Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported Return on Capital Employed of 9.62% for Q1 2026, up 141.0% on a YoY basis from 3.99% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 9.57% in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific (BSX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 9.62% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 141.0% year-over-year to 9.62%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 9.62% (up 141.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.01%, up 158.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed held at 9.62% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 7.4% and a median of 7.9% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 410 bps in 2022 and grew 15 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BSX's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.81% in 2022, then surged by 36 bps to 7.9% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 8.05% in 2024, then gained by 19 bps to 9.57% in 2025, then rose by 0 bps to 9.62% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSX's Return on Capital Employed at 9.62% in Q1 2026, 9.57% in Q4 2025, and 9.41% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 11.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%