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$26.64 +0.70 (+2.70%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$13.41B
Shares
517.00M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$26.64 Open$26.04 Day$25.87–26.75 52W close$15.80–28.35 Avg vol 30d7.1M Short int32.7M · 6.3% float · 4.3d Short vol43% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +34%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +14%
      above
      RSI (14) 59
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 86%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +23%
      trailing
      6-month return +31%
      trailing
      YTD return +39%
      this year
      Relative strength +20%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $23 › 200d $20 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +109 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.32% of float · ▼ -11.3% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      690 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Squeeze score 59
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +6%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 30%
      contracting
      EPS growth −47%
      Y/Y
      Buyback $1.3B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $7.5B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 44%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −36%
      past year
      ATR 3.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
      Reported sales growth from continuing operations · full-year 2026 Initiated 3% – 4%
      Adjusted earnings from continuing operations per diluted share · full-year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $1.95 – $2.15
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      Operational sales growth · full-year 2025 1% – 2%
      Adjusted earnings from continuing operations, before special ite · full-year 2025 $2.35 – $2.40
      Sales growth from continuing operations (reported basis) · fourth-quarter 2025 2%
      Adjusted earnings from continuing operations, before special ite · fourth-quarter 2025 $0.52 – $0.57

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +34% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      59 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      86% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $23 › 200d $20 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +109 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.32% of float · ▼ -11.3% MoM · 4.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr low
      690 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $16 Now $27 · 86% Range high $28
      vs 200-day avg +34% vs 50-day avg +14%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $257M first half of the year

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Medical Instruments & Supplies — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BAX
      Baxter International Inc
      this stock
      $13.41B +39.4% +5.7% 6.3%
      ISRG
      Intuitive Surgical Inc
      $137.90B -30.9% +20.5% 44.8 1.9%
      BDX
      Becton Dickinson & Co
      $49.24B +8.2% 3.7%
      MDLN
      Medline Inc.
      $45.86B -18.8% +11.5% 2.6%
      ALC
      Alcon Inc
      $35.55B -5.8% +10.5% 2.8%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      690
      % held
      108.8%
      Net QoQ
      +24.6M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      515
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      32.7M
      Days to cover
      4.3d
      Change
      -4.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      43%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.9K
      Value
      $50.2K
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      35.8%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 31, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $11.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $-957.0M
      EPS diluted
      $-1.87
      View
      Buybacks
      Remaining
      $1.3B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 19, 2026
      This year
      18
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $645.2K
      Shares
      36.3K
      Filed
      May 18, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Baxter to Host Second-Quarter 202…
      Published
      Jul 9, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BAX -1.2% +22.5% +30.8% +1.8% +39.4%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -0.8% +20.0% +20.1% -0.9% +26.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.01 / share · ex May 29, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.01 / share · ex Aug 28, 2026
      Cut 94.1%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.20 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.75%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining
      $1.30B

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 10456 CUSIP 071813109 13F (30d) 627 filings 590 filers Visit website Investor relations