Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

NasdaqGS:ISRG Stock Report

Market Cap: US$190.5b

Intuitive Surgical Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Intuitive Surgical has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 9.8%, while the Medical Equipment industry saw earnings growing at 11.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13% per year. Intuitive Surgical's return on equity is 14.4%, and it has net margins of 28.5%.

Key information

9.8%

Earnings growth rate

9.5%

EPS growth rate

Medical Equipment Industry Growth8.9%
Revenue growth rate13.0%
Return on equity14.4%
Net Margin28.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings

Jul 26
There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings

Recent updates

Revenues Tell The Story For Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Dec 30
Revenues Tell The Story For Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical: Growing Impressively, But It Appears Overvalued

Dec 27

Intuitive Surgical: One Of The Best Business Models In The World, But Not At This Price

Nov 14

Intuitive Surgical Q3: Da Vinci 5 Robot Set For 2025, But Overvalued

Oct 18

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Oct 04
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Intuitive Surgical Offers Low Risk, High Return Despite Valuation Concerns

Sep 24

What You Can Learn From Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) P/S

Sep 16
What You Can Learn From Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) P/S

Intuitive Surgical: Detached From Fundamentals

Aug 26

Intuitive Surgical: A Lofty Price To Pay For Innovation, Wait For A Better Entry Point

Aug 20

There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings

Jul 26
There May Be Underlying Issues With The Quality Of Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings

Intuitive Surgical: Shares Surge, But Now Near Fair Value (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 12

Does Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

Jul 11
Does Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Returns On Capital

Jun 25
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Returns On Capital

What Is Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) Share Price Doing?

Jun 10
What Is Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) Share Price Doing?

Intuitive Surgical: Sell Signals Abound

May 17

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) CEO Compensation Looks Acceptable To Us And Here's Why

Apr 19
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) CEO Compensation Looks Acceptable To Us And Here's Why

Intuitive Surgical: Growth And Margins Will Be Challenged In 2024

Apr 12

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Mar 27
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)?

Mar 11
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)?

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Feb 09
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Intuitive Surgical: Buy A 'Little Slice' Of The Future

Jan 29

Do Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jan 25
Do Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ:ISRG) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Intuitive Surgical: Strong Pre-Announced Q4 - Time To Harvest The Gain, Initiate With 'Sell'

Jan 13

Intuitive Surgical: Risky Ahead Of Q3 Earnings

Oct 16

Japanese regulatory agency clears Intuitive's single-port robotic surgical system

Sep 30

Intuitive Surgical: Fundamentally Fairly Valued, Technically Risky (Technical Analysis)

Sep 23

Intuitive Surgical: Raising The Red Flag On The Hospital Industry

Aug 23

Intuitive Surgical to report Q2 result amid persistent COVID-19 headwinds

Jul 20

Intuitive Surgical: Quite Invasive

Jul 06

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Intuitive Surgical makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:ISRG Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 247,8672,2432,0951,111
30 Jun 247,5732,0942,0361,074
31 Mar 247,3191,9881,9751,038
31 Dec 237,1241,7981,964999
30 Sep 236,8511,5171,863983
30 Jun 236,6651,4251,847951
31 Mar 236,4311,3121,801913
31 Dec 226,2221,3221,712879
30 Sep 226,1181,3781,673818
30 Jun 225,9641,4351,600767
31 Mar 225,9061,6441,532722
31 Dec 215,7101,7051,467671
30 Sep 215,4891,6891,370637
30 Jun 215,1631,6231,305627
31 Mar 214,5511,1731,234608
31 Dec 204,3581,0611,216595
30 Sep 204,3071,0531,227602
30 Jun 204,3581,1361,220583
31 Mar 204,6041,3861,213560
31 Dec 194,4791,3791,178557
30 Sep 194,2471,3141,121521
30 Jun 194,0401,2101,053492
31 Mar 193,8501,147998467
31 Dec 183,7241,128941418
30 Sep 183,570804876385
30 Jun 183,457810847361
31 Mar 183,306778820351
31 Dec 173,138671811329
30 Sep 173,003906762311
30 Jun 172,878819736290
31 Mar 172,790780712260
31 Dec 162,707738692240
30 Sep 162,619722666223
30 Jun 162,522678653212
31 Mar 162,434628643206
31 Dec 152,367589627197
30 Sep 152,285546621192
30 Jun 152,250502620189
31 Mar 152,179472615179
31 Dec 142,132419609178
30 Sep 142,082438602172
30 Jun 142,031471587168
31 Mar 142,097526581169
31 Dec 132,244671574168

Quality Earnings: ISRG has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: ISRG's current net profit margins (28.5%) are higher than last year (22.1%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: ISRG's earnings have grown by 9.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: ISRG's earnings growth over the past year (47.9%) exceeds its 5-year average (9.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: ISRG earnings growth over the past year (47.9%) exceeded the Medical Equipment industry 15%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: ISRG's Return on Equity (14.4%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 05:36
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is covered by 59 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
David ToungArgus Research Company
null nullArgus Research Company
Richard PurkissAtlantic Equities LLP