LMAT vs ISRG vs SYK Stock Comparison

Lemaitre Vascular, Intuitive Surgical and Stryker Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc
$85.27 +2.9% 1M -4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.95B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$262.43M
Div. yield
1.11%
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$448.76 +8.9% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$155.54B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$311.75 +11.8% 1M -15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$119.58B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.13%
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLMATISRGSYKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95B $155.54B $119.58B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 53.0x 28.7x SYK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.9x 39.1x 19.6x SYK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +20.5% — ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 25.5% — ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.11% — 1.13% SYK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.1% -16.5% -15.6% LMAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +4.4%/yr +3.2%/yr LMAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.2% 34.6% 30.6% SYK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 82/100 80/100 — LMAT

Percentile Scorecard

LMATISRGSYK

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

AxisLMATISRGSYK
Valuation 74 #60 of 227 53 #107 of 227 70 #68 of 227
Growth 89 #26 of 218 80 #44 of 218 –
Profitability 96 #9 of 202 98 #6 of 202 –
Financial Health 89 #26 of 233 77 #54 of 233 –
Shareholder Returns 64 #48 of 130 91 #13 of 130 78 #30 of 130
Overall 82 80 –
  • LMAT ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK 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

PeriodLMATISRGSYKSPY
1 month +2.9%+8.9%+11.8% +0.7%
3 months -16.6%+27.1%-10.5% +3.7%
6 months -22.3%-1.9%-1.1% +7.1%
Year to date +5.1%-20.8%-11.3% +12.8%
1 year -4.1%-16.5%-15.6% +11.9%
3 years +78.0%+73.6%+18.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +21.2%+20.2%+5.9% +22.8%
5 years +63.9%+24.3%+17.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.4%+4.4%+3.2% +10.9%
10 years +295.1%+505.9%+172.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +14.7%+19.7%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLMATISRGSYKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.2%34.6%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%37.5%31.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.890.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.48-0.51 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.5%-49.9%-33.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.4%-24.3%-19.5% -1.2%
52-week high $117.39$592.85$387.46 $779.14
52-week low $78.80$332.02$269.88 $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.

MultipleLMATISRGSYK
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 28.7x 53.0xmedian 28.7x 28.7xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 3.0x 13.4xmedian 3.0x 4.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 17.8x 37.0xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.4xmedian 26.4x 43.2xmedian 26.4x 22.7xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x 5.1xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.88median 0.99 2.06median 0.99 —median 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 monthsLMATISRGSYK
Revenue $262.43M $11.58B –
Gross profit $191.31M $7.78B –
Operating income $77.32M $3.28B –
Net income $65.67M $2.97B –
Free cash flow $73.83M $3.60B –
R&D $15.41M $1.49B –
EPS (diluted) $2.68 $8.41 –
Cash & equivalents $26.63M $2.98B $3.27B
Shares (diluted) 24.53M 351.60M 386.00M
Enterprise value $504.04M $135.96B $119.58B

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
MetricLMATISRGSYK
P/E 29.7x 53.0x 28.7x
P/FCF 26.4x 43.2x 22.7x
P/Operating cash flow 23.5x 38.0x 22.0x
P/S 7.4x 13.4x 4.1x
P/B 4.6x 9.7x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 5.0x 10.4x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.7x 37.0x –
EV/EBIT 20.4x 46.1x –
EV/Revenue 6.0x 13.1x –
EV/FCF 21.3x 42.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 19.0x 37.0x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.88 2.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLMATISRGSYK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 20.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 19.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.0% 21.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 19.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 41.2% 16.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 24.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 39.4% 7.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 24.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 30.1% 10.8% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.6% 25.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.2% 38.1% 12.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.0% 26.4% 19.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 41.1% 58.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 42.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLMATISRGSYK
Gross margin 72.9% 67.2% –
EBITDA margin 33.8% 35.3% –
Operating margin 29.5% 28.4% –
Pretax margin 32.3% 31.3% –
Net margin 25.0% 25.5% –
FCF margin 28.1% 31.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 31.6% 35.3% –
Return on equity 15.9% 17.3% –
Return on assets 10.3% 14.8% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 12.8% 18.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.0% 7.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLMATISRGSYK
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 34.4% 16.7% –
Equity / assets 65.6% 83.3% 49.6%
Interest coverage 14.9x – –
Current ratio 16.3x 3.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio 13.8x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 12.6x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 7.43 30.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLMATISRGSYK
Dividend yield 1.1% – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.7% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 31.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 27.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.3% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 20.5% – –

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.

ConsensusLMATISRGSYK
Forward P/E 28.9xFY2026 39.1xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.95FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $15.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.1%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +4.5% +2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $266.90MFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $26.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.9%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.4% +11.3% +18.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLMATISRGSYK
Held by institutions 99.3% 86.2% 80.3%
Institutions holding 327 2,237 2,265
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 172 1,072 1,103
Institutions selling 98 877 852
Buyers to sellers 1.76 1.22 1.29

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.

LMATISRGSYK
LMAT 1.00 0.23 0.25
ISRG 0.23 1.00 0.53
SYK 0.25 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LMAT, ISRG and SYK?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) $1.95B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $155.54B, Stryker (SYK) $119.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, LMAT, ISRG and SYK?

Stryker (SYK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 29.7x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 53.0x, Stryker (SYK) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Stryker (SYK) is cheapest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 28.9x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.1x, Stryker (SYK) 19.6x). 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: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +11.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 25.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) returned the most: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) -4.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -16.5%, Stryker (SYK) -15.6%. Over five years, Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) compounded fastest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) +10.4%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.4%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stryker (SYK) has the highest dividend yield: Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 1.11%, Stryker (SYK) 1.13%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Stryker (SYK) has been the steadiest (Lemaitre Vascular (LMAT) 46.2%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Stryker (SYK) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LMAT, ISRG and SYK?

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