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Baxter International (LTS:0QK8) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 1.61 (As of May. 25, 2025)


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What is Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-05-25), Baxter International's current share price is $29.9614. Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $18.57. Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 1.61.

The historical rank and industry rank for Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0QK8' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.48   Med: 4.04   Max: 6
Current: 1.61

During the past years, Baxter International's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 6.00. The lowest was 1.48. And the median was 4.04.

LTS:0QK8's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked better than
55.76% of 495 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.83 vs LTS:0QK8: 1.61

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Baxter International's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.801. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is $18.57 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Baxter International Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.99 4.91 2.76 2.07 1.57

Baxter International Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.27 1.78 2.02 1.57 1.83

Competitive Comparison of Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Baxter International Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=29.9614/18.57
=1.61

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Baxter International's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Baxter International's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=13.801/134.9266*134.9266
=13.801

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Baxter International Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 14.652 100.684 19.635
201509 14.308 100.392 19.230
201512 16.153 99.792 21.840
201603 16.362 100.470 21.973
201606 15.689 101.688 20.817
201609 15.953 101.861 21.132
201612 15.394 101.863 20.391
201703 16.005 102.862 20.994
201706 16.848 103.349 21.996
201709 17.381 104.136 22.520
201712 16.850 104.011 21.858
201803 16.960 105.290 21.734
201806 16.600 106.317 21.067
201809 17.120 106.507 21.688
201812 15.290 105.998 19.463
201903 14.991 107.251 18.859
201906 15.311 108.070 19.116
201909 14.936 108.329 18.603
201912 15.572 108.420 19.379
202003 15.144 108.902 18.763
202006 15.932 108.767 19.764
202009 16.772 109.815 20.607
202012 17.209 109.897 21.128
202103 16.814 111.754 20.300
202106 16.993 114.631 20.002
202109 17.517 115.734 20.422
202112 18.096 117.630 20.757
202203 18.026 121.301 20.051
202206 17.584 125.017 18.978
202209 10.981 125.227 11.832
202212 11.564 125.222 12.460
202303 11.622 127.348 12.314
202306 10.998 128.729 11.528
202309 15.969 129.860 16.592
202312 16.551 129.419 17.255
202403 16.039 131.776 16.422
202406 14.984 132.554 15.252
202409 15.421 133.029 15.641
202412 13.630 133.157 13.811
202503 13.801 134.927 13.801

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Baxter International  (LTS:0QK8) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Baxter International Business Description

Address
One Baxter Parkway, Deerfield, IL, USA, 60015
Baxter International Inc offers a variety of medical supplies and equipment to providers. From its legacy operations, Baxter sells injectable therapies for use in care settings, including IV pumps, administrative sets, and solutions; nutritional products; and surgical sealants and hemostatic agents. Baxter expanded its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021, which added basic equipment like hospital beds, operating room equipment, and patient monitoring tools to the portfolio. Baxter also sold its kidney care tools in early 2025.

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