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Boston Scientific BSX Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Abbott logo
AbbottABT
8.8%-5.1pp
Johnson & Johnson logo
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ
20.6%+0.3pp
Edwards Lifesciences logo
Edwards LifesciencesEW
13.7%-4.1pp
Medtronic logo
MedtronicMDT
6.7%+0.1pp
STERIS logo
STERISSTE
9.4%+2.1pp
Intuitive Surgical logo
Intuitive SurgicalISRG
17.6%+1.2pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$5.2B+11.6%
Gross profit$3.6B+12.6%
Operating income$1.1B+19.5%
Net income$1.3B+99.3%
EPS (diluted)$0.90+100%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$850.0M+146%
Total equity$25.9B+16.4%
Total assets$44.4B+10.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$348.0M-35.7%
CapEx$177.0M-5.4%
Free cash flow$171.0M-51.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$66.81B-37.5%
P/E18.8×-34.0×
P/S3.2×-2.8×

Profitability

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Gross margin69.2%+0.5pp
Operating margin18.4%+2.2pp
Net margin17.3%+5.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.8%+5.2pp
Debt / equity-0.5×
Current ratio1.9×+0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Boston Scientific’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Boston Scientific’s 10-Q, filed May 1, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Boston Scientific's return on invested capital?
Boston Scientific (BSX) reported return on invested capital of 10.9% in Q4 2025.
How has Boston Scientific's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Boston Scientific's return on invested capital increased by 58.3% year-over-year, from 6.9% to 10.9%.
What is the long-term trend for Boston Scientific's return on invested capital?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Boston Scientific's return on invested capital has grown at a 27.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 17.1% to 35.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.