ISRG vs. PHG: Intuitive Surgical vs. Koninklijke Philips Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Koninklijke Philips (PHG) are both classified in the Health Care Equipment sub-industry within the broader Health Care Equipment & Supplies industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades as ordinary local shares, while Koninklijke Philips (PHG) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Profile

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Risk Metrics

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has an aggressive beta of 1.41, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Koninklijke Philips (PHG) is defensive at 0.65 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

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Profitability

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 17.93% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 8.61% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for ISRG.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 25.54% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 5.39%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 33.29% operates in the top operating margin quartile, ahead of Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 3.76%, which runs around its industry’s norm.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 20.51% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at -1.04% is in the bottom quartile, showing a clear gap in revenue momentum.

Only one side can be read here: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reports EPS growth of 22.59%, ranked against its industry; Koninklijke Philips (PHG) has no EPS growth figure this period.

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Financial Strength

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 3.33 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 1.33 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for PHG.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Koninklijke Philips (PHG) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70 against its industry range, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reports no figure this period.

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Dividends

Neither Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) nor Koninklijke Philips (PHG) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) reports payout ratio above 100% at 211.79%, meaning dividends exceeded current-period earnings; Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%).

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Valuation

Both Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 54.75 and Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 63.23 sit in the richer earnings-multiple quartile for P/E ratio, so investors are paying more for TTM earnings than they pay for typical peers.

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 1.67 prices around its industry’s typical P/S ratio, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 13.82 clears its benchmark range — ISRG looks notably rich on sales.

Koninklijke Philips (PHG) at 2.28 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 9.82 carries an above-peer premium to book — ISRG is pricier on assets.

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