Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) Stock Forecast Oct. 14, 2026
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Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Boston Scientific Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Boston Scientific Corp is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $62.32B. It ranks number 3 by market capitalization among the 60 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for BSX is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +1.2%, buy ≥ +0.5%, sell < -0.6%, strong sell < -1.7% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-15 signals)
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Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $62.32B | 3/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 16.96x | 17/20 |
| P/B Ratio | 2.50x | 41/55 |
| EPS | $2.02 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $17.20 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $14.49 | – |
| FCF/Share | $2.50 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 14.7% | 13/39 |
| ROA | 8.1% | 12/42 |
| ROIC | 10.7% | 17/53 |
| Gross Margin | 69.9% | 23/52 |
| Operating Margin | 19.8% | 10/53 |
| Net Margin | 17.5% | 5/41 |
| EBT Margin | 18.4% | 10/53 |
| Tax Rate | 5.0% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.24x | 54/58 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.74x | 51/54 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.80x | 26/55 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.81x | 25/54 |
| Interest Coverage | 12.3x | 8/48 |
| Working Capital | $1.54B | 8/58 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $4.53B | 3/54 |
| Free Cash Flow | $3.62B | 3/48 |
| Capital Spending | -$904M | 47/48 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 5.7% | 18/32 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 4.0% | 16/24 |
| FCF/Sales | 17.3% | 8/47 |
| CapEx/Sales | 4.3% | 17/47 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.46x | 40/50 |
| Receivables Turnover | 6.9x | 21/50 |
| Inventory Turnover | 1.9x | 26/50 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 5.1x | 33/51 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 53 days | 30/50 |
| Days Inventory | 187 days | 25/50 |
| Payables Period | 71 days | 17/45 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 169 days | 25/41 |
Income Statement
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $21.00B | 3/51 |
| Operating Income | $4.15B | 3/54 |
| Net Income | $3.67B | 2/42 |
| R&D Expense | $2.15B | 1/52 |
| SG&A Expense | $7.16B | 2/53 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $6.32B | 5/52 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | BSX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 1449M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $7.97B | 17.6% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $539M | 1.2% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.05B | 6.7% of assets |
| Inventory | $3.23B | 7.2% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $20.04B | 44.3% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $5.20B | 11.5% of assets |
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Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Boston Scientific Corp (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| BSX Boston Scientific Corp | ▼ | $62.32B |
| SYK Stryker Corp | ▼ | $108.02B |
| MMM 3m Co | ▼ | $84.82B |
| BDX Becton Dickinson & Co | ▼ | $51.45B |
| MDLN Medline Inc. | ▶ | $47.24B |
| RMD Resmed Inc | ▼ | $33.94B |
| DXCM Dexcom Inc | ▶ | $31.50B |
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | ▼ | $26.37B |
| SOLV Solventum Corp | ▼ | $14.85B |
| BAX Baxter International Inc | ▶ | $12.82B |
| PEN Penumbra Inc | ▼ | $12.61B |
| GMED Globus Medical Inc | ▼ | $10.25B |
| GKOS Glaukos Corp | ▲ | $9.90B |
| PODD Insulet Corp | ▼ | $9.29B |
| STVN Stevanato Group S.P.A. | ▲ | $5.85B |
| HAE Haemonetics Corp | ▼ | $5.51B |
| TFX Teleflex Inc | ▼ | $5.22B |
| MMSI Merit Medical Systems Inc | ▼ | $5.20B |
| MMED Minimed Group, Inc. | ▼ | $4.73B |
| HTFL Heartflow, Inc. | ▲ | $4.30B |
| ICUI Icu Medical Inc/De | ▼ | $4.07B |
| IRTC Irhythm Holdings, Inc. | ▼ | $3.50B |
| PLSE Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | ▲ | $3.30B |
| ATRC Atricure, Inc. | ▶ | $2.91B |
| UFPT Ufp Technologies Inc | ▶ | $2.25B |
| INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | ▶ | $1.97B |
| LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc | ▲ | $1.89B |
| ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $1.61B |
| NVCR Novocure Ltd | ▲ | $1.61B |
| KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. | ▲ | $1.52B |
| DRTS Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. | ▲ | $1.19B |
| IRMD Iradimed Corp | ▲ | $1.15B |
| BVS Bioventus Inc. | ▶ | $1.14B |
| TNDM Tandem Diabetes Care Inc | ▶ | $1.11B |
| AORT Artivion, Inc. | ▼ | $1.05B |
| IART Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp | ▶ | $1.02B |
| PRCT Procept Biorobotics Corp | ▲ | $1.00B |
| SIBN Si-Bone, Inc. | ▲ | $873M |
| SGP Spyglass Pharma, Inc. | ▲ | $792M |
| BBNX Beta Bionics, Inc. | ▲ | $759M |
| MDXG Mimedx Group, Inc. | ▲ | $685M |
| KIDS Orthopediatrics Corp | ▶ | $581M |
| SSII Ss Innovations International, Inc. | ▲ | $541M |
| TCMD Tactile Systems Technology Inc | ▶ | $508M |
| ANGO Angiodynamics Inc | ▲ | $465M |
| SGHT Sight Sciences, Inc. | ▲ | $454M |
| CERS Cerus Corp | ▲ | $451M |
| BWAY Brainsway Ltd. | ▲ | $451M |
| NPCE Neuropace Inc | ▶ | $431M |
| RCEL Avita Medical, Inc. | ▲ | $405M |
| CARL Carlsmed, Inc. | ▲ | $378M |
| OFIX Orthofix Medical Inc. | ▼ | $377M |
| EMBC Embecta Corp. | ▲ | $350M |
| OBIO Orchestra Biomed Holdings, Inc. | ▲ | $339M |
| CLPT Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. | ▲ | $282M |
| MOBI Mobia Medical, Inc. | ▲ | $278M |
| ANIK Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | ▼ | $271M |
| TMCI Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | ▲ | $263M |
| OSUR Orasure Technologies Inc | ▲ | $256M |
| PROF Profound Medical Corp. | ▲ | $242M |
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Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Boston Scientific Corp outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Boston Scientific Corp stock predictions?
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for BSX is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4495 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-07-07 produced a positive net return in 82.5% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Boston Scientific Corp forecasts updated?
Boston Scientific Corp forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.
Which companies are Boston Scientific Corp's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, BSX included, share the SEC industry code Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus. The largest are: Stryker Corp (SYK), 3m Co (MMM), Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX), Medline Inc. (MDLN), Resmed Inc (RMD), Dexcom Inc (DXCM).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.