Boston Scientific (BSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's (BSX) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 9.83% year-on-year from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.95% quarter-over-quarter from $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Boston Scientific (BSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boston Scientific has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.5 billion for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $2.5 billion, up 9.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $10.5 billion (up 13.74% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $10.2 billion, up 15.24% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $2.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Boston Scientific, down from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $2.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.6 billion in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $2.0 billion (2023), against an average of $2.1 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slipped 7.34% in 2022 and gained 24.87% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Boston Scientific's Operating Expenses stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 9.02% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 21.3% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then increased by 17.93% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 11.95% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 9.82 Bn |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 2.87 Bn |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 3.76 Bn |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 822.60 Mn |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | -668.50 Mn |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 495.00 Mn |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 1.46 Bn |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 380.30 Mn |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.85 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.87 Bn |