Baxter International (BAX)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Instruments & SuppliesSnapshot 2026-10-29
$23.50-7.70%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareMedical - Instruments & SuppliesSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Health Care Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (4q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Adjusted EPS near $1.95 in 2026: Direct metric needs a verified mapping.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskBAX depends on steady organic sales growth and adjusted EPS execution to support its outlook. Revenue growth held at 5% year over year in Q2 and Q3 2026. Q3 adjusted EPS beat estimates, and management reiterated its full-year outlook. BAX trades at 12× P/E versus a 30× peer median. Expectations look modest versus our view, though the peer gap must be earned. A 19% next-quarter miss probability and fragile cash backing threaten the case. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% above where it trades. The thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. BAX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 16 analysts currently covering BAX (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BAX in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Reiterate and raise full-year 2026 financial outlook
Q3 earnings call provides a direct update on 2026 outlook and management priorities.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $23.50
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $23.50.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Reiterate and raise full-year 2026 financial outlook
Projects 2026 sales growth and EPS targets, reaffirming the tracked outlook objective.
Advances: Reiterate and raise full-year 2026 financial outlook
Reported Q3 earnings beat supports the outlook objective, though the share decline tempers the signal.
FDA warning-letter risk at a Baxter facility may disrupt operations and create regulatory remediation costs.
Margin recovery complications could hinder financial outlook.
Advances: Reiterate and raise full-year 2026 financial outlook
Strong Q2 growth supports raised full-year 2026 outlook.
Advances: CFO transition and leadership changes
CFO transition aligns with leadership objectives and may enhance performance.
Threatens: CFO transition and leadership changes
CFO transition may disrupt financial outlook and strategy execution.
