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Baxter International

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Operating health37
Growth41
Profitability10
Cash generation27
Balance sheet37
Dilution control73
Key ratios and five-year financials
Latest quarter revenue YoY (2026-09-30)5.0%Revenue growth (FY)5.7%Revenue CAGR (3y)3.8%Gross margin30.1%Operating margin-2.7%Net margin-8.5%Free cash flow margin3.0%R&D / revenue4.6%Stock comp / revenue1.0%Net debt / operating cash flow8.84xCurrent ratio2.31Diluted share count change0.6%
Fiscal year endingFY 2021-12FY 2022-12FY 2023-12FY 2024-12FY 2025-12
Revenue$12.1B$10.1B$10.4B$10.6B$11.2B
Gross profit$4.7B$3.5B$4.2B$4.0B$3.4B
Operating income$1.4B-$2.8B$707M$14M-$308M
Net income$1.3B-$2.4B$2.7B-$649M-$957M
Operating cash flow$2.2B$1.2B$1.7B$1.0B$845M
Capital expenditure$691M$377M$432M$446M$513M
Free cash flow$1.5B$834M$1.3B$573M$332M
R&D$531M$450M$518M$590M$518M
Stock-based comp$146M$140M$115M$114M$117M
Buybacks$600M$32M$0$0—
Dividends$530M$573M$586M$590M$348M
Cash$3.0B$1.6B$3.1B$1.8B$2.0B
Total debt$18.1B$17.0B$13.9B$15.3B$9.4B
Equity$9.1B$5.8B$8.4B$7.0B$6.1B

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