Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

ISRG Healthcare Medical Instruments & Supplies

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $10.1 billion, up 20.5% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+21.7%
EPS
−24.2%
Free cash flow
+51.0%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

465.68 16.42 −3.41%
Market cap
$162.4B
P/E
55.7×
Fwd P/E
49.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
50.09
Beneish M
−2.43
Dividend safety
n/a

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) Return on equity

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 17.8%, up 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (16.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 11.5% (fiscal 2022) to 19.7% (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median of 0.00% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 16.6% 1.05
FY2024 15.5% 0.85
FY2023 14.7% 3.20
FY2022 11.5% (4.23)
FY2021 15.7% 3.94
FY2020 11.8% (6.66)
FY2019 18.4% (1.25)
FY2018 19.7% 6.96
FY2017 12.7% (1.91)
FY2016 14.6% (0.68)

Against its own ten years

Low 11.5% High 19.7%
Ten-year median 15.3%
Current reading's percentile 82

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
RMD ResMed Inc. compare 26.4%
WST West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. compare 21.2%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 17.8%
COO The Cooper Companies, Inc. compare 6.84%
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company compare 3.77%
SOLV Solventum Corporation compare 3.19%
MDLN Medline Inc. compare 3.18%
ALC Alcon compare 2.94%
BAX Baxter International Inc. compare −10.6%
Medical Instruments & Supplies industry median 0.00%
Healthcare sector median −26.3%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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