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Intuitive Surgical ISRG Return on invested capital

Return on invested capital at other companies

Johnson & Johnson logo
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ
20.6%+0.3pp
Medtronic logo
MedtronicMDT
6.7%+0.1pp
Boston Scientific logo
Boston ScientificBSX
10.9%+4.0pp
STERIS logo
STERISSTE
9.4%+2.1pp
Fortive logo
FortiveFTV
5.9%+0.5pp
ROP
Roper Technologies, Inc.ROP
6.6%+0.3pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B+23.0%
Gross profit$1.8B+25.6%
Operating income$855.3M+47.9%
Net income$821.5M+17.6%
EPS (diluted)$2.28+18.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$2.1B-21.6%
Total equity$17.5B+2.2%
Total assets$20.1B+4.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$911.9M+56.8%
CapEx$103.3M-11.4%
Free cash flow$808.6M+73.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$142.44B-7.7%
P/E47.8×-14.5×
P/S13.5×-4.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin66.3%-0.8pp
Operating margin30.5%+2.3pp
Net margin28.2%-0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.2%+1.3pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio4.6×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Intuitive Surgical’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Intuitive Surgical’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Intuitive Surgical's return on invested capital?
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported return on invested capital of 17.6% in Q4 2025.
How has Intuitive Surgical's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Intuitive Surgical's return on invested capital increased by 7.7% year-over-year, from 16.3% to 17.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.