BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC (BAX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 514 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.52 USD per share.
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC (BAX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 514 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 0.52 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 3.35 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 19.3 %. The dividend per share was 0.52 USD, down 50.0 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 348 M USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 637M | 601M | 581M | 561M | 546M | 543M | 542M | 548M | 540M | 541M | 513M | 506M | 505M | 502M | 504M | 508M | 511M | 514M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 5.28M | 0.00M | 1.87M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 2.82M | 3.20M | 3.29M | 3.35M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.96 % | 0.00 % | 0.35 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.56 % | 0.63 % | 0.64 % | 0.65 % |
| Shares repurchased | -17.0M | -36.0M | -20.2M | -19.8M | -14.8M | -3.18M | -0.66M | 0.00M | -8.05M | 0.00M | -28.5M | -6.84M | -1.24M | -3.30M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.67 % | -6.00 % | -3.48 % | -3.52 % | -2.70 % | -0.58 % | -0.12 % | 0.00 % | -1.49 % | 0.00 % | -5.55 % | -1.35 % | -0.25 % | -0.66 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -17.0M | -36.0M | -20.2M | -19.8M | -14.8M | -3.18M | -0.66M | 5.28M | -8.05M | 1.87M | -28.5M | -6.84M | -1.24M | -3.30M | 2.82M | 3.20M | 3.29M | 3.35M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.67 % | -6.00 % | -3.48 % | -3.52 % | -2.70 % | -0.58 % | -0.12 % | 0.96 % | -1.49 % | 0.35 % | -5.55 % | -1.35 % | -0.25 % | -0.66 % | 0.56 % | 0.63 % | 0.64 % | 0.65 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 0.50 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 1.92 | 2.05 | 1.27 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.73 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.15 | 1.16 | 1.04 | 0.52 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 27.11 % | 28.66 % | 48.45 % | 31.88 % | 34.57 % | 50.84 % | 43.85 % | 94.01 % | 5.40 % | 52.33 % | 24.32 % | 42.26 % | 42.92 % | 41.28 % | — | 22.06 % | — | — |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 546M | 632M | 688M | 709M | 804M | 1,023M | 1,095M | 910M | 268M | 315M | 376M | 423M | 473M | 530M | 573M | 586M | 590M | 348M |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 1.72 % | 1.81 % | 2.31 % | 2.56 % | 2.39 % | 5.09 % | 5.06 % | 3.33 % | 1.15 % | 0.94 % | 1.12 % | 1.01 % | 1.20 % | 1.25 % | 2.28 % | 2.99 % | 3.56 % | 2.68 % |
Figures in USD
