Boston Scientific (BSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's (BSX) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $171.0 million in Q1 2026, down 51.69% year-on-year from $354.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 83.12% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Boston Scientific (BSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boston Scientific has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $171.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $171.0 million, down 51.69% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.5 billion (up 15.3% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.7 billion, up 38.3% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $171.0 million for Q1 2026 at Boston Scientific, down from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$179.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $515.0 million (2023), against an average of $541.4 million.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 185.65% in 2022 and soared 2460.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Boston Scientific's Free Cash Flow stood at $595.0 million in 2022, then gained by 15.97% to $690.0 million in 2023, then surged by 70.87% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then slipped by 14.08% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then plunged by 83.12% to $171.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $171.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 916.00 Mn |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 415.00 Mn |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 171.00 Mn |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -21.10 Mn |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 305.56 Mn |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 449.00 Mn |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 204.00 Mn |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 245.20 Mn |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 323.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 171.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 171.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 354.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 354.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 823.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 823.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 658.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 658.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 690.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 690.00 Mn |