BVS vs DXCM vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Bioventus, Dexcom and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BVS Bioventus Inc.
$14.72 +6.6% 1M +112.1% 1Y
Market cap
$976.64M
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$581.85M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.57 -9.3% 1M +11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.02B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$451.63 +11.5% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$155.58B
P/E
52.6x
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 $976.64M $30.02B $155.58B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 30.0x 52.6x BVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 27.8x 39.4x BVS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +15.5% +20.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 20.1% 25.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +112.1% +11.7% -17.4% BVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr -10.9%/yr +5.3%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 40.8% 34.6% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 78/100 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 94 #15 of 228 71 #66 of 228 53 #108 of 228
Growth 93 #17 of 221 97 #8 of 221 80 #45 of 221
Profitability 90 #22 of 208 100 #1 of 208 98 #6 of 208
Financial Health 28 #172 of 239 34 #158 of 239 78 #53 of 239
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 137 87 #19 of 137 92 #12 of 137
Overall 72 78 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 +6.6%-9.3%+11.5% -0.8%
3 months +18.2%+7.1%+26.6% +3.5%
6 months +47.1%+27.9%-4.1% +7.0%
Year to date +97.8%+18.4%-20.3% +12.2%
1 year +112.1%+11.7%-17.4% +13.0%
3 years +347.4%-12.0%+74.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.8%-4.2%+20.4% +23.1%
5 years -1.7%-43.7%+29.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%-10.9%+5.3% +11.0%
10 years —+306.9%+510.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+15.1%+19.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBVSDXCMISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%40.8%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%40.3%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.640.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.210.29-0.50 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-66.3%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-14.9%-23.8% -1.8%
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 18.3xmedian 30.6x 30.0xmedian 30.6x 53.3xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 13.5xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.5x 19.7xmedian 17.5x 37.3xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 23.3x 21.1xmedian 23.3x 43.5xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.4x 11.3xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.87 0.66median 0.87 2.07median 0.87

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 $581.85M $4.97B $11.58B
Gross profit $399.45M $3.10B $7.78B
Operating income $58.28M $1.14B $3.28B
Net income $61.48M $999.70M $2.97B
Free cash flow $94.29M $1.41B $3.60B
R&D $11.57M $604.00M $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $2.56 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $29.46M $1.11B $2.98B
Total debt $248.45M – –
Shares (diluted) 70.84M 390.10M 351.60M
Enterprise value $817.93M $20.34B $135.87B

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 18.3x 30.0x 53.3x
P/FCF 13.1x 21.1x 43.5x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 17.0x 38.3x
P/S 2.1x 6.0x 13.5x
P/B 4.5x 11.3x 9.7x
P/Tangible book -16.8x 11.8x 10.5x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 19.7x 37.3x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 24.3x 46.4x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 5.6x 13.2x
EV/FCF 15.4x 19.7x 42.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 15.8x 37.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 0.66 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 15.5% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 15.8% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 22.8% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 14.9% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.5% 65.8% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 36.5% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 12,370% 74.9% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 40.9% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 7,309% 83.0% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 45.7% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 77.0% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 31.4% 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.5% 146.1% 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 44.5% 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Gross margin 68.7% 62.5% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 28.2% 35.3%
Operating margin 10.0% 22.9% 28.4%
Pretax margin 6.6% 25.8% 31.3%
Net margin 9.4% 20.1% 25.5%
FCF margin 16.2% 28.3% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 35.2% 35.3%
Return on equity 24.0% 35.8% 17.3%
Return on assets 9.3% 15.3% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – –
Return on capital employed 11.4% 27.2% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 3.3% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Debt / assets 36.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 59.4% 16.7%
Equity / assets 41.2% 40.6% 83.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 2.59 6.94 30.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVSDXCMISRG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.6% 2.7%
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 19.6xFY2026 27.8xFY2026 39.4xFY2026
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 78.9% 100.0% 86.2%
Institutions holding 156 974 2,235
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +6.3% +4.6%
Institutions buying 101 519 1,070
Institutions selling 37 344 877
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.51 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 0.15 0.33
DXCM 0.15 1.00 0.34
ISRG 0.33 0.34 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) $976.64M, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.02B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $155.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVS, DXCM and ISRG?

Bioventus (BVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioventus (BVS) 17.9x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bioventus (BVS) is cheapest (Bioventus (BVS) 19.6x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.4x). 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) +3.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Bioventus (BVS) 9.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioventus (BVS) returned the most: Bioventus (BVS) +112.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) +11.7%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -17.4%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Bioventus (BVS) -0.3%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -10.9%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.3%/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) 50.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%). 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.