Boston Scientific (BSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported Operating Expenses of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 9.83% on a YoY basis from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 11.95% sequentially from $2.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific (BSX) has 18 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 9.83% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.5 billion (up 13.74% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.2 billion, up 15.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses retreated to $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $2.1 billion and a median of $2.0 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses slipped 7.34% in 2022 and gained 24.87% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BSX's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then climbed by 9.02% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 21.3% to $2.4 billion in 2024, then grew by 17.93% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then slipped by 11.95% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSX's Operating Expenses at $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, $2.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.82 Bn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 2.87 Bn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 3.59 Bn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 2.51 Bn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 785.50 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 495.00 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -668.50 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 1.46 Bn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -47.00 Mn
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 380.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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