Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.83% for Q2 2026, up 2.00 percentage points from 8.83% a year earlier and up 1.21 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Boston Scientific's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 10.01%, up 1.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year change of +10.31 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.43% in FY2024 (+0.32 pp), 8.12% in FY2023 (+2.34 pp), 5.78% in FY2022 (+1.37 pp) and 4.40% in FY2021 (+4.70 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for 20 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.03 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year gain in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] ranged from 0.15 percentage points (Q4 2024) to 4.61 percentage points (Q4 2021).
- Business Quant data shows BSX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 9.62% (Q1 2026), 9.57% (Q4 2025) and 9.41% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 241.25 Bn | 220.40 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.30% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 167.33 Bn | 138.41 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 7.98% |
| 3 | Danaher | 148.83 Bn | 132.65 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 6.42% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 142.00 Bn | 121.55 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 18.58% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.70 Bn | 76.57 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 8.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 104.72 Bn | 90.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 13.69% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 62.66 Bn | 57.67 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.83% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.13 Bn | 33.24 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.51 Bn | 45.66 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 6.00% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 46.99 Bn | 39.88 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.83% |
| 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% |
API Access
Boston Scientific Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "BSX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();