. Up to 60% — safe margin, 60–90% — borderline, over 90% — dividend at risk of a cut. «Loss» — the company pays without a profit.
- loss
- FCFFCF (Free Cash Flow) — money left to the company after operating costs and investment in equipment; dividends are safest when paid from it. Calculated: operating cash flow − capital expenditure, over the last 12 months, in the reporting currency.
- 1.16 B USD
- Payout / FCFShare of free cash flow (FCF) the company paid out as dividends: dividends paid over 12 months ÷ FCF × 100%. Up to 60% — room to spare, 60–90% — borderline, over 90% — risky. Over 100% — paid more than it earned in free cash: the gap was covered by cash reserves, new borrowing or new shares, which cannot last long.
- 9%
- DebtDebt — all loans and bonds of the company per the latest report (short- and long-term), in the reporting currency. Below — how many years the company would need to repay net debt (debt minus cash) from its free cash flow: net debt ÷ FCF. Up to 3 years — good, 3–6 — moderate, over 6 — high. «Net cash» — net debt is negative.
- 844 M USDnet cash
- Dividend streakDividend streak — how many years in a row the company has paid dividends without a break longer than 18 months. Counted from the earliest payment of the unbroken chain until today. «+» — data history starts in 1970, so the real streak may be longer. The longer the streak, the likelier the company keeps paying through crises.
- 44 y
- Earnings, FCF and dividends paid — for the 12 months to 30.09.2026 (the company's latest report).
- Net income
- NAVNAV — net asset value by the balance sheet: the company's assets minus its liabilities, the share of the company's shareholders (without other owners' stakes in its subsidiaries). Shown per share, with P/NAV — how many times the share price exceeds NAV per share (below 1 — the share costs less than its net assets on the balance sheet). Click to see what NAV is made of and its history.
Description
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.
Exchanges and tickers
| Exchange | Ticker | Currency | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common stock | ||||
| US USA Stocks | BAX primary | USD | 25.49 +5.24% | common stock |
| LSE London Stock Exchange | 0QK8 IOB | USD | 23.57 +0.00% | common stock |
| MI Borsa Italiana (Milan) | 1BAX secondary | EUR | 22.53 -1.10% | common stock |
| MX Mexican Stock Exchange | BAX secondary | MXN | 471.88 +0.00% | common stock |
| VI Vienna Stock Exchange | BAX secondary | EUR | 20.25 -5.77% | common stock |
| depositary receipt | ||||
| SA B3 Sao Paulo | B1AX34 | BRL | 61.1 +0.00% | depositary receipt |
Dividends
Baxter International Inc (BAX) pays dividends quarterly. Per year (12 months up to and including the latest announced payment): 0.04 USD per share (payments: 4). That is about 0.16% of the current share price. The next ex-dividend date is 27.11.2026: 0.01 USD per share, paid on 04.01.2027. Uninterrupted dividend history: 44 years.
Ordinary shares
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount | % | Type | Ticker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-27 announced | 2027-01-04 | 0.0100 USD | 0.0/0.2 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2026-08-28 | 2026-10-01 | 0.0100 USD | 0.0/0.2 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-07-01 | 0.0100 USD | 0.1/1.0 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-04-01 | 0.0100 USD | 0.0/1.8 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2025-11-28 | 2026-01-02 | 0.0100 USD | 0.1/2.7 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2025-08-29 | 2025-10-01 | 0.1700 USD | 0.7/2.8 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2025-05-30 | 2025-07-01 | 0.1700 USD | 0.6/2.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2025-02-28 | 2025-04-01 | 0.1700 USD | 0.5/2.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2024-11-29 | 2025-01-02 | 0.1700 USD | 0.5/3.1 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2024-08-30 | 2024-10-01 | 0.2900 USD | 1.1/4.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2024-05-31 | 2024-07-01 | 0.2900 USD | 1.1/≈4.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2024-02-29 | 2024-04-01 | 0.2900 USD | 1.1/≈4.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
| 2023-11-30 | 2024-01-02 | 0.2900 USD | 1.1/≈4.6 % | quarterly | US:BAX |
Depositary receipts
