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Baxter International Inc.BAX · healthcare
GradeSlothDfourth fifth of 371 graded peers; percentile 76.8, sampling error 2.5 points; lower is stronger
Rank285 of 371
ProfitabilityC/Dpercentile 58.8
SolvencyCpercentile 53.8
Growth and financingC/Dpercentile 61.4
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $20.1B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone activenot computable: distress
Inputs computable11 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Feb 12, 2026239 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$23.912026-10-08; market equity $12.4B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$15$20$25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctDD/EDD/ED$23.90
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ5
Feb 21, 2014C/D62.0Q5
Mar 21, 2014D63.1Q5
Mar 21, 2016E86.6Q5
Jul 21, 2016D/E82.8Q5
Mar 21, 2017E96.2Q5
Mar 21, 2018C/D60.7Q5
Sep 21, 2018D64.0Q5
Nov 21, 2018C/D62.2Q5
Feb 21, 2019C52.6Q5
Aug 21, 2019B/C43.2Q5
Sep 21, 2019C46.0Q5
Mar 21, 2020B33.6Q5
Feb 21, 2021C46.2Q5
Mar 21, 2022C/D60.1Q5
Nov 21, 2022C56.6Q5
Feb 21, 2024D/E79.5Q5
Mar 21, 2024D72.7Q5
Apr 21, 2026D/E77.7Q5
Jun 21, 2026D77.2Q5
Jul 21, 2026D/E77.5Q5
Aug 21, 2026D76.2Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 12, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Baxter International Inc., through our subsidiaries, provides a broad portfolio of essential healthcare products, including sterile intravenous (IV) solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; inhaled anesthetics; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; surgical hemostat and sealant products; advanced surgical equipment; smart bed systems; patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies; and respiratory health devices. These products are used by hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory surgery centers, doctors’ offices, kidney dialysis centers and patients at home under physician supervision.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 58.8
Gross profitability16.8%[1,3]32.2%67.93722025-12-31
Return on invested capitalnot computable9.3%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Accruals ratio(7.9%)[1,4-6](6.6%)50.18112025-12-31
Gross margin stability, five years3.5 pts[2-3,7-14]2.8 pts58.32432025-12-31
Solvency, sleeve percentile 53.8
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.07%
latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required
Altman Z double-prime3.86[1,15-20](0.31)22.37562025-12-31
Net debt to EBITDA11.15x[18,21-23]1.82x95.9752025-12-31
Interest coverage(1.06x)[18,24](4.51x)30.0812025-12-31
Current ratio2.31x[15-16]2.96x67.28392025-12-31
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 61.4
Revenue growth, three-year compound3.8%[2,8,10,12]10.0%62.14152025-12-31
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound(26.4%)[5,25-31]10.9%93.7962025-12-31
Reinvestment ratenot computable37.1%
pretax income must exceed the validity floor and imply a 0%-100% tax rate
Asset growth, three years(10.8%)[1,6,32-33]2.1%70.47042025-12-31
Net share issuance, one year0.6%[34-35]2.5%19.46342026-02-05

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite 0.176; sampling error 2.5 percentile points on 371 peers.

Among 371 Peers [top]

ABCDEJNJ, Johnson & Johnson; C, percentile 44.9; market equity $618.1BJNJLLY, ELI Lilly & Co.; C, percentile 55.7; market equity $1.1TLLYABBV, AbbVie Inc.; D, percentile 63.2; market equity $481.4BABBVGILD, Gilead Sciences, Inc.; D/E, percentile 78.9; market equity $182.4BGILDMRK, Merck & Co., Inc.; D/E, percentile 80.8; market equity $351.3BMRKAMGN, Amgen Inc.; E, percentile 85.1; market equity $220.3BAMGNBAX 76.8strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
280Teleflex Inc. (TFX)

Teleflex Inc. (TFX)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.4

NYSE · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

market equity $5.3B; last close $124.12

No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs

75.4D
281Standard Biotools Inc. (LAB)

Standard Biotools Inc. (LAB)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.7

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations

market equity $263.1M; last close $0.67

Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

75.7Dlate filer, fortress balance sheet
282Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (ABEO)

Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (ABEO)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 75.9

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations

market equity $283.6M; last close $4.95

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

75.9Dfortress balance sheet
283Cytosorbents Corp. (CTSO)

Cytosorbents Corp. (CTSO)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 76.2

Nasdaq · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

market equity $234.4M; last close $3.80

Warnings: short runway, fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs

76.2Dshort runway, fortress balance sheet
284Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY)

Tilray Brands, Inc. (TLRY)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 76.5

