ISRG vs BSX vs RMD Stock Comparison

Intuitive Surgical, Boston Scientific and Resmed Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 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
RMD Resmed Inc
$239.16 +8.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 6, Intuitive Surgical 3, Boston Scientific 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionISRGBSXRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.39B $64.68B $33.64B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.3x 18.5x 21.5x BSX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x 14.6x 18.5x BSX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +8.9% +9.0% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 16.6% 27.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.9% 22.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.1x -0.3x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% -54.9% -2.5% RMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +0.7%/yr -1.7%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 41.2% 31.1% RMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 67/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

ISRGBSXRMD

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

AxisISRGBSXRMD
Valuation 47 #123 of 229 88 #29 of 229 75 #58 of 229
Growth 81 #44 of 221 67 #73 of 221 58 #94 of 221
Profitability 97 #7 of 210 90 #21 of 210 100 #2 of 210
Financial Health 81 #47 of 240 45 #132 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 147 46 #80 of 147 90 #15 of 147
Overall 79 67 80
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • BSX ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD 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

PeriodISRGBSXRMDSPY
1 month +15.8%+5.8%+8.4% -5.9%
3 months +25.4%-9.5%+7.1% -4.6%
6 months +3.3%-21.1%+15.6% +0.2%
Year to date -17.3%-53.2%-0.7% +7.5%
1 year -14.6%-54.9%-2.5% +8.2%
3 years +69.0%-15.5%+55.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%-5.5%+15.8% +19.0%
5 years +28.4%+3.4%-8.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.1%+0.7%-1.7% +9.4%
10 years +528.0%+107.0%+316.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%+7.5%+15.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureISRGBSXRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%41.2%31.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%47.6%33.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.220.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.41-1.33-0.08 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-61.6%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-57.5%-13.3% -5.9%
52-week high $592.85$104.98$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $332.02$41.57$182.82 $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.

MultipleISRGBSXRMD
P/E now vs peer median 55.3xmedian 26.9x 18.5xmedian 26.9x 21.5xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 17.5x 14.2xmedian 17.5x 15.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x 20.9xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.88 0.42median 0.88 0.98median 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 monthsISRGBSXRMD
Revenue $11.58B $21.07B $5.73B
Gross profit $7.78B $14.57B $3.50B
Operating income $3.28B $3.93B $1.89B
Net income $2.97B $3.49B $1.59B
Free cash flow $3.60B $3.33B $1.61B
R&D $1.49B $2.16B $393.82M
EPS (diluted) $8.41 $2.41 $11.11
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $609.00M $1.01B
Total debt – $11.95B $409.60M
Shares (diluted) 351.60M 1.45B 143.41M
Enterprise value $142.81B $60.35B $28.08B

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
MetricISRGBSXRMD
P/E 55.3x 18.5x 21.5x
P/FCF 45.1x 19.4x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 39.7x 15.3x 19.0x
P/S 14.0x 3.1x 5.9x
P/B 10.1x 2.5x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 3.4x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 38.7x 14.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 48.2x 19.3x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 13.7x 3.6x 5.8x
EV/FCF 44.0x 22.8x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.7x 18.0x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 0.42 0.98

Growth

14 metrics
MetricISRGBSXRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 8.9% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 15.3% 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% 9.8% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 15.1% 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% 13.5% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 22.1% 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 25.5% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 41.7% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.8% 29.2% 13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 44.0% 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -8.5% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 21.6% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% -12.9% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 25.2% 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricISRGBSXRMD
Gross margin 67.2% 69.1% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 35.3% 25.5% 36.4%
Operating margin 28.4% 18.7% 33.0%
Pretax margin 31.3% 17.3% 35.1%
Net margin 25.5% 16.6% 27.8%
FCF margin 31.1% 15.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 20.1% 30.9%
Return on equity 17.3% 13.7% 25.4%
Return on assets 14.8% 7.7% 18.5%
Return on invested capital – 9.9% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 10.0% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.5% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricISRGBSXRMD
Debt / assets – 26.3% 5.0%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 16.7% 43.1% 27.6%
Equity / assets 83.3% 56.9% 72.4%
Interest coverage – 10.5x 81.1x
Current ratio 3.3x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 32.00 3.05 11.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricISRGBSXRMD
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.6% -0.3% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% -0.3% 5.2%
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.

ConsensusISRGBSXRMD
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 18.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.51FY2026 $3.06FY2026 $12.92FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +15.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +8.5% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.61BFY2026 $20.49BFY2026 $5.99BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026 +6.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% -3.7% -3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersISRGBSXRMD
Held by institutions 86.2% 90.5% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,240 1,484 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -0.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,072 738 404
Institutions selling 879 612 360
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.21 1.12

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.

ISRGBSXRMD
ISRG 1.00 0.41 0.50
BSX 0.41 1.00 0.24
RMD 0.50 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ISRG, BSX and RMD?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $162.39B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $64.68B, Resmed (RMD) $33.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, ISRG, BSX and RMD?

Boston Scientific (BSX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 55.3x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 18.5x, Resmed (RMD) 21.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Boston Scientific (BSX) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.7x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.6x, Resmed (RMD) 18.5x). 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: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 16.6%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Boston Scientific (BSX) 9.9%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Resmed (RMD) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -14.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -54.9%, Resmed (RMD) -2.5%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.1%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.7%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Resmed (RMD) 1.03%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Boston Scientific (BSX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Resmed (RMD) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 35.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 41.2%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Resmed (RMD) 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.