Baxter Intl (NYSE:BAX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.61 by 3.28 percent. This is a 28.26 percent increase over earnings of $0.46 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.810 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.823 billion by 0.45 percent. This is a 4.31 percent increase over sales of $2.694 billion the same period last year.