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How Baxter International Inc. stacks up
BAX · against 138 other Healthcare companies of similar size
Profitability
33/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #114 of 139 · scores higher than 18% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score3 peers with a profitability score of 30–39, including BAX · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 33?
Weighted metrics compared with all Healthcare companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are weaker than most Healthcare peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 71% of peers. Return on assets: -5.4% vs peer median 1.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 69% of peers. Operating margin: -2.4% vs peer median 7.1%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 67% of peers. Return on invested capital: -1.6% vs peer median 4.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = BAX, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | BAX | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 135 reported | -1.6% | 10.4% | 16% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 135 reported | -2.4% | 13.9% | 14% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 133 reported | -5.4% | 5.5% | 19% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 129 reported | -14.4% | 10.9% | 16% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 145 reported | 34.1% | 55.7% | 25% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around BAX| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17.9B USD | 99 | 76 | |
| 1 | 13.9B EUR (≈$15.3B) | 99 | 78 | |
| 1 | 20.0B AUD (≈$13.2B) | 99 | 77 | |
| 4 | 23.8B USD | 98 | 84 | |
| 5 | 193.6B HKD (≈$24.8B) | 97 | 78 | |
| 108 | 10.8B USD | 41 | 35 | |
| 111 | 7.2B USD | 40 | 43 | |
| 111 | 12.3B USD | 40 | 35 | |
| 113 | 8.6B USD | 36 | 30 | |
| 114 | 13.2B USD | 33 | 30 | |
| 115 | 21.7B USD | 31 | 32 | |
| 116 | 71.0B HKD (≈$9.1B) | 27 | 54 | |
| 117 | 6.6B USD | 26 | 45 | |
| 117 | 8.5B USD | 26 | 28 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score