BVS vs ISRG vs MDT Stock Comparison

Bioventus, Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BVS Bioventus Inc.
$14.72 +6.6% 1M +112.1% 1Y
Market cap
$979.35M
P/E
18.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$581.85M
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$451.63 +11.5% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$155.37B
P/E
52.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
MDT Medtronic plc
$94.78 +6.9% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$120.35B
P/E
23.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54B
Div. yield
0.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 5, Bioventus 3, Medtronic 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVSISRGMDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $979.35M $155.37B $120.35B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.0x 52.5x 23.0x BVS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 39.4x 17.0x MDT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.1% +20.5% +9.8% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% 25.5% 13.9% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 6.9% BVS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x — 2.0x MDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +112.1% -17.4% +1.2% BVS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +5.3%/yr -5.0%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 34.6% 24.8% MDT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 80/100 66/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

BVSISRGMDT

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

AxisBVSISRGMDT
Valuation 94 #15 of 228 53 #108 of 228 84 #37 of 228
Growth 93 #17 of 221 80 #45 of 221 50 #111 of 221
Profitability 90 #22 of 208 98 #6 of 208 87 #28 of 208
Financial Health 28 #172 of 239 78 #53 of 239 49 #123 of 239
Shareholder Returns 54 #63 of 137 92 #12 of 137 58 #58 of 137
Overall 72 80 66
  • BVS ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • MDT 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

PeriodBVSISRGMDTSPY
1 month +6.6%+11.5%+6.9% -0.8%
3 months +18.2%+26.6%+12.6% +3.5%
6 months +47.1%-4.1%+14.3% +7.0%
Year to date +97.8%-20.3%-1.3% +12.2%
1 year +112.1%-17.4%+1.2% +13.0%
3 years +347.4%+74.4%+36.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +64.8%+20.4%+10.9% +23.1%
5 years -1.7%+29.4%-22.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+5.3%-5.0% +11.0%
10 years —+510.6%+16.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.8%+1.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBVSISRGMDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%34.6%24.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.6%37.5%22.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.630.900.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.21-0.500.05 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.5%-49.9%-43.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-23.8%-10.0% -1.8%
52-week high $15.26$592.85$105.35 $779.14
52-week low $6.53$332.02$73.75 $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.

MultipleBVSISRGMDT
P/E now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 30.6x 53.3xmedian 30.6x 23.2xmedian 30.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 13.5xmedian 3.0x 3.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 17.5x 37.3xmedian 17.5x 14.5xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 23.3x 43.5xmedian 23.3x 19.8xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.62median 0.87 2.07median 0.87 1.60median 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 monthsBVSISRGMDT
Revenue $581.85M $11.58B $37.54B
Gross profit $399.45M $7.78B $24.41B
Operating income $58.28M $3.28B $6.79B
Net income $61.48M $2.97B $5.27B
Free cash flow $94.29M $3.60B $6.13B
R&D $11.57M $1.49B $2.92B
EPS (diluted) $0.77 $8.41 $4.07
Cash & equivalents $29.46M $2.98B $1.69B
Total debt $248.45M – $113.29B
Shares (diluted) 70.84M 351.60M 1.29B
Enterprise value $820.65M $135.66B $85.60B

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
MetricBVSISRGMDT
P/E 18.3x 53.3x 23.2x
P/FCF 13.1x 43.5x 19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 38.3x 15.1x
P/S 2.1x 13.5x 3.2x
P/B 4.5x 9.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book -16.8x 10.5x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 14.1x 37.3x 14.5x
EV/EBIT 25.0x 46.4x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 13.2x 3.7x
EV/FCF 15.4x 42.4x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 37.3x 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.62 2.07 1.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVSISRGMDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.1% 20.5% 9.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 19.1% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.7% 21.9% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 19.5% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.5% 16.6% 10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.2% 24.8% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12,370% 7.5% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 24.4% 13.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 7,309% 10.8% 12.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.5% 25.7% 14.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 167.3% 38.1% 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.2% 26.4% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.5% 58.4% 15.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 42.0% 11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVSISRGMDT
Gross margin 68.7% 67.2% 65.0%
EBITDA margin 17.8% 35.3% 25.9%
Operating margin 10.0% 28.4% 18.1%
Pretax margin 6.6% 31.3% 17.6%
Net margin 9.4% 25.5% 13.9%
FCF margin 16.2% 31.1% 16.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.6% 35.3% 21.4%
Return on equity 24.0% 17.3% 10.4%
Return on assets 9.3% 14.8% 5.7%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 6.9%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 18.7% 8.3%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 7.2% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVSISRGMDT
Debt / assets 36.9% – 30.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x – 2.0x
Debt / FCF 2.6x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 16.7% 45.5%
Equity / assets 41.2% 83.3% 54.5%
Interest coverage – – 9.4x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 2.3x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.6x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.59 30.92 3.02

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVSISRGMDT
Dividend yield – – 3.0%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.7% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.7% 3.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 69.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 1.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusBVSISRGMDT
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 39.4xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.75FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $5.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.3%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.7% +4.5% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $632.22MFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $39.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +11.3% -4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVSISRGMDT
Held by institutions 78.9% 86.2% 85.1%
Institutions holding 156 2,235 2,124
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.8% +4.6% -0.2%
Institutions buying 101 1,070 1,013
Institutions selling 37 877 913
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.22 1.11

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.

BVSISRGMDT
BVS 1.00 0.33 0.33
ISRG 0.33 1.00 0.43
MDT 0.33 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVS, ISRG and MDT?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bioventus (BVS) $979.35M, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $155.37B, Medtronic (MDT) $120.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVS, ISRG and MDT?

Bioventus (BVS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bioventus (BVS) 18.0x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.5x, Medtronic (MDT) 23.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Medtronic (MDT) is cheapest (Bioventus (BVS) 19.6x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.4x, Medtronic (MDT) 17.0x). 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%, Medtronic (MDT) +9.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Bioventus (BVS) 9.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Medtronic (MDT) 13.9%). On return on invested capital, Bioventus (BVS) leads (Bioventus (BVS) 11.3%, Medtronic (MDT) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bioventus (BVS) returned the most: Bioventus (BVS) +112.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -17.4%, Medtronic (MDT) +1.2%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Bioventus (BVS) -0.3%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.3%/yr, Medtronic (MDT) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bioventus (BVS) 0.00%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 0.00%, Medtronic (MDT) 0.03%. Bioventus (BVS) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Medtronic (MDT) has been the steadiest (Bioventus (BVS) 50.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Medtronic (MDT) 24.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.