DXCM vs ISRG vs BSX Stock Comparison

Dexcom, Intuitive Surgical and Boston Scientific Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DXCM Dexcom Inc
$84.46 +1.3% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$31.50B
P/E
31.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$468.52 +15.8% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$162.39B
P/E
55.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$44.62 +5.8% 1M -54.9% 1Y
Market cap
$64.68B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
2 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.

QuestionDXCMISRGBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.50B $162.39B $64.68B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.9x 55.3x 18.5x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 40.7x 14.6x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.0% +20.5% +8.9% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.4% 25.5% 16.6% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +42.5% -14.6% -54.9% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.9%/yr +5.1%/yr +0.7%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 35.9% 41.2% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 79/100 67/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

DXCMISRGBSX

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

AxisDXCMISRGBSX
Valuation 67 #77 of 229 47 #123 of 229 88 #29 of 229
Growth 82 #40 of 221 81 #44 of 221 67 #73 of 221
Profitability 99 #3 of 210 97 #7 of 210 90 #21 of 210
Financial Health 35 #156 of 240 81 #47 of 240 45 #132 of 240
Shareholder Returns 88 #18 of 147 93 #12 of 147 46 #80 of 147
Overall 74 79 67
  • DXCM 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

PeriodDXCMISRGBSXSPY
1 month +1.3%+15.8%+5.8% -5.9%
3 months +1.7%+25.4%-9.5% -4.6%
6 months +38.7%+3.3%-21.1% +0.2%
Year to date +27.3%-17.3%-53.2% +7.5%
1 year +42.5%-14.6%-54.9% +8.2%
3 years -10.9%+69.0%-15.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -3.8%+19.1%-5.5% +19.0%
5 years -46.8%+28.4%+3.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -11.9%+5.1%+0.7% +9.4%
10 years +445.6%+528.0%+107.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.5%+20.2%+7.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureDXCMISRGBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%35.9%41.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%38.0%47.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.930.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.11-0.41-1.33 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-49.9%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.5%-21.0%-57.5% -5.9%
52-week high $92.34$592.85$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $54.84$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.

MultipleDXCMISRGBSX
P/E now vs peer median 31.9xmedian 26.9x 55.3xmedian 26.9x 18.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.9x 14.0xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 17.5x 38.7xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.7xmedian 26.4x 45.1xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 2.3x 10.1xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.74median 0.88 2.15median 0.88 0.42median 0.88

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 monthsDXCMISRGBSX
Revenue $5.10B $11.58B $21.07B
Gross profit $3.24B $7.78B $14.57B
Operating income $1.22B $3.28B $3.93B
Net income $991.00M $2.97B $3.49B
Free cash flow $1.10B $3.60B $3.33B
R&D $608.10M $1.49B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $2.58 $8.41 $2.41
Cash & equivalents $961.40M $2.98B $609.00M
Total debt – – $11.95B
Shares (diluted) 383.50M 351.60M 1.45B
Enterprise value $23.32B $142.81B $60.35B

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
MetricDXCMISRGBSX
P/E 31.9x 55.3x 18.5x
P/FCF 28.7x 45.1x 19.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.3x 39.7x 15.3x
P/S 6.2x 14.0x 3.1x
P/B 12.4x 10.1x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 12.9x 10.9x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.8x 38.7x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 24.3x 48.2x 19.3x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 13.7x 3.6x
EV/FCF 27.0x 44.0x 22.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 38.7x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.74 2.15 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDXCMISRGBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.0% 20.5% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% 19.1% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.5% 21.9% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 19.5% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.4% 16.6% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.2% 24.8% 22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 37.5% 7.5% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% 24.4% 41.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.1% 10.8% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 43.0% 25.7% 44.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.3% 38.1% -8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 26.4% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 58.4% -12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.0% 42.0% 25.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDXCMISRGBSX
Gross margin 63.4% 67.2% 69.1%
EBITDA margin 29.4% 35.3% 25.5%
Operating margin 24.0% 28.4% 18.7%
Pretax margin 24.7% 31.3% 17.3%
Net margin 19.4% 25.5% 16.6%
FCF margin 21.5% 31.1% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 27.7% 35.3% 20.1%
Return on equity 38.4% 17.3% 13.7%
Return on assets 15.6% 14.8% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – 9.9%
Return on capital employed 29.9% 18.7% 10.0%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 7.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDXCMISRGBSX
Debt / assets – – 26.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.1x
Debt / FCF – – 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.4% 16.7% 43.1%
Equity / assets 40.6% 83.3% 56.9%
Interest coverage – – 10.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 3.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.3x 2.3x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.8x 1.6x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 7.60 32.00 3.05

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDXCMISRGBSX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.2% 2.6% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 2.6% -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.

ConsensusDXCMISRGBSX
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 40.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.86FY2026 $11.51FY2026 $3.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +4.5% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.08BFY2026 $11.61BFY2026 $20.49BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +11.2% -3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDXCMISRGBSX
Held by institutions 100.0% 86.2% 90.5%
Institutions holding 977 2,240 1,484
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +4.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 521 1,072 738
Institutions selling 345 879 612
Buyers to sellers 1.51 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.

DXCMISRGBSX
DXCM 1.00 0.40 0.30
ISRG 0.40 1.00 0.41
BSX 0.30 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DXCM, ISRG and BSX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dexcom (DXCM) $31.50B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $162.39B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $64.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, DXCM, ISRG and BSX?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dexcom (DXCM) 31.9x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 55.3x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Dexcom (DXCM) 29.5x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.7x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.6x). 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) +13.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Dexcom (DXCM) +42.5%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -14.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -54.9%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Dexcom (DXCM) -11.9%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.1%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.7%/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) 38.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 35.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 41.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DXCM, 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.