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Boston Scientific announces results for third quarter 2025

Key Takeaway: Boston Scientific reported a strong performance in Q3 2025, with net sales of $5.065 billion, marking a 20.3% increase year-over-year. The company also achieved a GAAP net income of $755 million, translating to $0.51 per share, up from $0.32 in the previous year. Adjusted EPS for the quarter was $0.75, indicating robust growth driven by innovation and strategic leadership.

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POSITIVE FACTORS

  • Net sales increased by 20.3% compared to the previous year.
  • GAAP net income rose to $755 million, up from $469 million.
  • Adjusted EPS improved to $0.75, reflecting strong financial performance.

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MARLBOROUGH, Mass.,Oct. 22, 2025/PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) generated net sales of $5.065 billion during the third quarter of 2025, growing 20.3 percent on a reported basis, 19.4 percent on an operational1basis and 15.3 percent on an organic2basis, all compared to the prior year period. The company reported GAAP net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders of $755 million or $0.51 per share (EPS), compared to $469 million or $0.32 per share a year ago, and achieved adjusted3EPS of $0.75 for the period, compared to $0.63 a year ago.
"We delivered another exceptional quarter of strong performance across businesses and regions thanks to the winning spirit of our global team," said Mike Mahoney, chairman and chief executive officer, Boston Scientific. "As we shared at our recent Investor Day meeting, we are well-positioned for differentiated growth that is fueled by our category leadership strategy, relentless focus on innovation and commitment to scaling capabilities."
Thirdquarter financial results and recent developments:
Net sales for the third quarter by business and region:
Operational
Basis
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Operational
Basis
Guidance for Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025The company estimates net sales growth for the full year 2025, versus the prior year period, to be approximately 20 percent on a reported basis and approximately 15.5 percent on an organic basis. Full year organic net sales guidance excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and net sales attributable to certain acquisitions and divestitures for which there are less than a full period of comparable net sales. The company estimates EPS on a GAAP basis in a range of $1.97 to $2.01 and estimates adjusted EPS, excluding certain charges (credits), of $3.02 to $3.04.
The company estimates net sales growth for the fourth quarter of 2025, versus the prior year period, to be in a range of approximately 14.5 to 16.5 percent on a reported basis, and 11 to 13 percent on an organic basis. Fourth quarter organic net sales guidance excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and net sales attributable to certain acquisitions and divestitures for which there are less than a full period of comparable net sales. The company estimates EPS on a GAAP basis in a range of $0.48 to $0.52 and estimates adjusted EPS, excluding certain charges (credits), of $0.77 to $0.79.
Conference Call InformationBoston Scientific management will be discussing these results with analysts on a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. ET. The company will webcast the call to interested parties through its website:investors.bostonscientific.com. Please see the website for details on how to access the webcast. The webcast will be available for approximately one year on the Boston Scientific website.
About Boston ScientificBoston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more atwww.bostonscientific.comand follow us onLinkedIn.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "anticipate," "expect," "project," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "may," "intend" and similar words. These forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and estimates using information available to us at the time and are not intended to be guarantees of future events or performance. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding our expected net sales; reported, operational and organic revenue growth rates; reported and adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter and full year 2025; our financial performance; acquisitions; clinical trials; our business plans and product performance; and new and anticipated product approvals and launches. If our underlying assumptions turn out to be incorrect, or if certain risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. These factors, in some cases, have affected and in the future (together with other factors) could affect our ability to implement our business strategy and may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the statements expressed in this press release. As a result, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of our forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties that may cause such differences include, among other things: economic conditions, including the impact of foreign currency fluctuations; future U.S. and global political, competitive, reimbursement and regulatory conditions, including changing trade and tariff policies; geopolitical events; manufacturing, distribution and supply chain disruptions and cost increases; disruptions caused by cybersecurity events; disruptions caused by public health emergencies or extreme weather or other climate change-related events; labor shortages and increases in labor costs; variations in outcomes of ongoing and future clinical trials and market studies; new product introductions; expected procedural volumes; the closing and integration of acquisitions; demographic trends; intellectual property; litigation; financial market conditions; the execution and effect of our business strategy, including our cost-savings and growth initiatives; and future business decisions made by us and our competitors. New risks and uncertainties may arise from time to time and are difficult to predict accurately and many of them are beyond our control. For a further list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations, see Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we may update in Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q we have filed or will file hereafter. We disclaim any intention or obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which those expectations may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
