BAX Stock — Baxter International Inc.

Baxter International Inc. (BAX)

BAX is a Stock. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 15/100 (High risk). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.4%.

At the current 0.16% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $16 per year, or $1.33 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Baxter International is a healthcare company that develops and sells medical products and therapies across three business segments: Medical Products & Therapies (including IV solutions, infusion systems, and surgical devices), Healthcare Systems & Technologies (such as smart beds and patient monitoring systems), and Pharmaceuticals (specialty injectables and inhaled anesthetics). The company distributes quarterly at a very modest rate. It appeals primarily to income investors seeking exposure to the stable healthcare sector, though the dividend yield is minimal relative to potential capital appreciation opportunities.

BAX performance

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.4%.

BAX key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

15 · High risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.02%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/27/1981

Distribution rate

0.16%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.16%

5-year average yield

2.46

Last close

$25.57

Market cap

$13,441,896,448

Average volume

4698366.0

Next dividend

$0.01

Last ex-dividend date

08/28/2026

Next payment date

10/01/2026

Beta

0.595

Payout ratio

0.0195

Forward P/E

12.837

EPS

$-1.88

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.16%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.16%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BAX risks and drawbacks

BAX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.4%.

Who may consider BAX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BAX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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