RMD vs ISRG vs DXCM Stock Comparison

Resmed, Intuitive Surgical and Dexcom Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RMD Resmed Inc
$252.83 +13.8% 1M -4.7% 1Y
Market cap
$36.88B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$452.29 +13.6% 1M -18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$157.75B
P/E
53.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
DXCM Dexcom Inc
$77.94 -11.2% 1M +9.7% 1Y
Market cap
$30.03B
P/E
30.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.97B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 4, Resmed 4, Dexcom 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMDISRGDXCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.88B $157.75B $30.03B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.2x 53.3x 30.0x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 40.9x 27.5x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.9% +20.5% +15.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 25.5% 20.1% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 20.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.7% -18.0% +9.7% DXCM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +5.8%/yr -11.3%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.1% 34.6% 40.7% RMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 80/100 78/100 ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

RMDISRGDXCM

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

AxisRMDISRGDXCM
Valuation 73 #63 of 228 52 #110 of 228 72 #64 of 228
Growth 63 #82 of 222 80 #46 of 222 97 #8 of 222
Profitability 99 #3 of 210 98 #6 of 210 100 #1 of 210
Financial Health 75 #60 of 241 78 #53 of 241 35 #158 of 241
Shareholder Returns 79 #30 of 138 92 #12 of 138 87 #19 of 138
Overall 78 80 78
  • RMD ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 248 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • DXCM 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

PeriodRMDISRGDXCMSPY
1 month +13.8%+13.6%-11.2% -1.0%
3 months +29.5%+34.0%+8.9% +2.9%
6 months +15.0%-6.2%+26.6% +6.4%
Year to date +5.0%-20.1%+17.4% +11.4%
1 year -4.7%-18.0%+9.7% +13.1%
3 years +77.7%+63.1%-9.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%+17.7%-3.4% +21.5%
5 years -5.5%+32.4%-45.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%+5.8%-11.3% +10.9%
10 years +296.8%+500.3%+286.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.8%+19.6%+14.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureRMDISRGDXCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.1%34.6%40.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.7%37.5%40.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.390.890.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.16-0.520.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.9%-49.9%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-23.7%-15.6% -2.5%
52-week high $275.96$592.85$92.34 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$332.02$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.

MultipleRMDISRGDXCM
P/E now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 30.7x 53.4xmedian 30.7x 29.8xmedian 30.7x
P/S now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 3.0x 13.5xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.1xmedian 17.7x 37.3xmedian 17.7x 19.6xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 23.7x 43.6xmedian 23.7x 20.9xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x 11.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 1.23median 0.96 2.08median 0.96 0.65median 0.96

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 monthsRMDISRGDXCM
Revenue $5.65B $11.58B $4.97B
Gross profit $3.45B $7.78B $3.10B
Operating income $1.89B $3.28B $1.14B
Net income $1.52B $2.97B $999.70M
Free cash flow $1.65B $3.60B $1.41B
R&D $378.28M $1.49B $604.00M
EPS (diluted) $10.43 $8.41 $2.56
Cash & equivalents $1.47B $2.98B $1.11B
Total debt $659.37M – –
Shares (diluted) 146.05M 351.60M 390.10M
Enterprise value $30.95B $138.04B $20.34B

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
MetricRMDISRGDXCM
P/E 24.2x 53.4x 29.8x
P/FCF 22.1x 43.6x 20.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 38.3x 16.8x
P/S 6.5x 13.5x 5.9x
P/B 5.5x 9.7x 11.2x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 10.5x 11.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.1x 37.3x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 18.9x 46.5x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 13.2x 5.5x
EV/FCF 21.6x 42.4x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.7x 37.3x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.23 2.08 0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDISRGDXCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.9% 20.5% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 19.1% 15.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 21.9% 22.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.6% 19.5% 14.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.9% 16.6% 65.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 24.8% 36.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.8% 7.5% 74.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 24.4% 40.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.7% 10.8% 83.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 25.7% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.1% 38.1% 77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 26.4% 31.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.7% 58.4% 146.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.2% 42.0% 44.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDISRGDXCM
Gross margin 61.1% 67.2% 62.5%
EBITDA margin 36.9% 35.3% 28.2%
Operating margin 33.4% 28.4% 22.9%
Pretax margin 34.0% 31.3% 25.8%
Net margin 26.9% 25.5% 20.1%
FCF margin 29.2% 31.1% 28.3%
Operating cash flow margin 31.9% 35.3% 35.2%
Return on equity 23.3% 17.3% 35.8%
Return on assets 17.2% 14.8% 15.3%
Return on invested capital 20.8% – –
Return on capital employed 25.2% 18.7% 27.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 7.2% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDISRGDXCM
Debt / assets 7.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 26.6% 16.7% 59.4%
Equity / assets 73.4% 83.3% 40.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.1x 3.3x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 12.04 30.96 6.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDISRGDXCM
Dividend yield 1.0% – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.7% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 2.7% 1.6%
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.

ConsensusRMDISRGDXCM
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2027 40.9xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.87FY2027 $11.05FY2026 $2.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2027 +23.7%FY2026 +35.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.7% +5.5% +4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.97BFY2027 $11.45BFY2026 $5.08BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.6%FY2027 +13.9%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.4% +12.2% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDISRGDXCM
Held by institutions 68.7% 86.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 887 2,235 974
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +4.6% +6.3%
Institutions buying 404 1,070 519
Institutions selling 358 877 344
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.22 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.

RMDISRGDXCM
RMD 1.00 0.47 0.34
ISRG 0.47 1.00 0.34
DXCM 0.34 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, ISRG and DXCM?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $36.88B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $157.75B, Dexcom (DXCM) $30.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, ISRG and DXCM?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 24.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 53.3x, Dexcom (DXCM) 30.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 19.6x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.9x, Dexcom (DXCM) 27.5x). 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: Resmed (RMD) +9.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Dexcom (DXCM) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 26.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Dexcom (DXCM) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dexcom (DXCM) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -4.7%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.0%, Dexcom (DXCM) +9.7%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -1.1%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.8%/yr, Dexcom (DXCM) -11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Resmed (RMD) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 29.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Dexcom (DXCM) 40.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RMD, ISRG 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 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.