Baxter International Inc. · BAX · NYSE
Dividend report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$25.94 -1.78% on the day, -$0.47
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.04·0.15%
$0.01 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.01/qtr
pays ~Nov 30 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 27est.
ex in 17 days ⓘ
Years without a cut
0 yrs
cut this year (-94.1%) ⓘ
Recession record
2000raised2008raised2020raised2022raised
raised through all four
Yield vs history ⓘ
10
Well below its usual yield
BAX share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
BAX Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y -89.7%3Y -64.6%5Y -47.1%10Y -22.2%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 160 payments since 1982.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 estimated from the current $0.01 rate), not a promise. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.04 a year would stay $0.04 by 2031 - 0.15% on today's $25.94 price.

How Many BAX Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.04 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 150,000 BAX shares, about $3,891,000 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $25.94. $1,000 a month takes about 300,000 shares, about $7,782,000. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Baxter International (BAX) pays $0.01 a share quarterly, $0.04 a year, a 0.15% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $25.94. It has made 160 dividend payments since 1982.

At today’s rate of $0.01 quarterly and the last close of $25.94, this is what BAX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.01$0.00$0.04
100 shares$1.00$0.33$4.00
$10,000 invested (385.5 shares)$3.86$1.29$15.42
150,000 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
300,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 BAX shares reinvest into 0.04 new shares each payment, about 0.2 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 2,594 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with BAX’s own history in the BAX DRIP calculator.

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  • Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
  • Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
  • Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
  • Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
  • Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
  • Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
  • Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
  • Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
  • Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
  • Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
  • Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
  • Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history

BAX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

10/100Well below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • BAX yields 0.15% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $25.94.
  • Its own 10-year median is 1.22%, so today’s yield is well below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.15% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.15% low3.68% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is BAX’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After August 2026

BAX has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 27, 2026, with the cash around Nov 30, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.01 a share, went ex on Aug 28, 2026 and paid Aug 31, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does BAX Pay?

BAX pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.04 a share, in 4 payments.
-94.1% against the 12 months before ($0.68 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Mar, Jun, Aug and Dec. Ex-dates fall in Feb, May, Aug and Nov (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last change: cut Nov 28, 2025 - $0.17 to $0.01 (-94.12%)
  • Last raise: Jun 2, 2022 - $0.28 to $0.29 (+$0.01, +3.57%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.03 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: n/a (EPS negative) - $0.04 paid / -$1.41 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 300.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: 1.8% - $0.04 paid / $2.20 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 107.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

BAX vs Similar Dividend Stocks (EHC, SNN...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Healthcare companies closest to BAX in market value, BAX’s 0.15% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 0.57%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 5th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating Recessions ⓘ No cut ⓘ
BAX $25.94Baxter International $0.01/qtr$0.04/yr fwd 0.15% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised 0 yrsno raise streak
EHC $141.13Encompass Health $0.21/qtr$0.84/yr fwd 0.60% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Cut in 20222020 held2022 cutno 2000/2008 record 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
SNN $31.05Smith & Nephew $0.312/half-yr$0.62/yr fwd 2.01% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Varied, no cut2020 varied2022 variedno 2000/2008 record 15+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BTSGU $227.64BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. Tangible Equity Unit $0.844/qtr$3.38/yr fwd 1.48% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 1+ yrno raise streak
RDY $15.05Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited $0.083/yr 0.55% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in all 32008 raised2020 held2022 raisedno 2000 record 7 yrsno raise streak
UHS $197.16Universal Health Services $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd 0.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Stopped in 20202008 raised2020 stopped2022 heldno 2000 record 4+ yrsno raise streak
TECH $72.82Bio-Techne $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 0.44% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record 16+ yrsno raise streak
ENSG $181.96Ensign Group $0.065/qtr$0.26/yr fwd 0.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 17+ yrsraised 17 yrs in a row
QGEN $50.55Qiagen N.V. $0.35/yr 0.69% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 2 yrsno raise streak
CLPBY $7.62Coloplast A/S $0.079/half-yr$0.16/yr fwd 2.07% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only — 4+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row
BRKR $66.54Bruker $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 0.30% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record 9+ yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: BAX vs EHC, BAX vs SNN, BAX vs BTSGU.

BAX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1982

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Aug 28, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.01QuarterlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.01QuarterlyRegular
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.01QuarterlyRegular
Nov 28, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.01QuarterlyRegular
Aug 29, 2025Sep 1, 2025$0.17QuarterlyRegular
May 30, 2025Jun 2, 2025$0.17QuarterlyRegular
Feb 28, 2025Mar 3, 2025$0.17QuarterlyRegular
Nov 29, 2024Dec 2, 2024$0.17QuarterlyRegular
Aug 30, 2024Sep 2, 2024$0.29QuarterlyRegular
May 31, 2024Jun 3, 2024$0.29QuarterlyRegular
The other 150 BAX payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 160 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for BAX

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BAX Dividend Questions

How often does BAX pay dividends?

BAX pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Nov. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does BAX pay dividends monthly?

No. BAX pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next BAX dividend?

BAX has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 27, 2026, with the cash around Nov 30, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.01 a share, went ex on Aug 28, 2026 and paid Aug 31, 2026. The current rate is $0.01 per share, $0.04 a year.

Does BAX pay a dividend in November 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 27, 2026, with the cash around Nov 30, 2026, so a payment in November 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does BAX pay per share?

BAX pays $0.01 a share quarterly, $0.04 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $25.94 that is a 0.15% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.22%.

Has BAX raised its dividend?

BAX has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Jun 2, 2022, took the rate from $0.28 to $0.29 (+3.57%). Since then the rate was cut on Nov 28, 2025, from $0.17 to $0.01. Over five years the dividend grew -47.1% a year.

Is BAX’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. BAX paid out 2% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my BAX dividends?

Add BAX to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run BAX in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 10, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 13 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.