Boston Scientific 10-Q 2025-09-30

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025

OR

Commission File No. 1-11083

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

300 Boston Scientific Way**,** Marlborough**,** Massachusetts 01752-1234

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

508 683-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

The number of shares outstanding of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, as of October 30, 2025 was 1,482,442,039.

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

Refer to notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements. Amounts may not add due to rounding.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)

Refer to notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements. Amounts may not add due to rounding.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

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Introduction

Boston Scientific Corporation is a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices that are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties. Our mission is to transform lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. As a medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we have advanced the practice of less-invasive medicine by helping physicians and other medical professionals diagnose and treat a wide range of diseases and medical conditions and improve patients’ quality of life by providing alternatives to surgery and other medical procedures that are typically traumatic to the body. We advance science for life by providing a broad range of high performance solutions to address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. When used in this report, the terms "we," "us," "our" and "the Company" mean Boston Scientific Corporation and its divisions and subsidiaries.

Financial Summary

Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

Our net sales for the third quarter of 2025 were $5.065 billion, compared to $4.209 billion for the third quarter of 2024. This increase of $855 million, or 20.3 percent, included operational1 net sales growth of 19.4 percent and the positive impact of 90 basis points from foreign currency fluctuations. Operational net sales growth included organic2 net sales growth of 15.3 percent and the positive impact of 420 basis points from certain acquisitions during the period for which there are less than a full period of comparable net sales. Those acquisitions included Silk Road Medical, Inc. (Silk Road Medical) and Axonics, Inc. (Axonics), during the third and fourth quarters of 2024, respectively, and Intera Oncology®, Inc. (Intera) during the second quarter of 2025. The increase in our net sales was primarily driven by strong commercial execution across our businesses, particularly in our Electrophysiology business unit, which was led by the continued growth of our Farapulse™ Pulsed Field Ablation System which launched in the U.S. in 2024 and in our Watchman business unit, which was led by the adoption of concomitant procedures in the U.S. Refer to Quarterly Results and Business Overview for a discussion of our net sales by business.

Our reported net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders for the third quarter of 2025 was $755 million, or $0.51 per diluted share. Our reported results for the third quarter of 2025 included certain charges and/or credits totaling $369 million (after-tax), or $0.25 per diluted share. Excluding these items, adjusted net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders3 was $1.124 billion, or $0.75 per diluted share.

Our reported net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders for the third quarter of 2024 was $469 million, or $0.32 per diluted share. Our reported results for the third quarter of 2024 included certain charges and/or credits totaling $469 million (after-tax), or $0.32 per diluted share. Excluding these items, adjusted net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders3 was $937 million, or $0.63 per diluted share.

1Operational net sales growth excludes the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

2Organic 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.

3Adjusted measures, including operational and organic net sales growth and adjusted net income attributable to Boston Scientific common stockholders, exclude certain items required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a replacement for, the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Refer to Additional Information for a discussion of management’s use of these non-GAAP financial measures.

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The following is a reconciliation of our results of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP to those adjusted results considered by management. Refer to Quarterly Results and Business Overview and Additional Information for a discussion of these reconciling items:

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We develop, manufacture and sell medical devices globally and our earnings and cash flows are exposed to market risk from changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates. We address these risks through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments. We operate the program pursuant to documented corporate risk management policies. We do not enter derivative transactions for speculative purposes. Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments substantially offset losses and gains on underlying hedged exposures. Furthermore, we manage our exposure to counterparty risk on derivative instruments by entering into contracts with a diversified group of major financial institutions and by actively monitoring outstanding positions.

