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$1,000 in Baxter International Inc. in 2021 → $315 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Baxter International Inc. (BAX) on January 1, 2021, buying at the December 2020 month-end close of $80.24, and held to the latest close on 2026-10-16, you'd have $315. That's a -68.5% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $299 in BAX and $2,208 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.

$1,000 in 2021$315Price return-68.5%Multiple31%CAGR-18.0%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in BAX in 2021 worth today?

$315 at the latest close (2026-10-16), a price return of -68.5%.

Did $1,000 in BAX in 2021 beat the market?

No. From the December 2020 month-end through September 2026, BAX trailed an S&P 500 index fund by 86.4%: the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) turned the same $1,000 into $2,208, and BAX (price only) turned it into $299.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

It is a month's last price on IEX: the last regular-session trade on the month's final trading day. Here the buy is the December 2020 close, the price entering 2021, and the position is valued at the latest close (2026-10-16).

Is the 2021–2026 return in BAX typical?

No single year is typical. BAX's best calendar year since 2016 was 2017, at +45.8%, and its worst was 2022, at -40.6%.

Methodology

The figures use BAX's price data from January 2021 through 2026-10-16.

The entry price is the December 2020 month-end close and the exit is the latest close, both from IEX Historical Data. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. The market comparison uses the TSP C Fund's monthly returns, published at tsp.gov.

Buying at a month-end close misses the highs and lows inside the month, and the figures ignore taxes and fees. To try another amount, month or monthly contribution, use the BAX calculator, which also shows the best and worst entry points in your window.

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Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.