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

Boston Scientific (BSX) reported Tax Rate of 15.15% for Q1 2026, down 3167.0% on a YoY basis from 0.49% in Q1 2025, and down 453.41% sequentially from 4.29% in Q4 2025.

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

Boston Scientific (BSX) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 15.15% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Rate fell 3167.0% year-over-year to 15.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.89% (down 1342.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 14.56%, down 454.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate eased to 15.15% in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 20.08% and a median of 19.49% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate soared 4947 bps in 2022 and slumped 6420 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing BSX's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 64.39% in 2022, then slumped by 100 bps to 0.2% in 2023, then surged by 1885 bps to 3.93% in 2024, then grew by 9 bps to 4.29% in 2025, then tumbled by 453 bps to 15.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BSX's Tax Rate at 15.15% in Q1 2026, 4.29% in Q4 2025, and 19.49% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 25.67%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.35%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 31.35%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn -15.15%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 17.06%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 25.97%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -23.16%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 18.61%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 27.65%

Historic Data

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