Our currency risk consists primarily of foreign currency denominated firm commitments, forecasted foreign currency denominated intercompany and third-party transactions and net investments in certain subsidiaries. We use both nonderivative (primarily European manufacturing operations) and derivative instruments to manage our earnings and cash flow exposure to changes in currency exchange rates. We had currency derivative instruments outstanding in the contract amount of $12.087 billion as of September 30, 2025 and $7.636 billion as of December 31, 2024. A ten percent appreciation in the U.S. dollar’s value relative to the hedged currencies would increase the derivative instruments’ fair value by $794 million as of September 30, 2025 compared to $322 million as of December 31, 2024. A ten percent depreciation in the U.S. dollar’s value relative to the hedged currencies would decrease the derivative instruments’ fair value by $970 million as of September 30, 2025 compared to $394 million as of December 31, 2024. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of our currency exchange rate sensitive derivative instruments would be substantially offset by a corresponding decrease or increase in the fair value of the hedged underlying asset, liability or forecasted transaction, resulting in minimal impacts on our unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

Our interest rate risk relates primarily to U.S. dollar and euro-denominated borrowings partially offset by U.S. dollar cash investments. We have historically used interest rate derivative instruments to manage our earnings and cash flow exposure to changes in interest rates. We had no interest rate derivative instruments outstanding as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. As of September 30, 2025, $11.326 billion in aggregate principal amount of our outstanding debt obligations was at fixed interest rates, representing approximately 100.0 percent of our total debt, on an amortized cost basis. As of September 30, 2025, our outstanding debt obligations at fixed interest rates were comprised of senior notes.

Refer to Note D – Hedging Activities and Fair Value Measurements to our unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding our derivative financial instruments.

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025 pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and ensure that such material information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on their evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of September 30, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During 2022, we began a multi-year implementation of a new global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which will replace our existing system. The implementation is expected to occur in phases over the next several years. In August 2025, we transitioned to the new ERP system for a significant portion of our Europe, Middle East, and Africa commercial operations. The portion of the transition to the new ERP system which we have completed to date resulted in changes in our business processes and internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2025. We have implemented or enhanced our internal control activities, where applicable, for any changes that occurred and will continue to monitor the impact on our processes, procedures, and internal control over financial reporting. As future phases are implemented, we expect the changes to have a material impact on our internal controls over financial reporting and we will evaluate whether these process changes necessitate further changes in the design of and testing for effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Note H – Commitments and Contingencies to our unaudited consolidated financial statements contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein by reference.

In addition to other information contained elsewhere in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.

On July 25, 2025, Ellen M. Zane, an independent member of our Board of Directors, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Ms. Zane’s plan covers the sale of 12,891 shares of our common stock. Transactions under Ms. Zane’s plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds and will only occur upon the expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period. Ms. Zane’s plan will terminate on the earlier of October 23, 2026 or the date all shares subject to the plan have been sold.

On August 28, 2025, Arthur C. Butcher, our Executive Vice President and Group President, MedSurg and Asia Pacific, entered into a new trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Butcher’s plan covers the sale of up to 85,334 shares of our common stock including up to 19,721 shares to be acquired upon determination and/or vesting of performance share units and restricted share units and 57,593 shares of our common stock to be acquired upon exercise of stock options. Transactions under Mr. Butcher’s plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds and will only occur upon the expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period. Mr. Butcher’s plan will terminate on the earlier of February 1, 2027, or the date all shares subject to the plan have been sold.

On August 28, 2025, Jeffrey B. Mirviss, our Senior Vice President and President, Peripheral Interventions, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Mirviss’ plan covers the sale of up to 86,510 shares of our common stock including up to 53,572 shares to be acquired upon determination and/or vesting of performance share units and restricted share units and 32,938 shares of our common stock to be acquired upon exercise of stock options. Transactions under Mr. Mirviss’ plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds and will only occur upon the expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period. Mr. Mirviss’ plan will terminate on the earlier of February 27, 2026 or the date all shares subject to the plan have been sold.

On August 29, 2025, Michael F. Mahoney, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, entered into a trading plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). Mr. Mahoney’s plan covers the sale of 478,914 shares of our common stock, including 287,264 shares to be acquired upon exercise of stock options. Transactions under Mr. Mahoney’s plan are based upon pre-established dates and stock price thresholds and will only occur upon the expiration of the applicable mandatory cooling-off period. Mr. Mahoney’s plan will terminate on the earlier of April 17, 2026, or the date all shares subject to the plan have been sold.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on November 3, 2025.