Note: Amounts reported in millions within this press release are computed based on the amounts in thousands. As a result, the sum of the components reported in millions may not equal the total amount reported in millions due to rounding. Certain columns and rows within tables may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages presented are calculated from the underlying unrounded amounts.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial InformationA reconciliation of the company's non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures, and an explanation of the company's use of these non-GAAP financial measures, is included in the exhibits attached to this press release.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NET INCOME PER SHARE RECONCILIATIONS
(Unaudited)
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NET INCOME PER SHARE RECONCILIATIONS
(Unaudited)
Other
Income
(Expense)
Income(Loss)Before
IncomeTaxes
NetIncome
(Loss)
Operating
Expenses
Operating
Income
(Loss)
Other
Income
(Expense)
Income
(Loss)Before
Income
Taxes
NetIncome
(Loss)
Net Income(Loss)Attributable to
Noncontrolling
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Net Income(Loss)Attributable toBostonScientificCommon
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Impactper
Share
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Q4 and FY 2025 GUIDANCE RECONCILIATIONS
(Unaudited)
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our unaudited consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, we disclose certain non-GAAP financial measures, including adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders and adjusted net income (loss) per share (EPS) that exclude certain charges (credits); operational net sales, which exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations; and organic net sales, which exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations as well as the impact of certain acquisitions and divestitures with less than a full period of comparable net sales. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and should not be considered in isolation from or as a replacement for the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. Further, other companies may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently than we do, which may limit the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.
To calculate adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders and adjusted net income (loss) per share, we exclude certain charges (credits) from GAAP net income and GAAP net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders, which include amortization expense, goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges, acquisition/divestiture-related net charges (credits), investment portfolio net losses (gains) and impairments, restructuring and restructuring-related net charges (credits), certain litigation-related net charges (credits), EU MDR implementation costs, debt extinguishment net charges, deferred tax expenses (benefits) and certain discrete tax items. Amounts are presented after-tax using the company's effective tax rate, unless the amount is a significant unusual or infrequently occurring item in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740-270-30, "General Methodology and Use of Estimated Annual Effective Tax Rate." In addition to the explanation below, please refer to Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in any Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that we have filed or will file thereafter for an explanation of each of these adjustments and the reasons for excluding each item. The following is an explanation of each incremental or revised adjustment type, since our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, that management excluded as part of these non-GAAP financial measures as well as the reason for excluding each item:
The GAAP financial measures most directly comparable to adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders and adjusted net income (loss) per share are GAAP net income (loss), GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders and GAAP net income (loss) per common share – diluted, respectively.
To calculate operational net sales growth rates, which exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations, we convert actual net sales from local currency to U.S. dollars using constant foreign currency exchange rates in the current and prior periods. To calculate organic net sales growth rates, we also remove the impact of certain acquisitions and divestitures with less than a full period of comparable net sales. The GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to operational net sales and organic net sales is net sales reported on a GAAP basis.
Reconciliations of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP financial measure are included in the accompanying schedules.
