RMD vs SYK vs ISRG Stock Comparison

Resmed, Stryker and Intuitive Surgical Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (EW) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
RMD Resmed Inc
$239.16 +8.4% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$33.64B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
1.03%
Medical Devices Healthcare
8 wins
SYK Stryker Corp
$335.04 +20.4% 1M -6.3% 1Y
Market cap
$127.55B
P/E
35.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.30B
Div. yield
1.05%
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$468.52 +15.8% 1M -14.6% 1Y
Market cap
$162.39B
P/E
55.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 8, Intuitive Surgical 3, Stryker 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRMDSYKISRGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $33.64B $127.55B $162.39B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x 35.5x 55.3x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.5x 21.2x 40.7x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.0% +7.9% +20.5% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.8% 13.8% 25.5% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 10.0% — RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x — RMD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.03% 1.05% — SYK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.5% -6.3% -14.6% RMD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.7%/yr +3.9%/yr +5.1%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.1% 32.9% 35.9% RMD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 68/100 79/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

RMDSYKISRG

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

AxisRMDSYKISRG
Valuation 75 #58 of 229 65 #81 of 229 47 #123 of 229
Growth 58 #94 of 221 61 #88 of 221 81 #44 of 221
Profitability 100 #2 of 210 90 #23 of 210 97 #7 of 210
Financial Health 77 #55 of 240 49 #124 of 240 81 #47 of 240
Shareholder Returns 90 #15 of 147 78 #33 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Overall 80 68 79
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SYK ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG 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

PeriodRMDSYKISRGSPY
1 month +8.4%+20.4%+15.8% -5.9%
3 months +7.1%-0.7%+25.4% -4.6%
6 months +15.6%+13.9%+3.3% +0.2%
Year to date -0.7%-4.7%-17.3% +7.5%
1 year -2.5%-6.3%-14.6% +8.2%
3 years +55.4%+21.0%+69.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.8%+6.6%+19.1% +19.0%
5 years -8.2%+21.3%+28.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.7%+3.9%+5.1% +9.4%
10 years +316.5%+186.0%+528.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.3%+11.1%+20.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureRMDSYKISRGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.1%32.9%35.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%32.9%38.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.490.280.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.08-0.19-0.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-33.1%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-13.5%-21.0% -5.9%
52-week high $275.96$387.46$592.85 $779.14
52-week low $182.82$269.88$332.02 $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.

MultipleRMDSYKISRG
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 26.9x 35.5xmedian 26.9x 55.3xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 2.9x 4.8xmedian 2.9x 14.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 17.5x 21.0xmedian 17.5x 38.7xmedian 17.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 26.4x 27.9xmedian 26.4x 45.1xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 2.3x 5.4xmedian 2.3x 10.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 0.88 3.03median 0.88 2.15median 0.88

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 monthsRMDSYKISRG
Revenue $5.73B $26.30B $11.58B
Gross profit $3.50B $17.18B $7.78B
Operating income $1.89B $5.43B $3.28B
Net income $1.59B $3.62B $2.97B
Free cash flow $1.61B $4.57B $3.60B
R&D $393.82M $1.68B $1.49B
EPS (diluted) $11.11 $9.39 $8.41
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $3.27B $2.98B
Total debt $409.60M $14.93B –
Shares (diluted) 143.41M 386.00M 351.60M
Enterprise value $28.08B $113.73B $142.81B

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
MetricRMDSYKISRG
P/E 21.5x 35.5x 55.3x
P/FCF 20.9x 27.9x 45.1x
P/Operating cash flow 19.0x 23.4x 39.7x
P/S 5.9x 4.8x 14.0x
P/B 5.7x 5.4x 10.1x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 7.1x 10.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 21.0x 38.7x
EV/EBIT 17.4x 25.6x 48.2x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 5.3x 13.7x
EV/FCF 20.5x 30.4x 44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.7x 25.6x 38.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 3.03 2.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRMDSYKISRG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.0% 7.9% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 9.8% 19.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.0% 10.1% 21.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 10.9% 19.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.5% 48.2% 16.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.2% 16.4% 24.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.8% 23.1% 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 11.9% 24.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.5% 23.3% 10.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 11.7% 25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.0% 12.7% 38.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.7% 19.6% 26.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.0% 12.3% 58.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.5% 21.2% 42.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRMDSYKISRG
Gross margin 61.1% 65.3% 67.2%
EBITDA margin 36.4% 25.2% 35.3%
Operating margin 33.0% 20.7% 28.4%
Pretax margin 35.1% 19.5% 31.3%
Net margin 27.8% 13.8% 25.5%
FCF margin 28.1% 17.4% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 30.9% 20.7% 35.3%
Return on equity 25.4% -4.0% 17.3%
Return on assets 18.5% -2.0% 14.8%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 10.0% –
Return on capital employed 26.1% 13.2% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 1.0% 7.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRMDSYKISRG
Debt / assets 5.0% 31.6% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 0.3x 3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 27.6% 50.4% 16.7%
Equity / assets 72.4% 49.6% 83.3%
Interest coverage 81.1x 9.3x –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.2x 3.3x
Quick ratio 1.5x 1.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 11.98 4.98 32.00

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRMDSYKISRG
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield 4.2% – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 1.1% 2.6%
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.

ConsensusRMDSYKISRG
Forward P/E 18.5xFY2027 21.2xFY2026 40.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.92FY2027 $15.79FY2026 $11.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2027 +15.8%FY2026 +28.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.9% +1.1% +4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.99BFY2027 $25.80BFY2026 $11.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.0%FY2027 +2.7%FY2026 +15.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.8% +16.6% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRMDSYKISRG
Held by institutions 68.7% 80.3% 86.2%
Institutions holding 889 2,267 2,240
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +3.1% +4.6%
Institutions buying 404 1,105 1,072
Institutions selling 360 852 879
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.30 1.22

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.

RMDSYKISRG
RMD 1.00 0.55 0.50
SYK 0.55 1.00 0.58
ISRG 0.50 0.58 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RMD, SYK and ISRG?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Resmed (RMD) $33.64B, Stryker (SYK) $127.55B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $162.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, RMD, SYK and ISRG?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Resmed (RMD) 21.5x, Stryker (SYK) 35.5x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 55.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Resmed (RMD) 18.5x, Stryker (SYK) 21.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 40.7x). 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: Resmed (RMD) +9.0%, Stryker (SYK) +7.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Resmed (RMD) 27.8%, Stryker (SYK) 13.8%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Resmed (RMD) 22.0%, Stryker (SYK) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Resmed (RMD) returned the most: Resmed (RMD) -2.5%, Stryker (SYK) -6.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -14.6%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Resmed (RMD) -1.7%/yr, Stryker (SYK) +3.9%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Stryker (SYK) has the highest dividend yield: Resmed (RMD) 1.03%, Stryker (SYK) 1.05%. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Resmed (RMD) has been the steadiest (Resmed (RMD) 31.1%, Stryker (SYK) 32.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 35.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Resmed (RMD) leads on 8. 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.