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With a market cap of $12.6 billion, Baxter International Inc. (BAX) is a global healthcare technology company that develops ...
Model output · Signal date 2026-10-16
Baxter International Inc (BAX) Stock Forecast Oct. 16, 2026
Analysis updated on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Rating · 90D
▼ Bearish
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Alpha
Rank in coverage
Bottom 35%
of 5184 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D
53.0%
Spearman, 357 dates
Market Cap
$13.07B
large-cap · #10 of 60 peers
Summary
Baxter International Inc (BAX) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Baxter International Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Baxter International Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $13.07B. It ranks number 10 by market capitalization among the 60 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For BAX, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 53.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 7.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.8%, buy ≥ +0.2%, sell < -0.9%, strong sell < -1.2% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-16 signals)
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How BAX ranks among 5184 stocks
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Fundamentals · 2026-06-30
Baxter International Inc (BAX) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $13.07B | 10/60 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.11x | 46/55 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.41% | 4/10 |
| EPS | $-1.81 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $12.00 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $22.19 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -17.1% | 25/41 |
| ROA | -5.4% | 23/44 |
| ROIC | -1.7% | 29/53 |
| Gross Margin | 30.1% | 50/53 |
| Operating Margin | -2.4% | 29/54 |
| Net Margin | -9.3% | 24/43 |
| EBT Margin | -4.2% | 32/54 |
| Tax Rate | -100.4% | – |
The effective tax rate is outside the normal band, which points to a large non-recurring tax item in the trailing twelve months; headline net income, net margin and P/E are affected by it.
Financial Health
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.95x | 47/59 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.32x | 44/55 |
| D/E Ratio | 2.19x | 8/56 |
| Financial Leverage | 3.19x | 9/54 |
| Interest Coverage | -2.5x | 32/48 |
| Working Capital | $3.40B | 3/59 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $1.32B | 7/55 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 72.4% | 7/33 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.58x | 33/50 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.2x | 30/51 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.5x | 12/51 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 3.9x | 37/52 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 59 days | 22/51 |
| Days Inventory | 103 days | 40/51 |
| Payables Period | 47 days | 29/46 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 115 days | 30/42 |
Income Statement
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $11.47B | 5/52 |
| Operating Income | -$274M | 55/55 |
| Net Income | -$1.06B | 44/44 |
| R&D Expense | $512M | 6/53 |
| SG&A Expense | $2.93B | 6/53 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $8.02B | 4/53 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | BAX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.36 | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 517M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $6.99B | 35.3% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $2.15B | 10.9% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $1.86B | 9.4% of assets |
| Inventory | $2.26B | 11.4% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $13.61B | 68.8% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $2.56B | 12.9% of assets |
Quarterly Financial Reports
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Industry Peers · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Baxter International Inc (BAX) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Baxter International Inc (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| BAX Baxter International Inc | ▼ | $13.07B |
| SYK Stryker Corp | ▼ | $113.02B |
| MMM 3m Co | ▶ | $84.97B |
| BSX Boston Scientific Corp | ▼ | $64.33B |
| BDX Becton Dickinson & Co | ▼ | $52.23B |
| MDLN Medline Inc. | ▶ | $47.28B |
| RMD Resmed Inc | ▼ | $34.47B |
| DXCM Dexcom Inc | ▼ | $32.47B |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | ▼ | $27.03B |
| SOLV Solventum Corp | ▼ | $14.61B |
| PEN Penumbra Inc | ▼ | $12.64B |
| GMED Globus Medical Inc | ▼ | $10.30B |
| PODD Insulet Corp | ▼ | $9.79B |
| GKOS Glaukos Corp | ▲ | $9.72B |
| TFX Teleflex Inc | ▼ | $5.53B |
| HAE Haemonetics Corp | ▶ | $5.38B |
| MMSI Merit Medical Systems Inc | ▼ | $5.33B |
| STVN Stevanato Group S.P.A. | ▲ | $5.16B |
| MMED Minimed Group, Inc. | ▲ | $4.92B |
| HTFL Heartflow, Inc. | ▲ | $4.20B |
| ICUI Icu Medical Inc/De | ▼ | $4.08B |
| IRTC Irhythm Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $3.58B |
| PLSE Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | ▲ | $3.17B |
| ATRC Atricure, Inc. | ▲ | $2.85B |
| UFPT Ufp Technologies Inc | ▼ | $2.26B |
| INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | ▲ | $1.99B |
| LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc | ▶ | $1.85B |
| NVCR Novocure Ltd | ▲ | $1.64B |
| KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. | ▲ | $1.62B |
| ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $1.62B |
| TNDM Tandem Diabetes Care Inc | ▲ | $1.13B |
| IRMD Iradimed Corp | ▶ | $1.13B |
| DRTS Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. | ▶ | $1.08B |
| AORT Artivion, Inc. | ▶ | $1.06B |
| IART Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp | ▶ | $1.03B |
| PRCT Procept Biorobotics Corp | ▲ | $1.01B |
| BVS Bioventus Inc. | ▶ | $908M |
| SIBN Si-Bone, Inc. | ▶ | $882M |
| BBNX Beta Bionics, Inc. | ▲ | $863M |
| SGP Spyglass Pharma, Inc. | ▶ | $803M |
| MDXG Mimedx Group, Inc. | ▲ | $646M |
| KIDS Orthopediatrics Corp | ▶ | $573M |
| TCMD Tactile Systems Technology Inc | ▼ | $510M |
| SSII Ss Innovations International, Inc. | ▲ | $507M |
| DCTH Delcath Systems, Inc. | ▲ | $497M |
| ANGO Angiodynamics Inc | ▲ | $473M |
| SGHT Sight Sciences, Inc. | ▲ | $456M |
| BWAY Brainsway Ltd. | ▶ | $448M |
| CERS Cerus Corp | ▶ | $439M |
| NPCE Neuropace Inc | ▶ | $420M |
| RCEL Avita Medical, Inc. | ▲ | $403M |
| OFIX Orthofix Medical Inc. | ▼ | $382M |
| CARL Carlsmed, Inc. | ▲ | $366M |
| EMBC Embecta Corp. | ▶ | $355M |
| OBIO Orchestra Biomed Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $328M |
| CLPT Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. | ▲ | $277M |
| MOBI Mobia Medical, Inc. | ▼ | $269M |
| ANIK Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | ▶ | $267M |
| TMCI Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | ▲ | $252M |
| OSUR Orasure Technologies Inc | ▲ | $249M |
Where BAX sits on the market map
Industrial Applications and Services · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
News
Baxter International Inc (BAX) stock news
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Baxter International's Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded by Baxter and ...
Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Presents at Citi's 2026 Unplugged MedTech and Life Sciences Access Day Transcript
On the unplugged day here at Citi headquarters. And very, very pleased that the next presentation is with Joel Grade, the name from Baxter in case you missed that. And Joel, thank you for being here ...
FAQ
Baxter International Inc (BAX) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Baxter International Inc (BAX) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Baxter International Inc outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Baxter International Inc stock predictions?
For BAX, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 53.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-07-17 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 7.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-07-29 and 2026-09-16. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Baxter International Inc forecasts updated?
Baxter International Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 16, 2026.
Which companies are Baxter International Inc's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, BAX included, share the SEC industry code Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus. The largest are: Stryker Corp (SYK), 3m Co (MMM), Boston Scientific Corp (BSX), Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX), Medline Inc. (MDLN), Resmed Inc (RMD).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.