Boston Scientific BSX
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As of: Aug 20, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Boston Scientific (BSX) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2019)

Boston Scientific (BSX) posted quarterly Current Deferred Tax Assets of $4.2 billion for Q4 2019, up 2506.21% year-over-year from $161.0 million in Q4 2018, and up 2120.11% on a QoQ basis from $189.0 million in Q3 2019.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific has reported Current Deferred Tax Assets for 11 years, with the latest figure at $4.2 billion in Q4 2019.

  • Current Deferred Tax Assets for Q4 2019 came in at $4.2 billion, up 2506.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2019 was $4.2 billion (up 2506.21% YoY), and the FY2019 annual result was $4.2 billion, up 2506.21% from the prior year.
  • Current Deferred Tax Assets improved to $4.2 billion in Q4 2019, from $189.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Current Deferred Tax Assets peaked at $4.2 billion in Q4 2019 and troughed at $43.0 million in Q3 2018.
  • A 5-year average of $356.8 million and a median of $81.0 million in 2016 frame the typical range for Current Deferred Tax Assets.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2016, when Current Deferred Tax Assets tumbled 84.88%; it then surged 2506.21% in 2019.
  • A 5-year view of Current Deferred Tax Assets shows it stood at $496.0 million in 2015, then tumbled by 84.88% to $75.0 million in 2016, then fell by 12.0% to $66.0 million in 2017, then jumped by 143.94% to $161.0 million in 2018, then surged by 2506.21% to $4.2 billion in 2019.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Current Deferred Tax Assets figures were $4.2 billion in Q4 2019, $189.0 million in Q3 2019, and $175.0 million in Q2 2019.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 198.70 Bn 193.10 Bn 7.27 Bn
2 Stryker 125.85 Bn 122.37 Bn 4.50 Bn
3 Medtronic 118.44 Bn 109.22 Bn 6.41 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 72.64 Bn 72.10 Bn 3.85 Bn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 51.94 Bn 47.69 Bn 1.35 Bn
6 Dexcom 34.48 Bn 32.53 Bn 830.00 Mn
7 GE HealthCare Technologies 33.60 Bn 31.49 Bn 2.18 Bn
8 Koninklijke Philips 26.30 Bn 22.98 Bn 4.55 Bn
9 Steris 23.00 Bn 22.52 Bn 684.20 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 19.04 Bn 18.63 Bn 1.54 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2019 195.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 189.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 189.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 175.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 175.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 163.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 163.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 87.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 87.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 43.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 43.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 46.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 46.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 50.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 50.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 66.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 66.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 76.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 76.00 Mn