Boston Scientific Corporation BSX

43.92 (0.76) (1.70%) as of 25 Sep
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$64.7B
P/E
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Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) Return on invested capital

Boston Scientific Corporation's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 6.96%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.65%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.51% (fiscal 2015) to 6.65% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Medical Devices industry median of −10.3% and above the Healthcare sector median of 0.00%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2025 6.65% 1.61
FY2024 5.04% (0.23)
FY2023 5.27% 1.25
FY2022 4.02% 0.87
FY2021 3.15% 3.37
FY2020 −0.22% (4.23)
FY2019 4.01% (2.01)
FY2018 6.02% (0.44)
FY2017 6.46% 4.14
FY2016 2.32% 3.83

Against its own ten years

Low −1.51% High 6.65%
Ten-year median 4.02%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
DXCM DexCom, Inc. compare 37.1%
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corporation compare 12.8%
SYK Stryker Corporation compare 9.76%
GEHC GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. compare 8.37%
STE STERIS plc compare 8.27%
BSX Boston Scientific Corporation 6.96%
PHG Koninklijke Philips N.V. compare 6.69%
MDT Medtronic PLC compare 6.04%
ABT Abbott Laboratories compare 5.83%
Medical Devices industry median −10.3%
Healthcare sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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