Boston Scientific (BSX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific's (BSX) quarterly Research & Development came in at $516.0 million in Q1 2026, up 16.48% year-on-year from $443.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.31% quarter-over-quarter from $569.0 million in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $516.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $516.0 million, up 16.48% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (up 25.59% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.1 billion, up 27.06% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $516.0 million for Q1 2026 at Boston Scientific, down from $569.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $569.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $319.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $366.0 million (2024), against an average of $407.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development advanced 3.12% in 2022 and soared 37.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Boston Scientific's Research & Development stood at $330.0 million in 2022, then gained by 10.0% to $363.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 26.45% to $459.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 23.97% to $569.0 million in 2025, then fell by 9.31% to $516.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $516.0 million (Q1 2026), $569.0 million (Q4 2025), and $514.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 722.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 103.40 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 516.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 569.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 514.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 526.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 443.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 459.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 407.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 383.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 366.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 363.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 356.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 359.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 337.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 330.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 339.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 335.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 319.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 320.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 310.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 298.00 Mn