Financing
Share Buybacks
Intuitive Surgical Share Buybacks increased by 458.8% to $1.12B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026Apr 22, 2026
How to read this metric
High repurchases often signal management's confidence in the company's valuation or a strategy to improve earnings per share.
Detailed definition
The cash outflow associated with the company buying back its own shares from the open market. This is a primary method f...
Peer comparison
Common among mature, cash-generative companies; peers in the healthcare sector often balance this with R&D investment.
Metric ID:
share_repurchasesHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $106.50M | $500.10M | $1.00B | $1.00B | $350.00M | $66.30M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $181.00M | $1.91B | $201.00M | $1.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | — | — | — | +369.6% | +100.0% | +0.1% | -65.0% | -81.1% | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | +957.1% | -89.5% | +458.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +228.6% | -93.4% | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
Range$0.00 – $1.91B
Avg YoY Growth-16.2%
Median YoY Growth-96.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intuitive Surgical's share buybacks?
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported share buybacks of $1.12B in Q1 2026.
- What does share buybacks mean?
- Cash spent by the company to buy back its own stock.