ISRG vs SOLV vs RMD Stock Comparison

Intuitive Surgical, Solventum and Resmed Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$482.10 +18.6% 1M -10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$167.10B
P/E
56.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
SOLV Solventum Corp
$89.31 +1.4% 1M +30.2% 1Y
Market cap
$15.19B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$240.48 +7.9% 1M -2.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.82B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.02%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 4, Solventum 4, Resmed 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionISRGSOLVRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $167.10B $15.19B $33.82B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.9x 10.8x 21.6x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 42.0x 13.1x 18.7x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% -0.9% +9.0% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.5% 17.3% 27.8% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 17.6% 22.0% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -0.3x RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.5% +30.2% -2.4% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.7%/yr — -1.6%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.9% 31.0% 31.1% SOLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 65/100 80/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

ISRGSOLVRMD

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

AxisISRGSOLVRMD
Valuation 50 #115 of 229 78 #52 of 229 74 #60 of 229
Growth 82 #41 of 221 54 #102 of 221 58 #94 of 221
Profitability 98 #6 of 209 84 #35 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 80 #49 of 240 20 #192 of 240 77 #55 of 240
Shareholder Returns 92 #12 of 146 91 #14 of 146 89 #17 of 146
Overall 80 65 80
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodISRGSOLVRMDSPY
1 month +18.6%+1.4%+7.9% -1.0%
3 months +28.5%+2.1%+7.3% -0.4%
6 months +6.7%+25.8%+14.7% +4.5%
Year to date -14.9%+12.7%-0.2% +12.4%
1 year -10.5%+30.2%-2.4% +13.6%
3 years +73.1%—+57.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +20.1%—+16.3% +20.8%
5 years +32.1%—-7.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.7%—-1.6% +10.4%
10 years +546.2%—+318.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +20.5%—+15.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureISRGSOLVRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.9%31.0%31.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%29.2%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.980.630.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.290.98-0.08 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-40.0%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.7%-3.4%-12.9% -1.6%
52-week high $592.85$92.45$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $332.02$62.49$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.

MultipleISRGSOLVRMD
P/E now vs peer median 56.9xmedian 28.5x 10.8xmedian 28.5x 21.6xmedian 28.5x
P/S now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 2.9x 1.8xmedian 2.9x 5.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 18.5x 7.7xmedian 18.5x 15.9xmedian 18.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 46.4xmedian 26.7x -128.8xmedian 26.7x 21.0xmedian 26.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 2.3x 3.2xmedian 2.3x 5.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.21median 0.93 —median 0.93 0.99median 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 monthsISRGSOLVRMD
Revenue $11.58B $8.31B $5.73B
Gross profit $7.78B $4.55B $3.50B
Operating income $3.28B $2.08B $1.89B
Net income $2.97B $1.43B $1.59B
Free cash flow $3.60B -$118.00M $1.61B
R&D $1.49B $725.00M $393.82M
EPS (diluted) $8.41 $8.27 $11.11
Cash & equivalents $2.98B $403.00M $1.01B
Total debt – $5.08B $409.60M
Shares (diluted) 351.60M 173.30M 143.41M
Enterprise value $147.52B $11.71B $28.26B

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
MetricISRGSOLVRMD
P/E 56.9x 10.8x 21.6x
P/FCF 46.4x -128.8x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 40.9x 72.7x 19.1x
P/S 14.4x 1.8x 5.9x
P/B 10.4x 3.2x 5.7x
P/Tangible book 11.2x 6.4x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 39.9x 7.7x 15.9x
EV/EBIT 49.6x 9.6x 17.5x
EV/Revenue 14.1x 2.4x 5.8x
EV/FCF 45.3x -168.4x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.9x 95.1x 18.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.21 – 0.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% -0.9% 9.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – 9.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.9% -0.6% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 19.5% – 13.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.6% 167.2% 8.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 24.8% – 18.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 7.5% 277.4% 10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.4% – 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.8% 281.5% 13.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.7% – 21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 38.1% -64.3% -6.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – 23.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.4% -180.3% -9.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.0% – 25.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVRMD
Gross margin 67.2% 54.7% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 35.3% 31.1% 36.4%
Operating margin 28.4% 25.0% 33.0%
Pretax margin 31.3% 20.4% 35.1%
Net margin 25.5% 17.3% 27.8%
FCF margin 31.1% -1.4% 28.1%
Operating cash flow margin 35.3% 2.5% 30.9%
Return on equity 17.3% 29.4% 25.4%
Return on assets 14.8% 10.1% 18.5%
Return on invested capital – 17.6% 22.0%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 19.8% 26.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 7.2% 2.0% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVRMD
Debt / assets – 35.7% 5.0%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – -43.0x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 16.7% 66.3% 27.6%
Equity / assets 83.3% 33.7% 72.4%
Interest coverage – – 81.1x
Current ratio 3.3x 1.0x 2.6x
Quick ratio 2.3x 0.5x 1.5x
Cash ratio 1.6x 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 32.88 2.22 12.03

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricISRGSOLVRMD
Dividend yield – – 1.0%
Net buyback yield 2.5% 2.3% 4.2%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.3% 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.

ConsensusISRGSOLVRMD
Forward P/E 42.0xFY2026 13.1xFY2026 18.7xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $11.47FY2026 $6.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +28.4%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +4.5% +12.7% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.60BFY2026 $7.70BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +15.3%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.3% +5.4% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersISRGSOLVRMD
Held by institutions 86.2% 73.9% 68.7%
Institutions holding 2,240 881 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.6% -0.8% +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,073 371 405
Institutions selling 878 285 359
Buyers to sellers 1.22 1.30 1.13

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.

ISRGSOLVRMD
ISRG 1.00 0.35 0.50
SOLV 0.35 1.00 0.44
RMD 0.50 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ISRG, SOLV and RMD?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $167.10B, Solventum (SOLV) $15.19B, Resmed (RMD) $33.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, ISRG, SOLV and RMD?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 56.9x, Solventum (SOLV) 10.8x, Resmed (RMD) 21.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 42.0x, Solventum (SOLV) 13.1x, Resmed (RMD) 18.7x). 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%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Resmed (RMD) 27.8%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%, Resmed (RMD) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -10.5%, Solventum (SOLV) +30.2%, Resmed (RMD) -2.4%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.7%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Resmed (RMD) 1.02%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Solventum (SOLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solventum (SOLV) has been the steadiest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 35.9%, Solventum (SOLV) 31.0%, Resmed (RMD) 31.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ISRG, SOLV 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, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) leads on 4. 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.