Baxter International Q3 Adjusted Earnings Fall, Net Sales Rise

08:00 AM EDT, 10/29/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Baxter International (BAX) reported Q3 adjusted earnings Thursday of $0.58 per diluted share, down from $0.69 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.52. Net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were $2.98 billion, up from $2.84 billion a year earlier. Analysts expected $2.91 billion. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted earnings outlook to $2.05 to $2.15 per diluted share, from $1.95 to $2.15. Analysts expect $2.05. Baxter now expects reported sales growth of 4% to 5% for 2026, up from 3% to 4%.