Current Assets
Income taxes receivable
Boston Scientific Income taxes receivable increased by 19.7% to $358M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 21.8%, from $294M to $358M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Income taxes receivable shows an upward trend with a 9.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2019
Last reportedQ1 2026May 1, 2026
How to read this metric
Fluctuations are generally driven by timing differences in tax filings and payments rather than operational performance.
Detailed definition
This represents the amount of income tax overpayments or credits due back to the company from various taxing authorities...
Peer comparison
Standard accounting item; typically minor in scale compared to total assets.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_receivableHistorical Data
20 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $202M | $217M | $205M | $249M | $264M | $262M | $264M | $296M | $303M | $307M | $315M | $319M | $315M | $332M | $307M | $294M | $298M | $310M | $299M | $358M |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.4% | -5.5% | +21.5% | +6.0% | -0.8% | +0.8% | +12.1% | +2.4% | +1.3% | +2.6% | +1.3% | -1.3% | +5.4% | -7.5% | -4.2% | +1.4% | +4.0% | -3.5% | +19.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +30.7% | +20.7% | +28.8% | +18.9% | +14.8% | +17.2% | +19.3% | +7.8% | +4.0% | +8.1% | -2.5% | -7.8% | -5.4% | -6.6% | -2.6% | +21.8% |
Range$202M – $358M
CAGR+12.8%
Avg YoY Growth+10.4%
Median YoY Growth+11.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Boston Scientific's income taxes receivable?
- Boston Scientific (BSX) reported income taxes receivable of $358M in Q1 2026.
- How has Boston Scientific's income taxes receivable changed year-over-year?
- Boston Scientific's income taxes receivable increased by 21.8% year-over-year, from $294M to $358M.
- What is the long-term trend for Boston Scientific's income taxes receivable?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Boston Scientific's income taxes receivable has grown at a 9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $194M to $299M.
- What does income taxes receivable mean?
- Tax refunds or credits owed to the company by government tax authorities.