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Boston Scientific (BSX)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $99.83 | Market Cap: $147.7 Bil
Sector: Health Care | Industry: Health Care Equipment

Boston Scientific (BSX)


Market Price (9/16/2025): $99.83
Market Cap: $147.7 Bil
Sector: Health Care
Industry: Health Care Equipment

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, CFO LTM is 4.3 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.2 Bil
  Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 44x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 34x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 59x
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
  Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2.8%
0 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 23%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 17%, CFO LTM is 4.3 Bil, FCF LTM is 3.2 Bil
1 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 23%
2 Expensive valuation multiples
P/EBITPrice/EBIT or Price/(Operating Income) ratio is 44x, P/CFOPrice/(Cash Flow from Operations). CFO is cash before capital expenditures. is 34x, P/EPrice/Earnings or Price/(Net Income) is 59x
3 Yield minus risk free rate is negative
ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is -2.8%

Market Valuation

 9/16/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$99.83$89.32$57.81$46.27$42.48
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)147.7131.784.766.360.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)12.011.19.59.39.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.50.40.90.91.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)159.2142.894.275.670.0
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM8.07.85.95.25.1
P/EBIT TTM44.450.837.341.142.6
P/E TTM59.070.952.794.858.0
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)3.83.64.14.57.3
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)-1.6-1.3-1.4-1.3-2.9
P/E TTM (Sector)-1.9-1.6-1.5-1.4-2.9
 9/16/2520242023
Share Price CYE$99.83$89.32$57.81
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)147.7131.784.7
Total Debt ($ Bil)12.011.19.5
Total Cash ($ Bil)0.50.40.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)159.2142.894.2
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM8.07.85.9
P/EBIT TTM44.450.837.3
P/E TTM59.070.952.7
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)3.83.64.1
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)-1.6-1.3-1.4
P/E TTM (Sector)-1.9-1.6-1.5

Business Description

Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. It operates through three segments: MedSurg, Rhythm and Neuro, and Cardiovascular. The company offers devices to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions; devices to treat various urological and pelvic conditions; implantable cardioverter and implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators; pacemakers and implantable cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers; and remote patient management systems. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
BSX Return-20%18%9%25%55%12%127%
Peers Return12%13%-21%3%6%-3%7%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: ABT, ISRG, MDT, BDX, BAX. See BSX Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/15/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

BSXABTISRGMDTBDXBAXMedian
NameBoston S.Abbott L.Intuitiv.MedtronicBecton D.Baxter I. 
Mkt Price99.87131.33433.9993.43185.7423.80115.60
Mkt Cap147.8229.0155.6119.753.312.2133.8
Rev LTM18,49443,1099,14534,20021,38610,88719,940
Op Inc LTM3,3887,5152,6346,6472,9553983,172
FCF LTM3,2346,7751,9945,3032,5502182,892
FCF 3Y Avg2,1145,9721,1974,9642,5046582,309
CFO LTM4,2859,0372,8267,1463,2547653,770
CFO 3Y Avg3,0148,1302,1166,6253,2781,1663,146

Growth & Margins

BSXABTISRGMDTBDXBAXMedian
NameBoston S.Abbott L.Intuitiv.MedtronicBecton D.Baxter I. 
Rev Chg LTM21.4%5.9%20.8%5.0%7.9%3.6%6.9%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg14.6%-1.5%15.4%3.3%4.1%-5.7%3.7%
Rev Chg Q22.8%7.4%21.4%8.4%10.4%4.3%9.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM5.4%1.8%4.9%2.0%2.5%1.1%2.2%
Op Mgn LTM18.3%17.4%28.8%19.4%13.8%3.7%17.9%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg17.6%16.2%26.3%18.6%13.3%2.9%16.9%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-0.2%0.6%0.6%-0.1%0.9%0.1%0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM23.2%21.0%30.9%20.9%15.2%7.0%20.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg18.8%19.6%26.9%20.2%16.3%11.2%19.2%
FCF/Rev LTM17.5%15.7%21.8%15.5%11.9%2.0%15.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg13.1%14.4%15.0%15.1%12.4%6.3%13.7%

