Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific's Tax Rate was 14.62% in Q2 2026, down 0.89 percentage points from 15.52% a year earlier but up 29.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Boston Scientific's Tax Rate was 4.97% through Jun 30, 2026, down 11.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 14.56%, down 4.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has now declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +17.10 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 19.11% in FY2024 (-0.69 pp), 19.80% in FY2023 (-19.03 pp), 38.83% in FY2022 (+35.48 pp) and 3.35% in FY2021 (+5.88 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -15.15% (Q1 2026) and 64.39% (Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.55 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 49.47 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 64.20 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BSX's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -15.15% (Q1 2026), 4.29% (Q4 2025) and 19.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.84 Bn | 229.99 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 8.68% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 174.73 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 3 | Danaher | 159.85 Bn | 143.67 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 19.29% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 146.79 Bn | 126.35 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 21.94% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 114.54 Bn | 80.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 16.34% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.67 Bn | 91.79 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.93 Bn | 58.94 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 50.12 Bn | 47.27 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 18.41% |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.06 Bn | 34.17 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.40 Bn | 42.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 18.47% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 29.90% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.91% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 29.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 64.39% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 23.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.64% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.85% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.25% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 31.27% |
API Access
Boston Scientific Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=BSX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();