Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Boston Scientific's (BSX) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 15.15% in Q1 2026, down 3167.0% year-on-year from 0.49% in Q1 2025, and down 453.41% quarter-over-quarter from 4.29% in Q4 2025.

Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Boston Scientific has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 15.15% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 15.15%, down 3167.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.89% (down 1342.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.56%, down 454.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 15.15% for Q1 2026 at Boston Scientific, down from 4.29% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 64.39% in Q4 2022 to a low of 15.15% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 19.49% (2025), against an average of 20.08%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 4947 bps in 2022 and plunged 6420 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Boston Scientific's Tax Rate stood at 64.39% in 2022, then sank by 100 bps to 0.2% in 2023, then soared by 1885 bps to 3.93% in 2024, then increased by 9 bps to 4.29% in 2025, then slumped by 453 bps to 15.15% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 15.15% (Q1 2026), 4.29% (Q4 2025), and 19.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 25.67
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.35
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 18.09
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn -15.15
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 17.06
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn -23.16
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 25.97
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 18.61
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 27.65
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 20.91

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.15%
Mar 31, 2026 -15.15%
Dec 31, 2025 4.29%
Dec 31, 2025 4.29%
Sep 30, 2025 19.49%
Sep 30, 2025 19.49%
Jun 30, 2025 15.52%
Jun 30, 2025 15.52%
Mar 31, 2025 16.52%
Mar 31, 2025 16.52%
Dec 31, 2024 3.93%
Dec 31, 2024 3.93%
Sep 30, 2024 29.90%
Sep 30, 2024 29.90%
Jun 30, 2024 23.33%
Jun 30, 2024 23.33%
Mar 31, 2024 18.91%
Mar 31, 2024 18.91%
Dec 31, 2023 0.20%
Dec 31, 2023 0.20%