Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific (BSX) posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 10.53% for Q2 2026, up 2.82 percentage points from 7.71% a year earlier and up 0.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Boston Scientific's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 8.99%, up 2.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +9.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Boston Scientific's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 6.86% in FY2024 (+0.05 pp), 6.82% in FY2023 (+2.95 pp), 3.87% in FY2022 (-0.76 pp) and 4.62% in FY2021 (+4.95 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.53 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 4.84 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 0.69 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] for the three prior quarters was 9.88% (Q1 2026), 8.68% (Q4 2025) and 8.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 263.87 Bn | 240.39 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.02% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.93 Bn | 165.80 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 5.70% |
| 3 | Danaher | 165.19 Bn | 144.84 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 5.83% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 161.05 Bn | 141.34 Bn | 2.08 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 132.56 Bn | 97.81 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 125.61 Bn | 111.80 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 9.95% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.67 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.94% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 60.42 Bn | 43.62 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.68% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 59.40 Bn | 56.54 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.55 Bn | 43.44 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 13.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 9.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.71% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.47% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.52% |
API Access
Boston Scientific Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();