Valuation

BSXABTISRGMDTBDXBAXMedian
NameBoston S.Abbott L.Intuitiv.MedtronicBecton D.Baxter I. 
Mkt Cap147.8229.0155.6119.753.312.2133.8
P/S8.05.317.03.52.51.14.4
P/EBIT44.427.259.118.721.3381.535.8
P/E59.016.459.725.733.7-78.829.7
P/CFO34.525.355.116.816.416.021.0
Total Yield1.7%7.8%1.7%6.9%5.2%2.6%3.9%
Dividend Yield0.0%1.7%0.0%3.0%2.2%3.8%2.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg1.8%3.0%0.8%4.5%4.1%3.5%3.2%
D/E0.10.10.00.20.40.80.2
Net D/E0.10.0-0.00.20.30.70.1

Returns

BSXABTISRGMDTBDXBAXMedian
NameBoston S.Abbott L.Intuitiv.MedtronicBecton D.Baxter I. 
1M Rtn-3.2%-0.3%-9.6%0.4%-4.7%-0.9%-2.0%
3M Rtn-1.6%-1.6%-16.4%7.1%8.5%-22.2%-1.6%
6M Rtn1.0%3.8%-11.2%1.7%-17.5%-30.8%-5.1%
12M Rtn19.9%15.0%-11.4%7.3%-19.0%-38.7%-2.1%
3Y Rtn139.5%33.9%110.4%14.4%-23.1%-55.7%24.1%
1M Excs Rtn-6.4%-0.7%-11.3%-0.7%-6.5%-4.2%-5.3%
3M Excs Rtn-10.5%-13.4%-25.9%-2.7%-2.2%-32.4%-12.0%
6M Excs Rtn-14.5%-12.7%-27.7%-15.3%-34.2%-47.6%-21.5%
12M Excs Rtn1.3%-4.3%-30.7%-12.3%-38.0%-57.1%-21.5%
3Y Excs Rtn68.7%-35.0%36.9%-47.7%-90.1%-121.2%-41.3%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Cardiovascular8,7147,6796,7213,8764,208
MedSurg5,3784,8554,3893,0663,307
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations149208766  
Other -601221981
Rhythm and Neuro   2,7523,140
Total14,24112,68211,8889,91310,736


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Cardiovascular2,2811,7841,5726611,137
MedSurg1,8341,4891,3681,0791,204
Corporate expenses, including hedging activities and impact of foreign currency fluctuations on-3772967-405-264
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges, acquisition/divestiture-related net charges-567-789-1,070-1,208-582
Amortization expense-828-803-741-789-699
Other -60314356
Rhythm and Neuro   439666
Total2,3431,6501,199-801,518


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Goodwill14,387  9,95110,176
Other intangible assets, net6,003  5,9177,886
Cardiovascular5,988  2,4612,535
All other corporate assets5,869  7,8506,082
MedSurg2,888  1,6381,803
Other   1,133211
Rhythm and Neuro   1,8271,873
Total35,135  30,77730,566


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity18,992,023
Short Interest: % Change Since 81520252.1%
Average Daily Volume5,896,500
Days-to-Cover Short Interest3.22
Basic Shares Quantity1,479,900,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.3%

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/20254.5%3.2%2.8%
4/23/20254.1%8.1%10.1%
2/5/20251.4%2.4%-2.6%
10/23/2024-0.6%-3.9%2.5%
7/24/2024-1.1%-5.8%0.3%
4/24/20245.7%4.2%9.2%
1/31/20243.0%5.5%7.8%
10/26/2023-0.4%3.3%11.3%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive151517
# Negative997
Median Positive3.5%3.5%6.3%
Median Negative-1.3%-2.9%-5.9%
Max Positive6.2%9.4%17.4%
Max Negative-6.2%-5.8%-8.2%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
6302025801202510-Q 6/30/2025
3312025501202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024218202510-K 12/31/2024
93020241101202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024801202410-Q 6/30/2024
3312024501202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023220202410-K 12/31/2023
93020231101202310-Q 9/30/2023
6302023803202310-Q 6/30/2023
3312023504202310-Q 3/31/2023
12312022223202310-K 12/31/2022
93020221103202210-Q 9/30/2022
6302022804202210-Q 6/30/2022
3312022505202210-Q 3/31/2022
12312021223202210-K 12/31/2021
93020211104202110-Q 9/30/2021

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
0FUJIMORI YOSHIAKI 7302025Sell106.992,901310,378222,646Form
1LUDWIG EDWARD J 7282025Sell106.034,000424,1201,959,330Form
2LUDWIG EDWARD J 5302025Sell104.594,000418,3682,351,121Form
3Brown Vance RSVP, GC and Corp. Secretary5222025Sell106.424,826513,5833,338,076Form
4Brown Vance RSVP, GC and Corp. Secretary4222025Sell95.094,826458,9043,441,592Form