BVS vs ISRG vs BSX Stock Comparison

Bioventus, Intuitive Surgical and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BVS Bioventus Inc.
$14.42 +4.4% 1M +114.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$581.85M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$445.88 +10.0% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$154.54B
P/E
52.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$45.08 +2.6% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.33B
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 6, Bioventus 4, Boston Scientific 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVSISRGBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $154.54B $65.33B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 52.6x 18.0x BVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 38.9x 14.4x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +20.5% +13.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 25.5% 17.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 10.5% BVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 2.2x BVS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +114.9% -19.1% -56.0% BVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.7%/yr +4.6%/yr +0.8%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 34.6% 39.9% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 80/100 69/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

BVSISRGBSX

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

AxisBVSISRGBSX
Valuation 94 #14 of 227 54 #106 of 227 89 #26 of 227
Growth 93 #17 of 219 80 #45 of 219 86 #32 of 219
Profitability 90 #22 of 206 98 #6 of 206 91 #19 of 206
Financial Health 28 #171 of 238 78 #53 of 238 42 #138 of 238
Shareholder Returns 55 #61 of 134 92 #12 of 134 39 #82 of 134
Overall 72 80 69
  • BVS ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBVSISRGBSXSPY
1 month +4.4%+10.0%+2.6% -0.2%
3 months +9.2%+23.2%-2.3% +3.9%
6 months +44.8%-4.4%-22.9% +8.2%
Year to date +93.8%-21.3%-52.7% +12.9%
1 year +114.9%-19.1%-56.0% +12.3%
3 years +338.3%+72.2%-9.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +63.7%+19.9%-3.1% +23.3%
5 years -3.7%+25.4%+4.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.7%+4.6%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years —+505.1%+109.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+19.7%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBVSISRGBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%34.6%39.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.4%37.4%46.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.620.890.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.27-0.55-1.40 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-49.9%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-24.8%-57.1% -1.2%
52-week high $15.26$592.85$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $6.53$332.02$41.57 $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.

MultipleBVSISRGBSX
P/E now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 29.6x 52.6xmedian 29.6x 18.0xmedian 29.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.9x 13.3xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.4x 36.8xmedian 17.4x 13.9xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 22.3x 43.0xmedian 22.3x 18.0xmedian 22.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 2.3x 9.6xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 1.04 2.05median 1.04 0.29median 1.04

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 monthsBVSISRGBSX
Revenue $581.85M $11.58B $21.00B
Gross profit $399.45M $7.78B $14.68B
Operating income $58.28M $3.28B $4.15B
Net income $61.48M $2.97B $3.67B
Free cash flow $94.29M $3.60B $3.63B
R&D $11.57M $1.49B $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $8.41 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $29.46M $2.98B $539.00M
Total debt $248.45M – $12.62B
Shares (diluted) 70.84M 351.60M 1.47B
Enterprise value $1.10B $134.96B $60.34B

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
MetricBVSISRGBSX
P/E 18.0x 52.6x 18.0x
P/FCF 12.8x 43.0x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 12.5x 37.8x 14.4x
P/S 2.1x 13.3x 3.1x
P/B 4.4x 9.6x 2.6x
P/Tangible book -16.4x 10.4x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 36.8x 13.9x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 45.8x 18.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 13.0x 3.7x
EV/FCF 15.2x 41.8x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.8x 36.8x 17.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 2.05 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVSISRGBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 20.5% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 19.1% 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 21.9% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 19.5% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.5% 16.6% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 24.8% 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 12,370% 7.5% 46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 24.4% 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7,309% 10.8% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 25.7% 61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 38.1% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 26.4% 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.5% 58.4% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 42.0% 33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVSISRGBSX
Gross margin 68.7% 67.2% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 35.3% 26.5%
Operating margin 10.0% 28.4% 19.8%
Pretax margin 6.6% 31.3% 18.4%
Net margin 9.4% 25.5% 17.5%
FCF margin 16.2% 31.1% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 35.3% 21.6%
Return on equity 24.0% 17.3% 14.3%
Return on assets 9.3% 14.8% 8.2%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 10.5%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 18.7% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 7.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVSISRGBSX
Debt / assets 36.9% – 27.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 16.7% 44.3%
Equity / assets 41.2% 83.3% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – 11.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.55 30.55 3.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVSISRGBSX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.8% -0.3%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.8% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusBVSISRGBSX
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 38.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% +4.5% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $632.22MFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +11.3% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVSISRGBSX
Held by institutions 64.1% 86.2% 90.5%
Institutions holding 156 2,235 1,481
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +4.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 101 1,070 738
Institutions selling 37 877 610
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.22 1.21

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.

BVSISRGBSX
BVS 1.00 0.33 0.20
ISRG 0.33 1.00 0.38
BSX 0.20 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVS, ISRG and BSX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioventus (BVS) $1.21B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $154.54B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $65.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVS, ISRG and BSX?

Bioventus (BVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioventus (BVS) 18.0x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.6x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Bioventus (BVS) 19.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.9x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.4x). 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%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Bioventus (BVS) 9.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Bioventus (BVS) leads (Bioventus (BVS) 11.3%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioventus (BVS) returned the most: Bioventus (BVS) +114.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -19.1%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -56.0%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Bioventus (BVS) -0.7%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.6%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.8%/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) 50.7%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVS, ISRG and BSX?

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.