BVS vs DXCM vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Bioventus, Dexcom and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BVS Bioventus Inc.
$10.94 -16.7% 1M +66.8% 1Y
Market cap
$798.64M
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$585.64M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$82.97 -2.8% 1M +37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.26B
P/E
33.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$440.75 +12.5% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$169.54B
P/E
57.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 6, Bioventus 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVSDXCMISRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $798.64M $33.26B $169.54B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 33.6x 57.3x BVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 29.3x 38.4x BVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.9% +13.0% +20.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.8% 19.4% 25.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +66.8% +37.3% -19.0% BVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr -12.0%/yr +3.9%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.0% 37.5% 34.7% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 74/100 80/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

BVSDXCMISRG

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

AxisBVSDXCMISRG
Valuation 97 #9 of 229 67 #76 of 229 50 #114 of 229
Growth 90 #23 of 221 83 #39 of 221 81 #42 of 221
Profitability 88 #26 of 209 99 #3 of 209 97 #7 of 209
Financial Health 29 #171 of 240 35 #157 of 240 79 #51 of 240
Shareholder Returns 45 #82 of 147 87 #20 of 147 92 #13 of 147
Overall 70 74 80
  • BVS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBVSDXCMISRGSPY
1 month -16.7%-2.8%+12.5% -2.0%
3 months -18.5%-4.6%+19.7% -2.2%
6 months +2.4%+39.5%-2.4% +4.2%
Year to date +47.0%+25.0%-22.2% +10.6%
1 year +66.8%+37.3%-19.0% +10.4%
3 years +184.9%-14.9%+58.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +41.8%-5.2%+16.5% +20.2%
5 years -34.5%-47.3%+21.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%-12.0%+3.9% +10.1%
10 years —+452.4%+489.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+18.6%+19.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBVSDXCMISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.0%37.5%34.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.6%33.6%37.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.710.610.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.00-0.55 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.4%-66.3%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-10.1%-25.7% -3.2%
52-week high $15.26$92.34$592.85 $779.14
52-week low $6.53$54.84$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.

MultipleBVSDXCMISRG
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 28.1x 31.4xmedian 28.1x 52.0xmedian 28.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 6.1xmedian 2.9x 13.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 18.0x 19.4xmedian 18.0x 36.4xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 24.8x 28.2xmedian 24.8x 42.5xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.3x 12.2xmedian 2.3x 9.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 0.95 0.73median 0.95 2.02median 0.95

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 monthsBVSDXCMISRG
Revenue $585.64M $5.10B $11.58B
Gross profit $402.35M $3.24B $7.78B
Operating income $56.73M $1.22B $3.28B
Net income $64.33M $991.00M $2.97B
Free cash flow $84.99M $1.10B $3.60B
R&D $12.08M $608.10M $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $0.79 $2.58 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $30.71M $961.40M $2.98B
Total debt $229.83M – –
Shares (diluted) 72.49M 383.50M 351.60M
Enterprise value $651.39M $25.08B $149.83B

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
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
P/E 13.1x 31.4x 52.0x
P/FCF 10.8x 28.2x 42.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 21.9x 37.4x
P/S 1.6x 6.1x 13.2x
P/B 3.2x 12.2x 9.5x
P/Tangible book -17.7x 12.7x 10.2x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 19.4x 36.4x
EV/EBIT 19.8x 23.8x 45.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 5.7x 12.8x
EV/FCF 13.2x 26.5x 41.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.8x 20.6x 36.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.73 2.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.9% 13.0% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 14.5% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.3% 21.5% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 14.2% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 34.5% 57.4% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.1% 34.2% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 587.8% 37.5% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 38.0% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 616.9% 46.1% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 31.5% 43.0% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 56.1% -2.3% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 91.8% 23.7% 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.9% 3.4% 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 100.5% 30.0% 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Gross margin 68.7% 63.4% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 17.2% 29.4% 35.3%
Operating margin 9.7% 24.0% 28.4%
Pretax margin 6.9% 24.7% 31.3%
Net margin 9.8% 19.4% 25.5%
FCF margin 14.5% 21.5% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 14.9% 27.7% 35.3%
Return on equity 22.6% 38.4% 17.3%
Return on assets 9.6% 15.6% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 10.8% – –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 29.9% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 3.0% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Debt / assets 34.1% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 2.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 59.4% 16.7%
Equity / assets 43.3% 40.6% 83.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.3x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.18 7.51 30.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% 2.2% 2.8%
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.2% 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBVSDXCMISRG
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 38.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $2.83FY2026 $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% +4.9% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $632.22MFY2026 $5.08BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +16.6% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVSDXCMISRG
Held by institutions 64.1% 100.0% 86.2%
Institutions holding 156 977 2,240
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +6.3% +4.6%
Institutions buying 101 522 1,073
Institutions selling 37 344 878
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.52 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.

BVSDXCMISRG
BVS 1.00 0.11 0.34
DXCM 0.11 1.00 0.37
ISRG 0.34 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVS, DXCM and ISRG?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioventus (BVS) $798.64M, Dexcom (DXCM) $33.26B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $169.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVS, DXCM and ISRG?

Bioventus (BVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioventus (BVS) 13.9x, Dexcom (DXCM) 33.6x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 57.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bioventus (BVS) is cheapest (Bioventus (BVS) 14.6x, Dexcom (DXCM) 29.3x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bioventus (BVS) +3.9%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Bioventus (BVS) 9.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioventus (BVS) returned the most: Bioventus (BVS) +66.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +37.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -19.0%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Bioventus (BVS) -8.1%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -12.0%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been the steadiest (Bioventus (BVS) 55.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) 37.5%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVS, DXCM 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 6. 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.