ISRG vs RMTI vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Intuitive Surgical, Rockwell Medical and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$448.76 +8.9% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$153.38B
P/E
51.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc.
$7.31 -15.8% 1M +570.6% 1Y
Market cap
$27.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$69.39M
Div. yield
–
Medical Supplies Healthcare
1 win
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$79.93 -7.7% 1M +17.2% 1Y
Market cap
$31.47B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.10B
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, Dexcom 2, Rockwell Medical 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionISRGRMTIDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $153.38B $27.91M $31.47B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.9x -5.5x 31.8x DXCM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 39.1x — 28.2x DXCM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% -21.1% +13.0% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% -7.3% 19.4% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.5% +570.6% +17.2% RMTI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +4.2%/yr -12.5%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.6% 401.8% 40.7% ISRG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 57/100 75/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ISRGRMTIDXCM

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

AxisISRGRMTIDXCM
Valuation 53 #107 of 227 90 #24 of 227 70 #69 of 227
Growth 80 #44 of 218 26 #161 of 218 82 #40 of 218
Profitability 98 #6 of 202 56 #89 of 202 99 #3 of 202
Financial Health 77 #54 of 233 54 #107 of 233 34 #155 of 233
Shareholder Returns 91 #13 of 130 – 88 #16 of 130
Overall 80 57 75
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMTI ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • 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

PeriodISRGRMTIDXCMSPY
1 month +8.9%-15.8%-7.7% +0.7%
3 months +27.1%+3.0%+7.2% +3.7%
6 months -1.9%+730.7%+34.2% +7.1%
Year to date -20.8%+780.7%+20.4% +12.8%
1 year -16.5%+570.6%+17.2% +11.9%
3 years +73.6%+332.5%-5.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +20.2%+63.0%-2.0% +22.8%
5 years +24.3%+23.1%-48.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.4%+4.2%-12.5% +10.9%
10 years +505.9%-88.3%+317.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.7%-19.3%+15.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureISRGRMTIDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.6%401.8%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%354.5%40.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.660.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.481.420.42 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-91.1%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-17.4%-13.4% -1.2%
52-week high $592.85$8.85$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $332.02$0.55$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.

MultipleISRGRMTIDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 53.0xmedian 28.7x -5.7xmedian 28.7x 30.2xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 3.0x 0.4xmedian 3.0x 5.8xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 17.8x -6.6xmedian 17.8x 18.7xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.2xmedian 26.4x 19.4xmedian 26.4x 27.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 2.4x 0.8xmedian 2.4x 11.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 2.06median 0.99 -0.14median 0.99 0.70median 0.99

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 monthsISRGRMTIDXCM
Revenue $11.58B $69.39M $5.10B
Gross profit $7.78B $12.29M $3.24B
Operating income $3.28B -$4.52M $1.22B
Net income $2.97B -$5.08M $991.00M
Free cash flow $3.60B $1.50M $1.10B
R&D $1.49B $40.00K $608.10M
EPS (diluted) $8.41 $-1.28 $2.58
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $10.52M $961.40M
Total debt – $9.00M –
Shares (diluted) 351.60M 3.96M 383.50M
Enterprise value $133.67B -$69.48M $23.30B

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
MetricISRGRMTIDXCM
P/E 53.0x -5.7x 30.2x
P/FCF 43.2x 19.4x 27.1x
P/Operating cash flow 38.0x 10.2x 21.1x
P/S 13.4x 0.4x 5.8x
P/B 9.7x 0.8x 11.8x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 1.1x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 37.0x -6.6x 18.7x
EV/EBIT 46.1x -2.9x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 13.1x 0.2x 5.5x
EV/FCF 42.1x 8.8x 25.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.0x 4.6x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.06 -0.14 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricISRGRMTIDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% -21.1% 13.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% -2.9% 14.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% -20.3% 21.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% 22.1% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% -250.1% 57.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% 23.4% 34.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% -142.2% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% 24.1% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.8% -109.9% 46.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% 41.1% 43.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -18.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 34.2% 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% -44.2% 3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% 30.2% 30.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricISRGRMTIDXCM
Gross margin 67.2% 17.7% 63.4%
EBITDA margin 35.3% -2.9% 29.4%
Operating margin 28.4% -6.5% 24.0%
Pretax margin 31.3% -7.9% 24.7%
Net margin 25.5% -7.3% 19.4%
FCF margin 31.1% 2.2% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 4.1% 27.7%
Return on equity 17.3% -15.5% 38.4%
Return on assets 14.8% -9.6% 15.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 18.7% -9.9% 29.9%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -0.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 2.7% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricISRGRMTIDXCM
Debt / assets – 15.9% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.8x –
Debt / FCF – 6.0x –
Liabilities / assets 16.7% 37.9% 59.4%
Equity / assets 83.3% 62.1% 40.6%
Interest coverage – -4.0x –
Current ratio 3.3x 3.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.3x 3.0x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 30.73 -7.74 7.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricISRGRMTIDXCM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.7% – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 2.3%
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.

ConsensusISRGRMTIDXCM
Forward P/E 39.1xFY2026 – 28.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.47FY2026 $-0.97FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 – +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% – +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.60BFY2026 $77.07MFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +7.5% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersISRGRMTIDXCM
Held by institutions 86.2% 8.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,237 33 976
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -14.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 1,072 13 521
Institutions selling 877 9 344
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.44 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.

ISRGRMTIDXCM
ISRG 1.00 0.07 0.34
RMTI 0.07 1.00 0.11
DXCM 0.34 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ISRG, RMTI and DXCM?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $153.38B, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) $27.91M, Dexcom (DXCM) $31.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ISRG, RMTI and DXCM?

Dexcom (DXCM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 51.9x, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -5.5x, Dexcom (DXCM) 31.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Dexcom (DXCM) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.1x, Dexcom (DXCM) 28.2x). 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%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -21.1%, Dexcom (DXCM) +13.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) -7.3%, Dexcom (DXCM) 19.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rockwell Medical (RMTI) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -16.5%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +570.6%, Dexcom (DXCM) +17.2%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.4%/yr, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) +4.2%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Rockwell Medical (RMTI) 401.8%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ISRG, RMTI 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, 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.