Baxter International Shares Outstanding History (BAX)
Baxter International reported 514.5M shares outstanding at the end of fiscal 2025.
View full Baxter International company overviewBaxter International annual shares outstanding history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 514.5M | 2.9M | +0.56% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 511.6M | 3.8M | +0.75% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 507.8M | 3.2M | +0.63% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 504.7M | 2.4M | +0.47% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 502.3M | −2.8M | −0.56% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 505.1M | −2.2M | −0.43% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 507.3M | −5.3M | −1.03% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 512.5M | −27.6M | −5.11% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 540.1M | 56,585 | +0.01% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 540.1M | −7.8M | −1.42% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 547.9M | 5.3M | +0.98% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 542.6M | −606,229 | −0.11% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 543.2M | −2.7M | −0.50% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 545.9M | −14.4M | −2.57% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 560.3M | −19.1M | −3.29% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 579.4M | −23.2M | −3.86% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 602.7M | — | — |
Baxter International quarterly shares outstanding
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Shares outstanding | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 517.0M | 3.4M | +0.66% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 516.5M | 3.3M | +0.64% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 514.5M | 2.9M | +0.56% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 514.1M | 3.5M | +0.68% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 513.6M | 3.4M | +0.67% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 513.2M | 3.6M | +0.71% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 511.6M | 3.8M | +0.75% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 510.6M | 3.3M | +0.64% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 510.2M | 3.8M | +0.75% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 509.6M | 3.7M | +0.74% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 507.8M | 3.2M | +0.63% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 507.3M | 3.2M | +0.64% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 506.4M | 2.8M | +0.55% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 505.9M | 2.3M | +0.46% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 504.7M | 2.4M | +0.47% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 504.1M | 3.4M | +0.68% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 503.6M | 3.7M | +0.74% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 503.5M | 676,685 | +0.13% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 502.3M | −2.8M | −0.56% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 500.7M | −10.1M | −1.98% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 499.9M | −6.3M | −1.25% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 502.9M | −6.0M | −1.18% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 505.1M | −2.2M | −0.43% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 510.8M | 3.6M | +0.70% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 506.2M | −4.3M | −0.85% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 508.8M | −1.3M | −0.26% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 507.3M | −5.3M | −1.03% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 507.3M | −24.9M | −4.67% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 510.6M | −23.7M | −4.44% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 510.2M | −25.3M | −4.73% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 512.5M | −27.6M | −5.11% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 532.1M | −12.7M | −2.33% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 534.3M | −10.6M | −1.95% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 535.5M | −8.2M | −1.51% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 540.1M | 56,585 | +0.01% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 544.8M | 911,987 | +0.17% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 544.9M | 983,231 | +0.18% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 543.7M | −8.6M | −1.56% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 540.1M | −7.8M | −1.42% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 543.9M | −3.1M | −0.57% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 543.9M | −1.7M | −0.30% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 552.3M | 8.0M | +1.47% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 547.9M | 5.3M | +0.98% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 547.0M | 5.0M | +0.93% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 545.5M | 3.9M | +0.71% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 544.3M | 1.7M | +0.30% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 542.6M | −606,229 | −0.11% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 542.0M | −719,423 | −0.13% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 541.7M | −1.1M | −0.21% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 542.6M | 647,858 | +0.12% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 543.2M | −2.7M | −0.50% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 542.7M | −6.7M | −1.22% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 542.8M | — | — |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 542.0M | −8.6M | −1.57% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 545.9M | −14.4M | −2.57% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 549.4M | −14.5M | −2.57% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-07-31 | 547.2M | — | — |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 550.6M | −19.8M | −3.47% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 560.3M | −19.1M | −3.29% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 563.9M | −18.9M | −3.24% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 568.3M | −16.1M | −2.76% |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 570.4M | −26.1M | −4.37% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 579.4M | −23.2M | −3.86% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 582.7M | −20.1M | −3.34% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 584.4M | −18.3M | −3.04% |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 596.5M | — | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 602.7M | 0 | 0.00% |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 602.9M | — | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 602.7M | — | — |
| Q4 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 602.7M | — | — |
Baxter International Share Buyback History
A share buyback, also called a stock repurchase, is when a company uses cash to buy its own shares. Baxter International share buyback history shows the reported cash used for repurchases. Buybacks can reduce shares outstanding, but issuance, stock-based compensation, acquisitions, and stock splits can change the share count separately.
Baxter International used $0 to repurchase common stock in fy 2024. Across the latest 5 reported fiscal years, total share repurchases were $1.13B. The latest reported quarter showed $0 of share repurchases.
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Share repurchases |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $0 |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $0 |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $32.0M |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $600.0M |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $500.0M |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.27B |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $2.45B |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $564.0M |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $292.0M |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $550.0M |
TickerStat uses SEC-reported cash payments for common-stock repurchases. The amounts describe capital returned through buybacks; they are not a forecast or a measure of the number of shares retired.
Baxter International shares outstanding trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Baxter International's shares outstanding moved from 505.1M to 514.5M, a change of 9.4M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 517.0M.
What shares outstanding means
Shares outstanding is the number of common shares held by investors at a reporting-period end. The count can change because of stock issuance, repurchases, conversions, acquisitions, or stock splits.
SEC-reported period-end shares
TickerStat displays period-end common shares from SEC filings and adjusts older values to the current share basis when a stock-split conversion ratio is reported directly or evidenced by a later filing’s restated historical share balance. After repeated reverse splits, an old period can represent less than one current-basis share; this is a split-adjusted equivalent, not a literal historical certificate count. Values remain as reported when no reliable split ratio is available. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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