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Shares Outstanding for Boston Scientific (BSX)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

1.50B

YoY change

+0.6%

5Y CAGR

+1.1%

Peak year (2011)

1.52B

Shares Outstanding history chart for Boston Scientific (BSX) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: 1.49B

Shares Outstanding growth chart for Boston Scientific (BSX) from 1991 to 2025

Latest: +0.6%

Shares Outstanding history table for Boston Scientific (BSX) from 1991 to 2025

  • 20251.49B+0.6%
  • 20241.49B+1.5%
  • 20231.46B+1.7%
  • 20221.44B+0.4%
  • 20211.43B+1.2%
  • 20201.42B+0.4%
  • 20191.41B+0.7%
  • 20181.40B+0.6%
  • 20171.39B+1.1%
  • 20161.38B+2.7%
  • 20151.34B-0.5%
  • 20141.35B+0.5%
  • 20131.34B-4.7%
  • 20121.41B-7.4%
  • 20111.52B+0.1%
  • 20101.52B+0.7%
  • 20091.51B+0.6%
  • 20081.50B+0.8%
  • 20071.49B+16.7%
  • 20061.27B+52.1%
  • 2005837.33M-2.2%
  • 2004856.45M+1.6%
  • 2003842.86M+1.7%
  • 2002828.89M-0.2%
  • 2001830.77M+1.3%
  • 2000819.78M-0.6%
  • 1999824.44M+6.2%
  • 1998776.47M-2.9%
  • 1997799.55M+0.5%
  • 1996795.71M+8.1%
  • 1995736.00M+74.8%
  • 1994421.05M+6.5%
  • 1993395.20M+1.2%
  • 1992390.34M+2.7%
  • 1991380.00M—

Shares Outstanding values are taken from Boston Scientific's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Shares Outstanding at Boston Scientific (BSX)

According to Boston Scientific's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 1.50B. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual diluted shares outstanding for Boston Scientific (BSX) came in at 1.49B – edged up 0.6% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, Boston Scientific diluted shares outstanding compounded at +1.1% per year, sustaining 10 straight years of year-over-year growth.

Boston Scientific diluted shares outstanding peaked at 1.52B in 2011; the latest annual figure is 1.49B in 2025 (1.6% below peak).

2011 marks the peak diluted shares outstanding at 1.52B, with the historical low of 380.00M recorded in 1991.

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding by Year

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 2025: 1.49B

Boston Scientific posted diluted shares outstanding of 1.49B in 2025, edged up 0.6% from 2024.

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 2024: 1.49B

In 2024, Boston Scientific reported diluted shares outstanding of 1.49B, edged up 1.5% from 2023.

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 2023: 1.46B

Boston Scientific diluted shares outstanding in 2023 was 1.46B, edged up 1.7% from 2022.

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 2022: 1.44B

2022's diluted shares outstanding for Boston Scientific came in at 1.44B, edged up 0.4% from 2021.

Boston Scientific Shares Outstanding 2021: 1.43B

Boston Scientific diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 1.43B.

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