Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Boston Scientific (BSX) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 14.62% for Q2 2026, down 89.0% year-over-year from 132.93% in Q2 2025, and up 196.54% on a QoQ basis from 15.15% in Q1 2026.
Boston Scientific (BSX) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Boston Scientific has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.62% in Q2 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 14.62%, down 89.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 4.97% (down 1176.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.56%, down 454.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate climbed to 14.62% in Q2 2026, from 15.15% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 64.39% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 15.15% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 19.78% and a median of 19.2% in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Tax Rate soared 4947 bps; it then plunged 6420 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 64.39% in 2022, then tumbled by 100 bps to 0.2% in 2023, then surged by 1885 bps to 3.93% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 4.29% in 2025, then soared by 241 bps to 14.62% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 14.62% in Q2 2026, 15.15% in Q1 2026, and 4.29% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 199.70 Bn | 194.09 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 2 | Stryker | 129.93 Bn | 126.46 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 120.49 Bn | 111.27 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 31.35% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 74.60 Bn | 74.06 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 52.68 Bn | 48.42 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 6 | Dexcom | 34.78 Bn | 32.84 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 21.54% |
| 7 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 33.83 Bn | 31.72 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 17.17% |
| 8 | Koninklijke Philips | 26.44 Bn | 23.12 Bn | 4.55 Bn | -21.74% |
| 9 | Steris | 23.18 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 26.51% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 19.40 Bn | 18.99 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 21.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.62% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 14.62% |
| 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% |