Baxter International Inc.
BAX stock score: 43/100
$25.65 · +3.85% · Scored Oct 22, 2026
- Technical
- 49
- Fundamental
- 37
- News
- 22
The reading
Baxter International (BAX) scores 43 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 42% of Healthcare stocks and 25% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.
The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 49, fundamentals 37.
Among the fundamentals, Price to Sales Ratio at 95 and EV/Revenue at 95 score highest, while Earnings Growth (5-Year) at 0 weighs the most against it.
On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 62 and contrarian oscillators 44.
News sentiment is negative at 22; it is shown, not counted in the composite.
Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 38 to 62, and it is down 8 points over the period.
What’s driving the score
The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward BAX’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.
Fundamental
37Pulling it up
- Price to Sales Ratio95
Price-to-Sales ratio compares market capitalization to annual revenue.
- EV/Revenue95
EV/Revenue compares the whole company's value, debt included, with its sales.
- Forward P/E93
Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.
Holding it back
- Earnings Growth (5-Year)0
5-year earnings growth evaluates long-term profit trajectory and consistency.
- PEG Ratio0
PEG ratio divides the P/E ratio by earnings growth rate.
- Earnings Growth (Annual)1
Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.
40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.
Technical · daily
61Pulling it up
- VWAP100
Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) shows the average price weighted by volume.
- SMA 50 Cross Up100
SMA 50 Cross Up detects when faster averages cross above the 50-period SMA.
- SMA 20092
Simple Moving Average (200-period) is the most widely followed long-term trend indicator.
Holding it back
- Parabolic SAR (PSAR)0
Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.
- Bollinger Bands (20)9
Bollinger Bands (20-period) plot standard deviations above and below a moving average.
- TRIX15
TRIX is a momentum oscillator that filters out short-term noise by triple-smoothing price data.
62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.
News · shown, not counted
- Global News
- 22
Technical score by timeframe
| Chart | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly | 57 | 1 |
| Daily | 61 | 3 |
| Weekly | 53 | 2 |
| Monthly | 37 | 2 |
| Quarterly | 34 | 2 |
Composite score, last 90 days
Show the daily numbers
| Date | Composite |
|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | 43 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 40 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 39 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 40 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 40 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 40 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 40 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 40 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 42 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 38 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 42 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 42 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 42 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 42 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 44 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 42 |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 45 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 45 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 43 |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 45 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 45 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 47 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 46 |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 46 |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 46 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 46 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 48 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 49 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 49 |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 47 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 62 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 61 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 61 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 61 |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 51 |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 51 |
Key facts
- Market cap
- $13.3B
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Medical Instruments & Supplies
- Beta
- 0.65
- Risk grade (1–10)
- 6
- Next earnings
- Oct 29, 2026
Medical Instruments & Supplies peers
| Company | Market cap | Score |
|---|---|---|
| SOLV Solventum | $14.8B | 59 |
| AVTR Avantor | $11.7B | 50 |
| RGEN Repligen | $11.4B | 55 |
| COO The Cooper Companies | $11.2B | 49 |
| ALGN Align Technology | $10.8B | 48 |
| ATR AptarGroup | $8.0B | 53 |
Questions
What is BAX's stock score today?
BAX scores 43/100 (Weak) as of Oct 22, 2026: technical 49, fundamental 37, and news sentiment 22, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.
Is BAX a buy?
The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 43 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.
How is the BAX score calculated?
102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Healthcare ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.
Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.