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount | % | Type | Ticker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | — | 0.017759 BRL | 0.0/0.6 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2026-05-28 | — | 0.018185 BRL | 0.0/1.1 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2026-02-26 | — | 0.018054 BRL | 0.0/1.7 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2025-11-27 | — | 0.019017 BRL | 0.0/2.2 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2025-08-28 | — | 0.318053 BRL | 0.5/3.1 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2025-05-29 | — | 0.324318 BRL | 0.5/2.6 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2025-02-27 | — | 0.338624 BRL | 0.6/3.8 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2024-11-28 | — | 0.366169 BRL | 0.6/4.1 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2024-08-29 | — | 0.551319 BRL | 0.9/4.3 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2024-05-29 | — | 0.575074 BRL | 0.9/4.6 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2024-02-29 | — | 0.512193 BRL | 0.8/3.7 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2023-11-30 | — | 0.494122 BRL | 0.8/5.3 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2023-08-31 | — | 0.518411 BRL | 0.8/5.8 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2023-06-01 | — | 0.725102 BRL | 1.2/6.2 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2023-02-23 | — | 0.735962 BRL | 1.2/6.1 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2022-12-01 | — | 0.789569 BRL | 1.3/6.1 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2022-09-01 | — | 0.745373 BRL | 1.2/≈4.9 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2022-06-02 | — | 0.781449 BRL | 1.3/≈3.6 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2022-02-24 | — | 0.64638 BRL | 1.1/≈2.4 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
| 2021-12-02 | — | 0.79478 BRL | 1.3/≈1.3 % | regular | SA:B1AX34 |
News this week
Press releases from the company's investor website, updated daily. Links lead to the company's website. Headlines are in the original language, as on the company website.
Top holders
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 15.83% | 81.84 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Pzena Investment Managem… | 12.63% | 65.3 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Dodge & Cox Inc. | 11.29% | 58.39 M | 2026-06-30 |
| FMR, LLC | 10.43% | 53.91 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Dodge & Cox Funds-Dodge… | 7.47% | 38.62 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Vanguard Capital Managem… | 6.53% | 33.75 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Vanguard Portfolio Manag… | 4.65% | 24.06 M | 2026-06-30 |
| State Street Corporation | 3.98% | 20.6 M | 2026-06-30 |
| BLACKROCK EQUITY DIVIDEN… | 3.67% | 18.97 M | 2026-07-31 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Van… | 3.17% | 16.4 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Greenhaven Associates, I… | 2.76% | 14.29 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Geode Capital Management… | 2.73% | 14.12 M | 2026-06-30 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Van… | 2.59% | 13.38 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 2.39% | 12.36 M | 2026-06-30 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Van… | 2.29% | 11.83 M | 2026-06-30 |
| VANGUARD WINDSOR FUNDS-V… | 2.02% | 10.44 M | 2026-04-30 |
| Invesco Exchange-Traded… | 1.8% | 9.31 M | 2026-08-31 |
| Fidelity Hastings Street… | 1.74% | 8.97 M | 2026-07-31 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Van… | 1.45% | 7.5 M | 2026-06-30 |
| Fidelity Rutland Square… | 1.38% | 7.15 M | 2026-07-31 |
| HIDER ANDREW P (Chief Ex… | ≈0.11% | 572 239 | 2026-02-27 |
| GRADE JOEL T. (Chief Fin… | ≈0.05% | 279 828 | 2026-02-27 |
| MASON JEANNE K (Officer) | ≈0.04% | 199 659 | 2025-03-06 |
| KNIGHT HEATHER (Chief Op… | ≈0.03% | 177 362 | 2025-03-06 |
| ROSENBLOOM DAVID S (Gene… | ≈0.03% | 144 837 | 2026-02-27 |
| RASUL REAZUR (Officer) | ≈0.03% | 139 846 | 2026-02-09 |
| SONIG ALOK (Officer) | ≈0.03% | 130 298 | 2025-03-06 |
| SORIANO MARIA CECILIA (O… | ≈0.02% | 77 894 | 2026-02-27 |
| BORZI JAMES W (Officer) | ≈0.01% | 73 134 | 2025-03-06 |
| SHAFER DAVID BRENT (Chai… | ≈0.01% | 72 804 | 2026-05-05 |
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