Boston Scientific (BSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported Free Cash Flow of $171.0 million for Q1 2026, down 51.69% on a YoY basis from $354.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 83.12% sequentially from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific (BSX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $171.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 51.69% year-over-year to $171.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.5 billion (up 15.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.7 billion, up 38.3% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to $171.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $541.4 million and a median of $515.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 185.65% in 2022 and soared 2460.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BSX's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $595.0 million in 2022, then rose by 15.97% to $690.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 70.87% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 14.08% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 83.12% to $171.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSX's Free Cash Flow at $171.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 916.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 415.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 2.09 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 171.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn -21.10 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 449.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 305.56 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 112.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 245.20 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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