ISRG vs JNJ vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson and Dexcom 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
$158.52B
P/E
53.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
$272.33 +6.9% 1M +46.4% 1Y
Market cap
$663.01B
P/E
41.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.34B
Div. yield
0.02%
Pharmaceuticals Healthcare
5 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$84.46 +1.3% 1M +42.5% 1Y
Market cap
$29.81B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Johnson & Johnson leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Johnson & Johnson 5, Intuitive Surgical 3, Dexcom 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionISRGJNJDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $158.52B $663.01B $29.81B JNJ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.6x 41.2x 30.1x DXCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.7x 25.4x 29.5x JNJ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +7.8% +13.0% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 16.2% 19.4% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.6% +46.4% +42.5% JNJ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.1%/yr +10.8%/yr -11.9%/yr JNJ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 21.3% 38.1% JNJ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 67/100 74/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ISRGJNJDXCM

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

AxisISRGJNJDXCM
Valuation 47 #123 of 229 86 #93 of 634 67 #77 of 229
Growth 81 #44 of 221 43 #350 of 608 82 #40 of 221
Profitability 97 #7 of 210 93 #39 of 557 99 #3 of 210
Financial Health 81 #47 of 240 40 #393 of 654 35 #156 of 240
Shareholder Returns 93 #12 of 147 73 #108 of 403 88 #18 of 147
Overall 79 67 74
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • JNJ ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • DXCM 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

PeriodISRGJNJDXCMSPY
1 month +15.8%+6.9%+1.3% -5.9%
3 months +25.4%+6.0%+1.7% -4.6%
6 months +3.3%+22.4%+38.7% +0.2%
Year to date -17.3%+31.6%+27.3% +7.5%
1 year -14.6%+46.4%+42.5% +8.2%
3 years +69.0%+79.5%-10.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.1%+21.6%-3.8% +19.0%
5 years +28.4%+66.6%-46.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.1%+10.8%-11.9% +9.4%
10 years +528.0%+136.6%+445.6% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.2%+9.0%+18.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureISRGJNJDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%21.3%38.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%20.2%33.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.93-0.100.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.412.181.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-23.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-2.2%-8.5% -5.9%
52-week high $592.85$278.47$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $332.02$186.00$54.84 $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.

MultipleISRGJNJDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 55.3xmedian 26.9x 40.8xmedian 17.8x 31.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.0xmedian 2.9x 6.6xmedian 8.1x 6.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.7xmedian 17.5x 20.5xmedian 15.7x 19.8xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 45.1xmedian 26.4x 31.8xmedian 21.0x 28.7xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 2.3x 8.0xmedian 2.0x 12.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.15median 0.88 -1.90median 0.36 0.74median 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 monthsISRGJNJDXCM
Revenue $11.58B $99.34B $5.10B
Gross profit $7.78B $67.11B $3.24B
Operating income $3.28B $25.19B $1.22B
Net income $2.97B $16.10B $991.00M
Free cash flow $3.60B $20.59B $1.10B
R&D $1.49B $16.08B $608.10M
EPS (diluted) $8.41 $6.57 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $16.91B $961.40M
Total debt – $44.65B –
Shares (diluted) 351.60M 2.45B 383.50M
Enterprise value $138.81B $582.87B $21.63B

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
MetricISRGJNJDXCM
P/E 55.3x 40.8x 31.9x
P/FCF 45.1x 31.8x 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 39.7x 25.1x 22.3x
P/S 14.0x 6.6x 6.2x
P/B 10.1x 8.0x 12.4x
P/Tangible book 10.9x 18.8x 12.9x
EV/EBITDA 38.7x 20.5x 19.8x
EV/EBIT 48.2x 27.1x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 13.7x 6.9x 5.8x
EV/FCF 44.0x 33.2x 27.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.7x 26.1x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.15 -1.90 0.74

Growth

14 metrics
MetricISRGJNJDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 7.8% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% 5.9% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% 7.0% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 5.1% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% 7.4% 57.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 1.4% 34.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% -35.9% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% -22.5% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.8% -36.4% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% -21.5% 43.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% 8.1% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 12.4% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% 5.1% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 14.5% 30.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricISRGJNJDXCM
Gross margin 67.2% 67.6% 63.4%
EBITDA margin 35.3% 33.5% 29.4%
Operating margin 28.4% 25.4% 24.0%
Pretax margin 31.3% 17.9% 24.7%
Net margin 25.5% 16.2% 19.4%
FCF margin 31.1% 20.7% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 26.3% 27.7%
Return on equity 17.3% 19.3% 38.4%
Return on assets 14.8% 8.1% 15.6%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% –
Return on capital employed 18.7% 17.5% 29.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 1.4% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricISRGJNJDXCM
Debt / assets – 22.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 2.2x –
Liabilities / assets 16.7% 58.7% 59.4%
Equity / assets 83.3% 41.3% 40.6%
Interest coverage – 25.6x –
Current ratio 3.3x 1.0x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.7x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 32.00 5.52 7.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricISRGJNJDXCM
Dividend yield – 1.9% –
Net buyback yield 2.6% 0.6% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 2.6% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 79.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 61.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

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.

ConsensusISRGJNJDXCM
Forward P/E 40.7xFY2026 25.4xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.51FY2026 $10.72FY2026 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.9%FY2026 -0.6%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +5.9% +3.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.61BFY2026 $106.54BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +7.0% +15.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersISRGJNJDXCM
Held by institutions 86.2% 74.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,240 4,698 977
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% +1.8% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,072 2,297 521
Institutions selling 879 1,899 345
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.21 1.51

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.

ISRGJNJDXCM
ISRG 1.00 0.16 0.42
JNJ 0.16 1.00 0.11
DXCM 0.42 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ISRG, JNJ and DXCM?

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $158.52B, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $663.01B, Dexcom (DXCM) $29.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, ISRG, JNJ and DXCM?

Dexcom (DXCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 53.6x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 41.2x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.7x, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 25.4x, Dexcom (DXCM) 29.5x). 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%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +7.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.2%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -14.6%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +46.4%, Dexcom (DXCM) +42.5%. Over five years, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.1%/yr, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) +10.8%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 0.00%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 0.02%, Dexcom (DXCM) 0.00%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Dexcom (DXCM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 35.9%, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 21.3%, Dexcom (DXCM) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ISRG, JNJ and DXCM?

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