Nasdaq · Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products

market equity $530.6M; last close $3.59

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

76.5Dfortress balance sheet
285Baxter International Inc. (BAX)

Baxter International Inc. (BAX)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 76.8

NYSE · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

market equity $12.4B; last close $23.91

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

76.8D
286Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (VVOS)

Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. (VVOS)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 77.0

Nasdaq · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

market equity $3.0M; last close $0.15

Warnings: dilution, short runway, late filer; 9 of 14 inputs

77.0Ddilution, short runway, late filer
287Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX)

Quest Diagnostics Inc. (DGX)

Dfourth fifth; percentile 77.3

NYSE · Services-Medical Laboratories

market equity $25.5B; last close $230.78

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

77.3D
288biote Corp. (BTMD)

biote Corp. (BTMD)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 77.6

Nasdaq · Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products

market equity $68.1M; last close $1.17

No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs

77.6D/E
289Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX)

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (PLX)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 77.8

NYSE · Biological Products, (No Diagnostic Substances)

market equity $217.5M; last close $2.69

No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs

77.8D/E
290Femasys Inc. (FEMY)

Femasys Inc. (FEMY)

D/Eon the D/E boundary; percentile 78.1

Nasdaq · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus

market equity $17.1M; last close $2.07

Warnings: dilution, short runway; 8 of 14 inputs

78.1D/Edilution, short runway
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesE82.92204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)D76.8371
same exchange, equal sleevesE85.9984
sector peers, equal inputsD77.0371

Each letter is one fifth of the 371 graded peers, about 74 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month14.4%8.0%55hotter than 55 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(15.7%)(31.4%)71closer to its high than 71 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value(1.6%)(1.5%)50pricier than 50 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield2.7%(1.0%)68pricier than 32 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.500.2869pricier than 31 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.910.3180pricier than 20 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(8.5%)20.3%16more equity-funded than 16 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return(0.08)(0.14)55ahead of 55 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $12.4B; EBIT -$308.0M; free cash flow $332.0M; book equity $6.2B; sales $11.2B; debt $9.5B; cash $2.1B[36].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2025-12-31
Return on assets above zero(3.7%)✗ fail[4,6]
Operating cash flow above zero$845.0M✓ pass[5]
Return on assets improved(1.4 pts)✗ fail[4,6,32,37]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$1.8B✓ pass[4-5]
Long-term leverage fell3.0 pts✗ fail[1,6,21,32,38]
Current ratio improved95.4 pts✓ pass[15-16,39-40]
No new shares issued0.6%✗ fail[34-35]
Gross margin improved(7.4 pts)✗ fail[2-3,7-8]
Asset turnover improved6.0 pts✓ pass[2,6,8,32]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$2.1B[41]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$1.3B[5,41-45]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing71
10-Q received Jul 30, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$148.0M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input239

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$20.1B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$11.2B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
3gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.4B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
4net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$957.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
5operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$845.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
6assetsus-gaap:Assets$25.8B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
7gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$4.0B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
8revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$10.6B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$4.2B2023-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$10.4B2023-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.5B2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$10.1B2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$4.7B2021-12-312024-02-0810-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$12.1B2021-12-312024-02-0810-Kfiling · viewer · series
15current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$6.9B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
16current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$3.0B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
17retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit$13.7B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
18operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss-$308.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
19book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$6.1B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
20liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$14.0B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
21total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$9.5B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
22cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$2.0B2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
23depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$981.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
24interest expenseus-gaap:InterestExpense$290.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
25capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$513.0M2025-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
26operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.0B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
27capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$446.0M2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
28operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.7B2023-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
29capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$432.0M2023-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
30operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.2B2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
31capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets$377.0M2022-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
32assetsus-gaap:Assets$28.3B2023-12-312025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
33assetsus-gaap:Assets$28.3B2022-12-312024-02-0810-Kfiling · viewer · series
34shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding514,490,0452026-02-052026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
35shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding511,624,9962025-02-132025-02-2110-Kfiling · viewer · series
36shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding516,995,9992026-07-232026-07-3010-Qfiling · viewer · series
37net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss-$649.0M2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
38long term debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$10.4B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
39current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$8.9B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
40current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$6.5B2024-12-312026-02-1210-Kfiling · viewer · series
41cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$2.1B2026-06-302026-07-3010-Qfiling · viewer · series
42operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$498.0M2026-06-302026-07-3010-Qfiling · viewer · series
43operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$213.0M2026-03-312026-04-3010-Qfiling · viewer · series
44operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$261.0M2025-09-302025-11-0410-Qfiling · viewer · series
45operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$24.0M2025-06-302026-07-3010-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 76.8 is 3.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.5 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.