Boston Scientific Corporation

BSX Healthcare Medical Devices

Boston Scientific Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $20.1 billion, up 19.9% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+1.44%
EPS
−21.6%
Free cash flow
−25.3%
Total debt
+3.04%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

43.00 1.64 −3.67%
Market cap
$64.7B
P/E
18.7×
Fwd P/E
17.0×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
5.41
Beneish M
−2.49
Dividend safety
n/a

Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) Return on equity

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Boston Scientific Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 14.2%, up 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (12.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.74% (fiscal 2015) to 41.6% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Medical Devices industry median of −10.4% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 12.5% 3.55
FY2024 8.92% 0.46
FY2023 8.46% 4.71
FY2022 3.75% (2.42)
FY2021 6.17% 6.96
FY2020 −0.79% (42.38)
FY2019 41.6% 20.35
FY2018 21.2% 19.73
FY2017 1.51% (3.81)
FY2016 5.32% 9.06

Against its own ten years

Low −3.74% High 41.6%
Ten-year median 6.17%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare 37.7%
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare 19.9%
SYK Stryker Corporation compare 16.0%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 14.2%
STE STERIS plc compare 11.6%
MDT Medtronic PLC compare 10.6%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation compare 9.65%
PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare 8.54%
ABT Abbott Laboratories compare 0.00%
Medical Devices industry median −10.4%
Healthcare sector median −26.3%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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