Financing
Share Buybacks
Intuitive Surgical Share Buybacks increased by 458.8% to $1.12B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Large repurchases signal that management believes the stock is undervalued or that they have excess cash with no better internal investment opportunities.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by a company to buy back its own shares from the open market. This reduces the total number of shares out...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech giants often prioritize repurchases over dividends due to tax efficiencies and the impact on EPS.
Metric ID:
cf_share_repurchasesHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '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 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $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% | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — | +957.1% | -89.5% | +458.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +228.6% | -100.0% | -100.0% | -93.4% | -100.0% | — | — | -100.0% | — | — | — | — | — |
Range$0.00 – $1.91B
Avg YoY Growth-44.1%
Median YoY Growth-100.0%
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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?
- The money a company spends to buy back its own stock.