DXCM vs BSX vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Dexcom, Boston Scientific and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$78.62 -9.3% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$29.67B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$42.44 -3.8% 1M -58.0% 1Y
Market cap
$61.51B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$444.18 +7.1% 1M -18.6% 1Y
Market cap
$153.95B
P/E
52.4x
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, Boston Scientific 2, Dexcom 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDXCMBSXISRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $29.67B $61.51B $153.95B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.1x 17.8x 52.4x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.8x 13.6x 38.7x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.5% +8.9% +20.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.1% — 25.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% -58.0% -18.6% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -12.8%/yr -0.3%/yr +4.2%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.7% 40.3% 34.6% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 — 80/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

DXCMBSXISRG

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

AxisDXCMBSXISRG
Valuation 71 #67 of 227 87 #30 of 227 53 #107 of 227
Growth 97 #8 of 219 72 #62 of 219 80 #44 of 219
Profitability 100 #1 of 205 – 98 #6 of 205
Financial Health 33 #159 of 237 – 78 #54 of 237
Shareholder Returns 87 #19 of 135 – 91 #13 of 135
Overall 77 – 80
  • DXCM ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG 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

PeriodDXCMBSXISRGSPY
1 month -9.3%-3.8%+7.1% +0.9%
3 months +4.6%-7.9%+25.8% +5.9%
6 months +36.6%-25.7%-2.1% +8.5%
Year to date +18.5%-55.5%-21.6% +13.3%
1 year +13.6%-58.0%-18.6% +12.4%
3 years -11.9%-14.3%+71.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -4.2%-5.0%+19.7% +23.5%
5 years -49.5%-1.6%+23.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -12.8%-0.3%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +310.1%+92.1%+499.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +15.2%+6.7%+19.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDXCMBSXISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.7%40.3%34.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%47.6%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.130.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.33-1.44-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-61.6%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.9%-59.6%-25.1% -0.9%
52-week high $92.34$104.98$592.85 $779.14
52-week low $54.84$41.57$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.

MultipleDXCMBSXISRG
P/E now vs peer median 30.1xmedian 28.8x 17.8xmedian 28.8x 52.4xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 13.3xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 36.6xmedian 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 25.7x 17.6xmedian 25.7x 42.8xmedian 25.7x
P/B now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x 9.6xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.66median 1.03 0.41median 1.03 2.04median 1.03

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 monthsDXCMBSXISRG
Revenue $4.97B $21.07B $11.58B
Gross profit $3.10B $14.57B $7.78B
Operating income $1.14B $3.93B $3.28B
Net income $999.70M – $2.97B
Free cash flow $1.41B – $3.60B
R&D $604.00M $2.16B $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $2.56 $2.37 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $1.11B – $2.98B
Shares (diluted) 390.10M 1.47B 351.60M
Enterprise value $19.99B $61.51B $134.37B

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
MetricDXCMBSXISRG
P/E 30.1x 17.8x 52.4x
P/FCF 21.1x 17.6x 42.8x
P/Operating cash flow 17.0x – 37.6x
P/S 6.0x 2.9x 13.3x
P/B 11.3x – 9.6x
P/Tangible book 11.8x – 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x – 36.6x
EV/EBIT 24.3x – 45.6x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 2.9x 12.9x
EV/FCF 19.7x – 41.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 36.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.66 0.41 2.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCMBSXISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.5% 8.9% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.8% 15.3% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.8% 9.8% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.9% 15.1% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 65.8% 13.5% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.5% 22.1% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 74.9% – 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.9% – 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 83.0% 27.2% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 43.2% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 77.0% – 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 146.1% – 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 44.5% – 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCMBSXISRG
Gross margin 62.5% – 67.2%
EBITDA margin 28.2% – 35.3%
Operating margin 22.9% – 28.4%
Pretax margin 25.8% – 31.3%
Net margin 20.1% – 25.5%
FCF margin 28.3% – 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 35.2% – 35.3%
Return on equity 35.8% – 17.3%
Return on assets 15.3% – 14.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 27.2% – 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCMBSXISRG
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 59.4% – 16.7%
Equity / assets 40.6% – 83.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x – 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x – 1.6x
Altman Z-score 6.94 – 30.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCMBSXISRG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.6% – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.6% – 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.

ConsensusDXCMBSXISRG
Forward P/E 27.8xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 38.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $3.12FY2026 $11.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.9% +14.7% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.08BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.6% +1.6% +11.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCMBSXISRG
Held by institutions 100.0% 90.5% 86.2%
Institutions holding 975 1,481 2,236
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% -0.7% +4.6%
Institutions buying 520 738 1,071
Institutions selling 344 610 877
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.21 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.

DXCMBSXISRG
DXCM 1.00 0.24 0.34
BSX 0.24 1.00 0.38
ISRG 0.34 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXCM, BSX and ISRG?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dexcom (DXCM) $29.67B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $61.51B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $153.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXCM, BSX and ISRG?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dexcom (DXCM) 30.1x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.8x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 52.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Dexcom (DXCM) 27.8x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 13.6x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.7x). 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: Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Dexcom (DXCM) +13.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -58.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.6%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Dexcom (DXCM) -12.8%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) -0.3%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been the steadiest (Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXCM, BSX 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.