ISRG vs. SNN: Intuitive Surgical vs. Smith & Nephew Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Smith & Nephew (SNN) 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 Smith & Nephew (SNN) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has an aggressive beta of 1.41, indicating higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Smith & Nephew (SNN) is defensive at 0.49 and tends to be less market-sensitive — they sit on opposite ends of the beta spectrum.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 17.93% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 11.85% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for ISRG.

For every dollar of sales, both Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 25.54% and Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 10.08% retain more as net profit than most peers, landing in the top net margin quartile of their industries.

Both Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 33.29% and Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 14.47% convert sales into operating profit at a top-quartile rate, pointing to tighter cost discipline before financing and tax.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 20.51% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 6.09% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for ISRG.

Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 52.34% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 22.59% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for SNN.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 3.33 and Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 2.14 carry current ratio within their industries’ typical mid-ranges, suggesting balanced short-term liquidity relative to peers.

Only one side’s leverage can be read here: Smith & Nephew (SNN) carries debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73 against its industry range, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reports no figure this period.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Smith & Nephew (SNN) reports a yield of 1.24%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile Smith & Nephew (SNN) reports a payout of 53.20%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 21.19 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 54.75 sits in the richer quartile — ISRG needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 2.07 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.

Both look rich against book: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) at 9.82 sits in the upper P/B ratio quartile, and Smith & Nephew (SNN) at 12.80 prices even higher, above its industry range.

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