Management uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate performance period over period, to analyze the underlying trends in our business, to assess our performance relative to our competitors and to establish operational goals and forecasts that are used in allocating resources. In addition, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to further its understanding of the performance of our operating segments. The adjustments excluded from our non-GAAP financial measures are consistent with those excluded from our operating segments' measures of net sales and profit or loss. These adjustments are excluded from the segment measures reported to our chief operating decision maker that are used to make operating decisions and assess performance.
We believe that presenting adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders, adjusted net income (loss) per share, operational net sales growth rates and organic net sales growth rates, in addition to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides investors greater transparency to the information used by management for its operational decision-making and allows investors to see our results "through the eyes" of management. We further believe that providing this information assists our investors in understanding our operating performance and the methodology used by management to evaluate and measure such performance.
SOURCE Boston Scientific Corporation
1. Operational net sales growth excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
2. Organic net sales growth excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and net sales attributable to certain acquisitions and divestitures for which there are less than a full period of comparable net sales.
3. Adjusted EPS excludes the impacts of certain charges (credits) which may include amortization expense, goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges, acquisition/divestiture-related net charges (credits), investment portfolio net losses (gains) and impairments, restructuring and restructuring-related net charges (credits), certain litigation-related net charges (credits), European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation (MDR) implementation costs, debt extinguishment net charges, deferred tax expenses (benefits) and certain discrete tax items.
4. Our Emerging Markets countries include all countries except the United States, Western and Central Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Increase/(Decrease)
Three Months EndedSeptember 30, ReportedBasis Impact ofForeignCurrencyFluctuations OperationalBasis Impact ofCertainAcquisitions/Divestitures OrganicBasis
(in millions) 2025 2024
Endoscopy $          747 $          678 10.1 % (1.1) % 9.0 % — % 9.0 %
Urology 682 532 28.1 % (0.6) % 27.5 % (22.1) % 5.4 %
Neuromodulation 293 268 9.1 % (0.5) % 8.6 % — % 8.6 %
MedSurg 1,722 1,479 16.4 % (0.8) % 15.6 % (8.0) % 7.6 %
Cardiology 2,641 2,129 24.0 % (1.0) % 23.1 % — % 23.1 %
Peripheral Interventions 702 602 16.7 % (0.9) % 15.8 % (9.5) % 6.3 %
Cardiovascular 3,343 2,731 22.4 % (1.0) % 21.5 % (2.1) % 19.4 %
Net Sales $       5,065 $       4,209 20.3 % (0.9) % 19.4 % (4.2) % 15.3 %
Increase/(Decrease)
Three Months EndedSeptember 30, ReportedBasis Impact ofForeignCurrencyFluctuations OperationalBasis
(in millions) 2025 2024
U.S. $       3,294 $       2,593 27.0 % — % 27.0 %
EMEA 793 773 2.6 % (4.6) % (2.0) %
APAC 802 684 17.1 % (0.2) % 16.9 %
LACA 175 159 10.4 % (0.8) % 9.6 %
Net Sales $       5,065 $       4,209 20.3 % (0.9) % 19.4 %
Emerging Markets4 $          765 $          684 11.8 % (0.2) % 11.5 %
Amounts may not add due to rounding. Growth rates are based on actual, non-rounded amounts and may not recalculate precisely.
Net sales growth rates that exclude the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and/or the impact of certain acquisitions/divestitures are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedSeptember 30, Nine Months EndedSeptember 30,
(in millions, except per share data) 2025 2024 2025 2024
Net sales $        5,065 $        4,209 $      14,788 $      12,186
Cost of products sold (excluding amortization of intangibles) 1,523 1,312 4,613 3,791
Gross profit 3,542 2,897 10,175 8,395
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses 1,741 1,562 5,053 4,372
Research and development expenses 514 407 1,483 1,156
Royalty expense 12 5 40 24
Amortization expense 225 205 669 631
Intangible asset impairment charges 0 46 276
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit) 11 (23) 11 (4)
Restructuring net charges (credits) (8) 8 85 12
2,494 2,164 7,387 6,467
Operating income (loss) 1,048 733 2,788 1,928
Other income (expense):
Interest expense (87) (79) (259) (225)
Other, net (23) 14 156 (7)
Income (loss) before income taxes 939 669 2,685 1,697
Income tax expense (benefit) 183 200 463 413
Net income (loss) 755 468 2,222 1,284
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (0) (0) (4) (4)
Net income (loss) attributable to Boston Scientific commonstockholders $          755 $          469 $        2,226 $        1,288
Net income (loss) per common share - basic $         0.51 $         0.32 $         1.50 $         0.88
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted $         0.51 $         0.32 $         1.49 $         0.87
Weighted-average shares outstanding
Basic 1,481.7 1,472.7 1,479.6 1,470.6
Diluted 1,495.5 1,487.4 1,494.0 1,484.5
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONNON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NET INCOME PER SHARE RECONCILIATIONS(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in millions, except per share data) GrossProfit OperatingExpenses OperatingIncome(Loss) OtherIncome(Expense) Income(Loss)BeforeIncomeTaxes NetIncome(Loss) Net Income(Loss)Attributable toNoncontrollingInterests Net Income(Loss)Attributable toBostonScientificCommonStockholders ImpactperShare
Reported $      3,542 $      2,494 $      1,048 $       (110) $        939 $        755 $                  (0) $                755 $     0.51
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization expense (225) 225 225 194 2 191 0.13
