What is Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets?

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported deferred tax assets of $3.68B in Q4 2025.

How has Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?

Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $3.66B to $3.68B.

What is the long-term trend for Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets has grown at a -2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.21B to $3.68B.

What does deferred tax assets mean?

Future tax savings expected from accounting and tax reporting differences.

Non-Current Assets

Deferred Tax Assets

Boston Scientific Deferred Tax Assets increased by 0.2% to $3.68B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.5%, from $3.66B to $3.68B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Tax Assets shows a downward trend with a -2.7% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementBalance Sheet Statement

SectionNon-Current Assets

CategoryRisk

SignalContext dependent

VolatilityModerate

First reportedQ4 2025

Last reportedQ1 2026

How to read this metric

An increase may signal future tax relief, while a decrease suggests the utilization of tax assets or valuation allowance adjustments.

Detailed definition

This represents the future tax benefits that the company expects to realize due to temporary differences between the boo...

Peer comparison

Common in global mining; peers with significant capital expenditures often hold substantial deferred tax assets.

Metric ID: non_current_assets_deferred_income_tax_assets_net

Historical Data

19 periods

	Q2 '21	Q3 '21	Q4 '21	Q1 '22	Q2 '22	Q3 '22	Q4 '22	Q1 '23	Q2 '23	Q3 '23	Q4 '23	Q1 '24	Q2 '24	Q3 '24	Q4 '24	Q1 '25	Q2 '25	Q3 '25	Q4 '25
Value	$4.04B	$4.05B	$4.14B	$4.10B	$4.06B	$4.02B	$3.94B	$3.90B	$3.87B	$3.84B	$3.84B	$3.79B	$3.80B	$3.82B	$3.66B	$3.68B	$3.78B	$3.67B	$3.68B
QoQ Change	—	+0.3%	+2.3%	-1.0%	-1.0%	-1.0%	-1.9%	-1.1%	-0.9%	-0.6%	+0.0%	-1.3%	+0.2%	+0.4%	-4.2%	+0.6%	+2.8%	-2.9%	+0.2%
YoY Change	—	—	—	—	+0.6%	-0.8%	-4.8%	-4.9%	-4.8%	-4.4%	-2.6%	-2.8%	-1.7%	-0.6%	-4.8%	-3.1%	-0.6%	-3.9%	+0.5%

Range$3.66B – $4.14B

CAGR-2.1%

Avg YoY Growth-2.6%

Median YoY Growth-2.8%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets?: Boston Scientific (BSX) reported deferred tax assets of $3.68B in Q4 2025.
How has Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets changed year-over-year?: Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets increased by 0.5% year-over-year, from $3.66B to $3.68B.
What is the long-term trend for Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Scientific's deferred tax assets has grown at a -2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $4.21B to $3.68B.
What does deferred tax assets mean?: Future tax savings expected from accounting and tax reporting differences.