BAX vs SKYA vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Baxter International, SkyAI and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAX Baxter International Inc
$25.29 +8.2% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.55B
Div. yield
0.16%
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
SKYA SkyAI, Inc.
$2.89 +53.7% 1M -42.8% 1Y
Market cap
$208.35M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$194.22K
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
2 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$451.63 +11.5% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$156.53B
P/E
53.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 5, SkyAI 2, Baxter International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAXSKYAISRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.07B $208.35M $156.53B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -12.3x -0.7x 53.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.8x 0.0x 39.5x SKYA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -49.1% +108.9% +20.5% SKYA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.2% -158,431.4% 25.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.16% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +9.9% -42.8% -17.4% BAX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.0%/yr — +5.3%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.4% 106.2% 34.6% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 25/100 80/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

BAXSKYAISRG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBAXSKYAISRG
Valuation 86 #12 of 80 0 #80 of 80 57 #35 of 80
Growth 29 #53 of 74 6 #70 of 74 80 #16 of 74
Profitability 74 #18 of 67 2 #66 of 67 99 #2 of 67
Financial Health 22 #71 of 91 93 #7 of 91 78 #21 of 91
Shareholder Returns 38 #22 of 35 – 88 #5 of 35
Overall 50 25 80
  • BAX ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SKYA ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 95 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBAXSKYAISRGSPY
1 month +8.2%+53.7%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months +8.4%+118.9%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months +36.8%+61.5%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date +32.3%+42.4%-20.3% +12.2%
1 year +9.9%-42.8%-17.4% +13.0%
3 years -21.4%-99.9%+74.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%-90.1%+20.4% +23.1%
5 years -69.1%—+29.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.0%—+5.3% +11.0%
10 years -46.7%—+510.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.1%—+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBAXSKYAISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.4%106.2%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.2%104.5%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.162.590.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.22-0.40-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.3%-100.0%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.8%-46.6%-23.8% -1.8%
52-week high $28.35$5.41$592.85 $779.14
52-week low $15.80$0.95$332.02 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBAXSKYAISRG
P/E now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 29.3x -0.7xmedian 29.3x 53.3xmedian 29.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.6x 1,073xmedian 2.6x 13.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 37.3xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 19.6x —median 19.6x 43.5xmedian 19.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 1.3x 9.7xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 0.84 0.01median 0.84 2.07median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBAXSKYAISRG
Revenue $5.55B $194.22K $11.58B
Gross profit $3.78B $321.93K $7.78B
Operating income $532.00M -$289.52M $3.28B
Net income -$1.06B -$307.71M $2.97B
Free cash flow $839.00M – $3.60B
R&D $542.00M $399.91K $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $-2.05 $-4.27 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $2.15B $12.07M $2.98B
Total debt $9.46B – –
Shares (diluted) 518.00M 72.09M 351.60M
Enterprise value $5.18B $167.05M $136.96B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBAXSKYAISRG
P/E -12.3x -0.7x 53.3x
P/FCF 15.6x – 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.7x – 38.3x
P/S 2.4x 1,073x 13.5x
P/B 2.1x 1.3x 9.7x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 16.0x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x – 37.3x
EV/EBIT 38.3x -0.7x 46.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1,011x 13.2x
EV/FCF 24.3x – 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.2x – 37.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 0.01 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAXSKYAISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) -49.1% 108.9% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -23.5% 23.8% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% – 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -50.8% -5,525% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.5% -212.8% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -604.0% -42,440% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.0% -238.0% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -580.5% -487.2% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.6% -84.2% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.3% – 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.8% – 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 153.5% – 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.5% – 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAXSKYAISRG
Gross margin 68.1% 165.8% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 27.3% – 35.3%
Operating margin 9.6% -149,065% 28.4%
Pretax margin 5.1% -151,352% 31.3%
Net margin -19.2% -158,431% 25.5%
FCF margin 15.1% – 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 24.2% – 35.3%
Return on equity -17.4% -140.2% 17.3%
Return on assets -5.4% -137.6% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 3.4% – –
Return on capital employed 3.3% -136.7% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 48,037% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAXSKYAISRG
Debt / assets 47.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 4.8x – –
Debt / FCF 11.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 1.9% 16.7%
Equity / assets 31.4% 98.1% 83.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 5.3x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 4.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 4.2x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.13 31.13 30.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAXSKYAISRG
Dividend yield 0.2% – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -17.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 21.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -60.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.0% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBAXSKYAISRG
Forward P/E 12.8xFY2026 0.0xFY2026 39.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.98FY2026 $2,362.06FY2026 $11.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.4%FY2026 – +27.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.5% – +4.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.05BFY2026 $70.01MFY2026 $11.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +34,200.1%FY2026 +15.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.7% +17.5% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAXSKYAISRG
Held by institutions 100.0% – 86.2%
Institutions holding 690 – 2,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.2% – +4.6%
Institutions buying 359 – 1,070
Institutions selling 193 – 877
Buyers to sellers 1.86 – 1.22

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BAXSKYAISRG
BAX 1.00 0.11 0.38
SKYA 0.11 1.00 0.15
ISRG 0.38 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAX, SKYA and ISRG?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Baxter International (BAX) $13.07B, SkyAI (SKYA) $208.35M, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $156.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

SkyAI (SKYA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Baxter International (BAX) -49.1%, SkyAI (SKYA) +108.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Baxter International (BAX) -19.2%, SkyAI (SKYA) -158,431.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Baxter International (BAX) returned the most: Baxter International (BAX) +9.9%, SkyAI (SKYA) -42.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -17.4%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Baxter International (BAX) -21.0%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Baxter International (BAX) 0.16%. SkyAI (SKYA) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been the steadiest (Baxter International (BAX) 44.4%, SkyAI (SKYA) 106.2%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAX, SKYA and ISRG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.