Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Stock Analysis

June 13, 2026

Here is a fundamental analysis of Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), benchmarking its profitability, financial strength, dividend and valuation against its industry group peers.

Performance

Cumulative Growth

ISRG

GSPC

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and S&P 500 (GSPC). Returns over one year are annualized.

Performance at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
1-Year Return	-19.87%	6.07%

Risk

Drawdown

ISRG

GSPC

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) vs. S&P 500 (GSPC): Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Risk at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
1-Year Volatility	30.70%	49.54%
Beta	1.45	0.89

Company Profile

Company profile fields for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Profile Item	ISRG
Name	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Country/Region	United States
GICS Sector	Health Care
GICS Industry Group	Health Care Equipment & Services
GICS Industry	Health Care Equipment & Supplies
GICS Sub-Industry	Health Care Equipment
Market Capitalization	145.58 billion USD
Currency	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq
Listing Date	June 16, 2000
Security Type	Common Stock

Valuation

Price-to-Earnings Ratio (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades at P/E ratio of 50.01, in the richer earnings-multiple quartile for its industry. That premium needs support from growth, durable earnings, or stronger business quality.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

50.01

Group distribution

Max: 80.40
ISRG: 50.01
Q3: 44.58
Median: 28.09
Q1: 19.76
Min: 0.91

Largest peers

ISRG: 50.01
CVS: 44.72
SYK: 36.09
UNH: 30.76
ABT: 24.70
MDT: 21.50
MCK: 20.41

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on P/E ratio within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades at 13.76 on P/S ratio, above the industry benchmark range. The stock is being valued at an unusually rich price per dollar of trailing revenue.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

13.76

Group distribution

ISRG: 13.76
Max: 8.62
Q3: 4.20
Median: 1.94
Q1: 1.01
Min: 0.04

Largest peers

ISRG: 13.76
SYK: 4.74
ABT: 3.40
MDT: 2.83
UNH: 0.82
CVS: 0.32
MCK: 0.23

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on P/S ratio within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Price-to-Book Ratio (MRQ)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades at 8.34 on P/B ratio, in the higher book-value quartile. The market is paying a premium to book, so stronger ROE, cleaner assets, or a better growth profile need to justify it.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

8.34

Group distribution

Max: 11.03
ISRG: 8.34
Q3: 5.50
Median: 2.78
Q1: 1.47
Min: -2.18

Largest peers

ISRG: 8.34
SYK: 5.33
UNH: 3.79
ABT: 2.95
MDT: 2.10
CVS: 1.68
MCK: -43.32

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on P/B ratio within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Valuation at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
Price-to-Earnings Ratio (TTM)	50.01	28.09
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	13.76	1.94
Price-to-Book Ratio (MRQ)	8.34	2.78
Free Cash Flow Yield	1.55%	4.00%

Profitability

Return on Equity (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) posts ROE of 17.23%, in the upper peer quartile. That suggests the company earns more from each dollar of shareholders’ equity than most industry peers, a useful capital-efficiency signal.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

17.23%

Group distribution

Max: 53.65%
ISRG: 17.23%
Q3: 12.73%
Median: 3.57%
Q1: -17.96%
Min: -59.21%

Largest peers

ISRG: 17.23%
SYK: 15.20%
ABT: 12.33%
UNH: 12.18%
MDT: 9.93%
CVS: 3.75%
MCK: --

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on ROE within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Net Profit Margin (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) keeps 28.15% of revenue as net profit, putting net margin in the upper peer quartile. After operating costs, interest, and taxes, more of each sales dollar reaches shareholders than it does at most industry peers.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

28.15%

Group distribution

Max: 30.40%
ISRG: 28.15%
Q3: 7.96%
Median: 1.27%
Q1: -9.77%
Min: -34.34%

Largest peers

ISRG: 28.15%
ABT: 13.91%
SYK: 13.21%
MDT: 13.20%
UNH: 2.68%
MCK: 1.18%
CVS: 0.72%

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on net margin within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Operating Profit Margin (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) turns 30.87% of revenue into operating profit, putting operating margin in the upper peer quartile. Before financing and taxes enter the picture, the day-to-day business keeps more of each sales dollar than most industry peers.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

30.87%

Group distribution

Max: 35.33%
ISRG: 30.87%
Q3: 11.89%
Median: 5.44%
Q1: -4.59%
Min: -25.61%

Largest peers

ISRG: 30.87%
MDT: 21.30%
SYK: 17.82%
ABT: 13.47%
UNH: 8.05%
CVS: 4.12%
MCK: 2.21%

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on operating margin within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Profitability at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
Return on Equity (TTM)	17.23%	3.57%
Return on Assets (TTM)	10.24%	3.10%
Net Profit Margin (TTM)	28.15%	1.27%
Operating Profit Margin (TTM)	30.87%	5.44%
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	66.29%	52.99%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has current ratio of 4.61, above the industry’s typical middle range. Liquidity looks ample versus peers, though an unusually high cushion can also mean idle current assets or inefficient working capital.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

4.61

Group distribution

Max: 7.79
ISRG: 4.61
Q3: 4.29
Median: 1.95
Q1: 1.33
Min: 0.04

Largest peers

ISRG: 4.61
SYK: 2.11
ABT: 1.39
CVS: 0.87
MCK: 0.85
UNH: 0.80
MDT: --

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on current ratio within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio (MRQ)

No usable debt-to-equity ratio is available for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) this period, so the balance-sheet leverage read is skipped.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

Group distribution

Max: 2.02
Q3: 1.01
Median: 0.60
Q1: 0.16
Min: 0.00
ISRG: --

Largest peers

CVS: 1.01
UNH: 0.74
SYK: 0.66
ABT: 0.65
MDT: 0.57
ISRG: --
MCK: --

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) doesn’t report debt-to-equity ratio this period; the box shows the Health Care Equipment & Services group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Financial Strength at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
Current Ratio (MRQ)	4.61	1.95
Debt-to-Equity Ratio (MRQ)	--	0.60
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.16	2.21

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no dividend, leaving dividend yield at 0.00% this period. Shareholders may still receive value through reinvestment or buybacks, but there is no dividend income to compare here.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

Group distribution

ISRG: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

MDT: 3.59%
ABT: 2.86%
CVS: 2.61%
UNH: 2.27%
SYK: 1.13%
MCK: 0.42%
ISRG: 0.00%

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on dividend yield within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) paid no earnings out as dividends this period, leaving payout ratio at 0.00%. There is no dividend payout to size against earnings.

ISRG

Health Care Equipment & Services industry group

0.00%

Group distribution

ISRG: 0.00%
Max: 0.00%
Q3: 0.00%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Largest peers

CVS: 116.67%
MDT: 76.14%
ABT: 67.23%
UNH: 66.57%
SYK: 39.81%
MCK: 8.26%
ISRG: 0.00%

Where Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stands on payout ratio within its Health Care Equipment & Services peer group — the box is the group’s distribution and the dots its largest members.

Dividends at a Glance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) metric values compared with Health Care Equipment & Services industry-group medians
Metric	Current stock: ISRG	Industry group median
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.00%	0.00%