Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's (BSX) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.62% in Q1 2026, up 141.0% year-on-year from 3.99% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 9.57% in Q4 2025.
Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boston Scientific has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 9.62% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 9.62%, up 141.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.62% (up 141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.01%, up 158.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 9.62% for Q1 2026 at Boston Scientific, roughly flat from 9.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 9.62% in Q1 2026 to a low of 4.62% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.9% (2023), against an average of 7.4%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 410 bps in 2022 and grew 15 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Boston Scientific's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.81% in 2022, then soared by 36 bps to 7.9% in 2023, then increased by 2 bps to 8.05% in 2024, then advanced by 19 bps to 9.57% in 2025, then gained by 0 bps to 9.62% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 9.62% (Q1 2026), 9.57% (Q4 2025), and 9.41% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 9.61% |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 12.24% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 7.36% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 9.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 11.13% |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 10.45% |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 24.24% |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 9.30% |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 11.57% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 5.88% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.41% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.07% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.89% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.77% |