Baxter International (BAX) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Baxter International (BAX) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $5,637 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: -5.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $10,370 reinvested (0.2% a year), or $12,141 taking the dividends as cash, $4,849 of it paid out along the way.
BAX became
$10,370
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
0.2%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$5,881
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Worst drop
-79.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | BAX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +20.5% | $17 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | −33.3% | $239 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −22.4% | $463 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −21.9% | $508 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −39.6% | $442 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +8.5% | $465 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −3.0% | $386 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +28.4% | $355 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +2.9% | $290 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +47.3% | $248 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.6% | $210 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −2.1% | $301 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.4% | $414 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +7.3% | $386 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +38.5% | $318 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +0.1% | $243 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | −11.6% | $225 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +11.7% | $201 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −6.3% | $171 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: BAX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Baxter International (BAX) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $10,370 at the end of Oct 2026: 0.2% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, BAX turned $10,000 into $5,637 with dividends reinvested, -5.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, BAX returned -20.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking BAX's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $12,141, including $4,849 of cash received; reinvesting added $0.
- BAX's best calendar year in that time was 2017 (47.3%) and its worst 2022 (-39.6%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Baxter International (BAX) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BAX/total-return
BAX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in BAX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $5,637 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: -5.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $4,833 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is BAX's total return since Dec 2007?
4% in total, or 0.2% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 27%.
How much of BAX's return came from dividends?
About 100% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $0 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was BAX's worst year?
2022, at -39.6% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -79.0%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.