BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP (BSX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.48 B shares outstanding and no dividend paid.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP (BSX) closed fiscal year 2025 with 1.48 B shares outstanding and no dividend paid. Over the year the share count rose by 8.44 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 1.0 %. The company did not pay a dividend in fiscal year 2025. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 1.50B | 1.51B | 1.52B | 1.45B | 1.36B | 1.32B | 1.33B | 1.35B | 1.36B | 1.37B | 1.38B | 1.39B | 1.42B | 1.43B | 1.43B | 1.47B | 1.47B | 1.48B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 11.6M | 12.3M | 10.0M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 5.16M | 19.2M | 15.5M | 11.4M | 11.1M | 10.3M | 21.7M | 8.90M | 7.82M | 32.4M | 8.85M | 8.44M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.77 % | 0.81 % | 0.66 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.39 % | 1.43 % | 1.13 % | 0.83 % | 0.80 % | 0.74 % | 1.53 % | 0.62 % | 0.55 % | 2.21 % | 0.60 % | 0.57 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -71.7M | -93.3M | -33.4M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -4.95 % | -6.89 % | -2.53 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 11.6M | 12.3M | 10.0M | -71.7M | -93.3M | -33.4M | 5.16M | 19.2M | 15.5M | 11.4M | 11.1M | 10.3M | 21.7M | 8.90M | 7.82M | 32.4M | 8.85M | 8.44M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 0.77 % | 0.81 % | 0.66 % | -4.95 % | -6.89 % | -2.53 % | 0.39 % | 1.43 % | 1.13 % | 0.83 % | 0.80 % | 0.74 % | 1.53 % | 0.62 % | 0.55 % | 2.21 % | 0.60 % | 0.57 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Dividend per share (DPS) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Payout Ratio (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | — | 5.28 % | 7.88 % | 1.76 % | 0.00 % | — |
| Number of payments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends paid (total) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00M | 0.00M | 28.0M | 55.0M | 55.0M | 28.0M | 0.00M | — |
| Dividend Yield (%) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Figures in USD
