Operating Cash Flow
Intuitive Surgical Operating Cash Flow increased by 2.2% to $911.90M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 56.8%, from $581.60M to $911.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $542.70M | $501.40M | $567.70M | $223.00M | $446.70M | $383.20M | $437.90M | $371.40M | $665.70M | $548.40M | $228.30M | $265.40M | $620.50M | $706.50M | $822.60M | $581.60M | $715.40M | $841.00M | $892.50M | $911.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | -7.6% | +13.2% | -60.7% | +100.3% | -14.2% | +14.3% | -15.2% | +79.2% | -17.6% | -58.4% | +16.3% | +133.8% | +13.9% | +16.4% | -29.3% | +23.0% | +17.6% | +6.1% | +2.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.7% | -23.6% | -22.9% | +66.5% | +49.0% | +43.1% | -47.9% | -28.5% | -6.8% | +28.8% | +260.3% | +119.1% | +15.3% | +19.0% | +8.5% | +56.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intuitive Surgical's operating cash flow?
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported operating cash flow of $911.90M in Q1 2026.
- How has Intuitive Surgical's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Intuitive Surgical's operating cash flow increased by 56.8% year-over-year, from $581.60M to $911.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for Intuitive Surgical's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Intuitive Surgical's operating cash flow has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.09B to $3.03B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.