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Boston Scientific profit margin BSX

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2009.

Net margin, 12 months
17.5%
Operating margin, 12 months
19.8%
Net margin on a year earlier
+4.0 pts
Peer median
14.2%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Boston Scientific kept 17.5% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 19.8% and a gross margin of 69.9%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 5.2%.

The median for 7 medical device stocks of a similar size is 14.2%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY202514.4%18.0%69.0%
FY202411.1%15.5%68.6%
FY202311.2%16.5%69.5%
FY20225.3%13.0%68.8%
FY20218.8%10.1%68.8%
FY2020−0.8%−0.8%65.0%
FY201943.8%14.1%71.0%
FY201817.0%15.3%71.4%
FY20171.1%14.2%71.3%
FY20164.1%5.3%71.1%
FY2015−3.2%−4.4%71.0%
FY2014−1.6%−4.1%70.1%
FY2013−1.7%1.7%69.6%
FY2012−56.1%−53.4%67.6%
FY20115.8%11.8%65.1%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2617.5%+4.0 pts19.8%
Q1 FY2617.3%+5.7 pts18.4%
Q4 FY2514.4%+3.4 pts18.0%
Q3 FY2514.4%+3.2 pts17.9%
Q2 FY2513.5%+1.5 pts17.0%
Q1 FY2511.6%−0.5 pts16.2%
Q4 FY2411.1%−0.1 pts15.5%
Q3 FY2411.3%+2.3 pts15.8%
Q2 FY2412.0%+5.2 pts16.2%
Q1 FY2412.1%+5.2 pts16.8%
Q4 FY2311.2%+5.9 pts16.5%
Q3 FY238.9%+3.9 pts15.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Medical - Devices nearest Boston Scientific's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
BSXBoston Scientific17.5%
EWEdwards Lifesciences15.4%
SYKStryker14.4%
MDTMedtronic13.9%
GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies9.3%
DXCMDexCom20.1%
ABTAbbott Laboratoriesn/m
ZBHZimmer Biomet9.5%
Peer median14.2%

Where Boston Scientific ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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