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairmentcharges (0) 0 0 0 0 0.00
Acquisition/divestiture-related net charges(credits) 23 (76) 99 0 99 95 95 0.06
Restructuring and restructuring-related netcharges (credits) 23 (14) 36 36 30 30 0.02
Investment portfolio net losses (gains) andimpairments (6) (6) (5) (5) (0.00)
EU MDR implementation costs 7 (4) 11 11 9 9 0.01
Deferred tax expenses (benefits) 47 47 0.03
Discrete tax items 1 1 0.00
Adjusted $      3,595 $      2,175 $      1,419 $       (116) $      1,303 $      1,126 $                    2 $              1,124 $     0.75
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions, except per share data) GrossProfit OperatingExpenses OperatingIncome(Loss) OtherIncome(Expense) Income(Loss)BeforeIncomeTaxes NetIncome(Loss) Net Income(Loss)Attributable toNoncontrollingInterests Net Income(Loss)Attributable toBostonScientificCommonStockholders ImpactperShare
Reported $      2,897 $      2,164 $        733 $        (65) $        669 $        468 $                  (0) $                469 $     0.32
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization expense (205) 205 205 177 2 175 0.12
Acquisition/divestiture-related net charges(credits) 27 (116) 143 0 144 200 200 0.13
Restructuring and restructuring-related netcharges (credits) 28 (24) 52 52 45 45 0.03
Investment portfolio net losses (gains) andimpairments (1) (1) (1) (1) (0.00)
EU MDR implementation costs 9 (4) 13 13 12 12 0.01
Deferred tax expenses (benefits) 38 38 0.03
Adjusted $      2,962 $      1,815 $      1,147 $        (65) $      1,082 $        939 $                    2 $                937 $     0.63
An explanation of the company's use of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this document.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONNON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NET INCOME PER SHARE RECONCILIATIONS(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in millions, except per share data) GrossProfit OperatingExpenses OperatingIncome(Loss) OtherIncome(Expense) Income(Loss)BeforeIncomeTaxes NetIncome(Loss) Net Income(Loss)Attributable toNoncontrollingInterests Net Income(Loss)Attributable toBostonScientificCommonStockholders ImpactperShare
Reported $    10,175 $      7,387 $      2,788 $       (103) $      2,685 $      2,222 $                  (4) $              2,226 $     1.49
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization expense (669) 669 669 576 7 570 0.38
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairmentcharges (46) 46 46 37 37 0.02
Acquisition/divestiture-related net charges(credits) 159 (226) 385 (229) 156 157 157 0.10
Restructuring and restructuring-related netcharges (credits) 84 (162) 247 247 215 215 0.14
Investment portfolio net losses (gains) andimpairments (0) (0) (0) (0) (0.00)
EU MDR implementation costs 22 (11) 34 34 29 29 0.02
Deferred tax expenses (benefits) 139 139 0.09
Discrete tax items 1 1 0.00
Adjusted $    10,440 $      6,272 $      4,168 $       (332) $      3,836 $      3,375 $                    3 $              3,372 $     2.26
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in millions, except per share data) GrossProfit OperatingExpenses OperatingIncome(Loss) OtherIncome(Expense) Income(Loss)BeforeIncomeTaxes NetIncome(Loss) Net Income(Loss)Attributable toNoncontrollingInterests Net Income(Loss)Attributable toBostonScientificCommonStockholders ImpactperShare
Reported $      8,395 $      6,467 $      1,928 $       (231) $      1,697 $      1,284 $                  (4) $              1,288 $     0.87
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Amortization expense (631) 631 631 545 7 539 0.36
Goodwill and other intangible asset impairmentcharges (276) 276 276 243 243 0.16
Acquisition/divestiture-related net charges(credits) 49 (207) 255 1 256 315 315 0.21
Restructuring and restructuring-related netcharges (credits) 83 (65) 149 149 129 129 0.09
Investment portfolio net losses (gains) andimpairments 17 17 17 17 0.01
EU MDR implementation costs 27 (12) 39 39 34 34 0.02
Deferred tax expenses (benefits) 120 120 0.08
Adjusted $      8,553 $      5,275 $      3,278 $       (213) $      3,065 $      2,685 $                    2 $              2,683 $     1.81
An explanation of the company's use of these non-GAAP financial measures is provided at the end of this document.
Amounts may not add due to rounding.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATIONQ4 and FY 2025 GUIDANCE RECONCILIATIONS(Unaudited)
Net Sales
Q4 2025 Estimate
(Low) (High) Full Year 2025 Estimate
Reported growth 14.5 % 16.5 % ~20.0%
Impact of foreign currency fluctuations (2.0) % (2.0) % ~(1.0)%
Operational growth 12.5 % 14.5 % ~19.0%
Impact of certain acquisitions/divestitures (1.5) % (1.5) % ~(3.5)%
Organic growth 11.0 % 13.0 % ~15.5%
Earnings per Share
Q4 2025 Estimate Full Year 2025 Estimate
(Low) (High) (Low) (High)
GAAP results $         0.48 $         0.52 $            1.97 $            2.01
Amortization expense 0.13 0.13 0.51 0.51
Acquisition/divestiture-related net charges (credits) 0.04 0.04 0.15 0.15
Restructuring and restructuring-related net charges(credits) 0.07 0.05 0.22 0.20
Other adjustments 0.04 0.04 0.18 0.18
Adjusted results $        0.77 $        0.79 $              3.02 $              3.04
Amounts may not add due to rounding.

Frequently Asked Questions

What were Boston Scientific's net sales in Q3 2025?

Boston Scientific reported net sales of $5.065 billion in Q3 2025.

How much did Boston Scientific's GAAP net income increase?

GAAP net income increased to $755 million, up from $469 million.

What was the adjusted EPS for Boston Scientific in Q3 2025?

The adjusted EPS for Q3 2025 was $0.75.

What was the sales growth percentage for Boston Scientific?

The sales growth percentage was 20.3% compared to the previous year.

Last updated: Oct 22, 2025