Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific (BSX) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 14.31% for Q2 2026, up 3.24 percentage points from 11.07% a year earlier and up 0.24 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Boston Scientific's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 12.45%, up 3.56 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +13.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Boston Scientific's Return on Equity [ROE] was 8.89% in FY2024 (+0.31 pp), 8.58% in FY2023 (+4.50 pp), 4.08% in FY2022 (-2.43 pp) and 6.52% in FY2021 (+7.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased in each of the last 12 quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 6.82 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2021, with a drop of 16.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 14.07% (Q1 2026), 12.02% (Q4 2025) and 12.03% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 13.36% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 7.56% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 17.60% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | -3.90% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.31% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 47.29 Bn | 40.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 19.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.31% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.02% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.07% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.59% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.60% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.96% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.29% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.13% |
API Access
Boston Scientific Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();