Boston Scientific (BSX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported FCF Margin of 3.29% for Q1 2026, down 431.0% on a YoY basis from 0.99% in Q1 2025, and down 82.85% sequentially from 19.16% in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific (BSX) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 3.29% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 431.0% year-over-year to 3.29%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.86% (down 31.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 18.22%, up 243.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin retreated to 3.29% in Q1 2026, from 19.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 25.85% in Q4 2024 to a low of 5.92% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 12.62% and a median of 14.4% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 1157 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 1351 bps in 2022.
  • Tracing BSX's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 18.35% in 2022, then climbed by 1 bps to 18.52% in 2023, then soared by 40 bps to 25.85% in 2024, then slipped by 26 bps to 19.16% in 2025, then sank by 83 bps to 3.29% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSX's FCF Margin at 3.29% in Q1 2026, 19.16% in Q4 2025, and 22.94% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 8.20%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 6.89%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 21.26%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 3.29%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -1.28%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 37.67%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.68%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 2.18%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 15.44%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.29%
Dec 31, 2025 19.16%
Sep 30, 2025 22.94%
Jun 30, 2025 22.31%
Mar 31, 2025 7.59%
Dec 31, 2024 25.85%
Sep 30, 2024 19.55%
Jun 30, 2024 15.97%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.39%
Dec 31, 2023 18.52%
Sep 30, 2023 14.40%
Jun 30, 2023 14.31%
Mar 31, 2023 2.33%
Dec 31, 2022 18.35%
Sep 30, 2022 10.09%
Jun 30, 2022 6.23%
Mar 31, 2022 -5.92%
Dec 31, 2021 6.78%
Sep 30, 2021 12.21%
Jun 30, 2021 17.45%