Baxter International annual operating margin
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Baxter International Operating Margin Growth & History (BAX)
Baxter International's operating margin was −2.74% for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −2.74% | −2.87 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 0.13% | −6.69 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 6.82% | +35.11 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | −28.29% | −39.40 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 11.11% | −2.73 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 13.84% | −1.75 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 15.60% | +1.32 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 14.27% | +2.10 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 12.17% | +4.84 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 7.33% | +2.83 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 4.50% | −1.62 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 6.12% | +0.85 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 5.27% | — |
Baxter International quarterly operating margin
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating margin | Change (percentage points) |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 7.33% | +0.53 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 2.44% | +0.23 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | −24.51% | −8.71 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 6.07% | +0.32 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 6.80% | +0.15 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 2.21% | −2.41 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | −15.80% | −92.70 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 5.74% | −1.14 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 6.64% | +7.10 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 4.62% | +0.95 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 76.89% | +156.70 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 6.89% | −0.46 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | −0.46% | −4.86 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.67% | +2.87 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | −79.80% | −95.70 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 7.35% | −6.34 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 4.40% | −8.84 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 0.80% | −11.96 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 15.90% | +0.09 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 13.69% | +1.51 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 13.24% | −1.36 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 12.76% | −4.87 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 15.81% | −1.83 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 12.18% | −0.17 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 14.60% | +0.08 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 17.64% | +3.94 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 17.64% | +3.81 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 12.35% | −1.16 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 14.52% | −1.62 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 13.69% | +3.40 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 13.84% | +2.75 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 13.51% | +0.19 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 16.14% | +1.87 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 10.30% | −1.16 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 11.08% | +3.81 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 13.32% | +10.69 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 14.26% | +6.35 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 11.46% | +4.62 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 7.27% | +3.57 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 2.63% | −0.88 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 7.92% | +4.09 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 6.84% | −1.17 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 3.70% | — |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 3.52% | — |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 3.83% | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 8.01% | — |
Baxter International operating margin trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, Baxter International's operating margin decreased from 13.84% to −2.74%, a change of −16.58 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 7.33%.
About the metric
What operating margin means
Operating margin measures the percentage of revenue left after operating costs and expenses. It shows how much operating profit a company generates from each dollar of revenue.
Calculation and source
How operating margin is calculated
TickerStat calculates operating margin as SEC-reported operating income divided by SEC-reported revenue for the same fiscal period. Changes are shown in percentage points. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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