Boston Scientific (BSX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's Shares Outstanding came in at 1.47 billion for Q2 2026, down 0.7% from 1.48 billion a year earlier and down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Boston Scientific's Shares Outstanding was 1.48 billion, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased in each of the last 11 years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 1.47 billion in FY2024 (+1.3%), 1.45 billion in FY2023 (+1.6%), 1.43 billion in FY2022 (+0.6%) and 1.42 billion in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q1 2024.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q3 2023 (growth of 2.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 0.7%).
- Business Quant data shows BSX's Shares Outstanding at 1.48 billion (Q1 2026), 1.48 billion (Q4 2025) and 1.48 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 371.00 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.74 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 705.30 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 354.10 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.50 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.40 Mn |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 274.79 Mn |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 48.58 Bn | 41.47 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 282.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
API Access
Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();