ISRG vs SOLV vs BSX Stock Comparison

Intuitive Surgical, Solventum and Boston Scientific Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$436.87 +11.5% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$151.42B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$84.74 -3.6% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.42B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
6 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$44.33 +4.1% 1M -56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$64.24B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.00B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Solventum leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Solventum 6, Intuitive Surgical 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionISRGSOLVBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $151.42B $14.42B $64.24B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.6x 10.2x 17.7x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.1x 12.4x 14.2x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% -0.9% +13.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 17.3% 17.5% ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 10.5% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 2.2x SOLV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.2% +22.7% -56.0% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr — +0.7%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.8% 30.6% 40.8% SOLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 66/100 70/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ISRGSOLVBSX

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

AxisISRGSOLVBSX
Valuation 50 #113 of 227 78 #51 of 227 90 #24 of 227
Growth 79 #47 of 220 56 #98 of 220 85 #33 of 220
Profitability 97 #7 of 209 84 #34 of 209 92 #18 of 209
Financial Health 78 #54 of 240 20 #192 of 240 42 #140 of 240
Shareholder Returns 92 #12 of 138 91 #14 of 138 41 #82 of 138
Overall 79 66 70
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodISRGSOLVBSXSPY
1 month +11.5%-3.6%+4.1% -2.3%
3 months +16.4%-3.7%-8.5% -0.7%
6 months -3.4%+25.7%-22.0% +4.8%
Year to date -22.9%+6.9%-53.5% +10.3%
1 year -18.2%+22.7%-56.0% +10.3%
3 years +56.9%—-15.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.2%—-5.5% +20.1%
5 years +20.9%—+3.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.9%—+0.7% +10.1%
10 years +489.9%—+105.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.4%—+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureISRGSOLVBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.8%30.6%40.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%29.3%47.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.900.580.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.520.74-1.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-40.0%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.3%-8.3%-57.8% -3.5%
52-week high $592.85$92.45$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $332.02$62.49$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.

MultipleISRGSOLVBSX
P/E now vs peer median 51.6xmedian 28.4x 10.2xmedian 28.4x 17.7xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x 3.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 36.0xmedian 18.0x 7.4xmedian 18.0x 13.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 25.0x -122.2xmedian 25.0x 17.7xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 2.3x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.01median 0.93 —median 0.93 0.29median 0.93

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 monthsISRGSOLVBSX
Revenue $11.58B $8.31B $21.00B
Gross profit $7.78B $4.55B $14.68B
Operating income $3.28B $2.08B $4.15B
Net income $2.97B $1.43B $3.67B
Free cash flow $3.60B -$118.00M $3.63B
R&D $1.49B $725.00M $2.15B
EPS (diluted) $8.41 $8.27 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $403.00M $539.00M
Total debt – $5.08B $12.62B
Shares (diluted) 351.60M 173.30M 1.47B
Enterprise value $131.84B $10.93B $59.25B

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
MetricISRGSOLVBSX
P/E 51.6x 10.2x 17.7x
P/FCF 42.1x -122.2x 17.7x
P/Operating cash flow 37.0x 69.0x 14.2x
P/S 13.1x 1.7x 3.1x
P/B 9.4x 3.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 10.2x 6.0x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA 36.0x 7.4x 13.7x
EV/EBIT 44.9x 9.2x 18.4x
EV/Revenue 12.7x 2.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 41.0x -161.8x 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.0x 91.3x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.01 – 0.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% -0.9% 13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – 16.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% -0.6% 16.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% 167.2% 31.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% – 31.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 277.4% 46.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – 59.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.8% 281.5% 48.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% – 61.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -64.3% 5.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – 28.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% -180.3% 4.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – 33.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVBSX
Gross margin 67.2% 54.7% 69.9%
EBITDA margin 35.3% 31.1% 26.5%
Operating margin 28.4% 25.0% 19.8%
Pretax margin 31.3% 20.4% 18.4%
Net margin 25.5% 17.3% 17.5%
FCF margin 31.1% -1.4% 17.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 2.5% 21.6%
Return on equity 17.3% 29.4% 14.3%
Return on assets 14.8% 10.1% 8.2%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 10.5%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 19.8% 10.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 2.0% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVBSX
Debt / assets – 35.7% 27.9%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 2.2x
Debt / FCF – -43.0x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 16.7% 66.3% 44.3%
Equity / assets 83.3% 33.7% 55.7%
Interest coverage – – 11.4x
Current ratio 3.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 29.97 2.17 2.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVBSX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.8% 2.5% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.5% -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.

ConsensusISRGSOLVBSX
Forward P/E 38.1xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.47FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +12.7% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.60BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +5.4% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersISRGSOLVBSX
Held by institutions 86.2% 73.9% 90.5%
Institutions holding 2,238 880 1,483
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -0.8% -0.7%
Institutions buying 1,072 371 739
Institutions selling 878 284 611
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.31 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.

ISRGSOLVBSX
ISRG 1.00 0.32 0.39
SOLV 0.32 1.00 0.23
BSX 0.39 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ISRG, SOLV and BSX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $151.42B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.42B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $64.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, ISRG, SOLV and BSX?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 51.6x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.2x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.1x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.4x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 14.2x). 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%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 10.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.2%, Solventum (SOLV) +22.7%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -56.0%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +3.9%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) +0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solventum (SOLV) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.8%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ISRG, SOLV 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, Solventum (SOLV) 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.