Baxter International BAX Shares (Basic)
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Where this comes from
Reported directly by Baxter International in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.
The official record: Baxter International’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Baxter International's shares (basic)?
- Baxter International (BAX) reported shares (basic) of 515M in Q1 2026.
- How has Baxter International's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
- Baxter International's shares (basic) increased by 0.6% year-over-year, from 512M to 515M.
- What is the long-term trend for Baxter International's shares (basic)?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Baxter International's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2B to 2.1B.
- What does shares (basic) mean?
- The average number of common shares held by investors during the period.
- How do you interpret shares (basic)?
- An increase often signals share issuance for capital raising or acquisitions, while a decrease suggests share buybacks.
- How does shares (basic) compare across companies?
- Standard metric for all publicly traded entities to normalize earnings calculations.