
Medical product makers face Q2 margin pressure from tariffs and inflation even as demand stays strong. See which earnings reports could surprise.
Baxter International Inc. is an American multinational health care company with headquarters in Deerfield, Illinois. The company primarily focuses on products to treat hemophilia, kidney disease, immune disorders and other chronic and acute medical conditions.
| Revenue (TTM) | $11.32B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $3.92B |
| EBITDA | $1.91B |
| Operating Margin | 6.03% |
| Return on Equity | -15.00% |
| Return on Assets | 2.85% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $22.03 |
| Book Value | $11.70 |
| Price-to-Book | 2.00 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.11 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.742 |
| EV/EBITDA | 26.30 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 237.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $516.47M |
| Float | $513.99M |
| % Insiders | 0.34% |
| % Institutions | 106.19% |
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Medical product makers face Q2 margin pressure from tariffs and inflation even as demand stays strong. See which earnings reports could surprise.

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DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global medtech leader, today published its newly renamed 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the company's progress and refreshed approach to advancing a sustainable and responsible business model. “As we shape Baxter's next chapter, our focus remains clear: making a meaningful difference for patients, customers and communities while working to create long‑term value for all stakeholders,” said Andrew Hider, presiden.

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Baxter International Inc. (BAX) Presents at Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2026 Transcript

In recent years, stocks like Baxter International have underperformed: most low-growth, high-debt, struggling names have been bad investments at basically any price. Concerns are real, and early missteps under new CEO Andrew Hider haven't helped. But valuation is attractive not just on an absolute basis but also relative to the outlook, and Q1 results seemed helpful to the bull case.

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