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Baxter International Inc. stock research

Sep 30, 2025

FY2025 Q3

Baxter International (BAX) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2025

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit and gross margin both weakened sequentially and declined from the year-ago period, as cost of revenue increased relative to revenue.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 · FY2025 Q3

Revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and higher than the same quarter last year. Gross profit and gross margin both weakened sequentially and declined from the year-ago period, as cost of revenue increased relative to revenue.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which compressed gross profit and margin in both comparisons.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as gross profit declined while revenue was unchanged. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin also weakened, with gross profit lower despite higher revenue.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

33.5%

Gross profit

$950.0M

Revenue

$2.8B

Cost of revenue

$1.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

-4.8 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2024$2.7B$1.0B$1.7B38.3%
Mar 31, 2025$2.6B$861.0M$1.8B32.8%
Jun 30, 2025$2.8B$991.0M$1.8B35.3%
Sep 30, 2025$2.8B$950.0M$1.9B33.5%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Jun 30, 2025

-1.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Sep 30, 2024

-4.8 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable margin driver is the increase in cost of revenue relative to revenue, which compressed gross profit and margin in both comparisons.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, gross margin weakened as gross profit declined while revenue was unchanged. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin also weakened, with gross profit lower despite higher revenue.

Monitor the trajectory of cost of revenue relative to revenue in upcoming quarters for further margin pressure.

BAX Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Sep 30, 2025