SOLV vs ISRG vs BSX Stock Comparison

Solventum, Intuitive Surgical and Boston Scientific Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SOLV Solventum Corp
$83.56 -6.5% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.00B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
4 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$448.76 +8.9% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$150.86B
P/E
51.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
BSX Boston Scientific Corp
$42.68 -2.8% 1M -57.4% 1Y
Market cap
$61.64B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.07B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Intuitive Surgical leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intuitive Surgical 5, Solventum 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSOLVISRGBSXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.00B $150.86B $61.64B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 51.0x 17.6x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 39.1x 13.7x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.9% +20.5% +8.9% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.3% 25.5% — ISRG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.7% -16.5% -57.4% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.4%/yr -0.2%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.0% 34.6% 40.3% SOLV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 80/100 — ISRG

Percentile Scorecard

SOLVISRGBSX

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

AxisSOLVISRGBSX
Valuation 80 #47 of 227 53 #107 of 227 86 #32 of 227
Growth 55 #98 of 218 80 #44 of 218 71 #64 of 218
Profitability 85 #32 of 202 98 #6 of 202 –
Financial Health 22 #183 of 233 77 #54 of 233 –
Shareholder Returns 90 #14 of 130 91 #13 of 130 –
Overall 66 80 –
  • SOLV ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG 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

PeriodSOLVISRGBSXSPY
1 month -6.5%+8.9%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months -3.8%+27.1%-7.2% +3.7%
6 months +24.0%-1.9%-25.9% +7.1%
Year to date +5.5%-20.8%-55.2% +12.8%
1 year +19.7%-16.5%-57.4% +11.9%
3 years —+73.6%-14.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+20.2%-5.2% +22.8%
5 years —+24.3%-1.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+4.4%-0.2% +10.9%
10 years —+505.9%+93.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+19.7%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSOLVISRGBSXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.0%34.6%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%37.5%47.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.560.890.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.66-0.48-1.43 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.0%-49.9%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.6%-24.3%-59.3% -1.2%
52-week high $92.45$592.85$104.98 $779.14
52-week low $62.49$332.02$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.

MultipleSOLVISRGBSX
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 28.7x 53.0xmedian 28.7x 17.9xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 3.0x 13.4xmedian 3.0x 2.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 17.8x 37.0xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -120.5xmedian 26.4x 43.2xmedian 26.4x 17.6xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 9.7xmedian 2.4x —median 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.99 2.06median 0.99 0.41median 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 monthsSOLVISRGBSX
Revenue $8.31B $11.58B $21.07B
Gross profit $4.55B $7.78B $14.57B
Operating income $2.08B $3.28B $3.93B
Net income $1.43B $2.97B –
Free cash flow -$118.00M $3.60B –
R&D $725.00M $1.49B $2.16B
EPS (diluted) $8.27 $8.41 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $403.00M $2.98B –
Total debt $5.08B – –
Shares (diluted) 173.30M 351.60M 1.47B
Enterprise value $10.51B $131.14B $61.64B

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
MetricSOLVISRGBSX
P/E 10.1x 53.0x 17.9x
P/FCF -120.5x 43.2x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 68.0x 38.0x –
P/S 1.7x 13.4x 2.9x
P/B 3.0x 9.7x –
P/Tangible book 5.9x 10.4x –
EV/EBITDA 7.3x 37.0x –
EV/EBIT 9.1x 46.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.3x 13.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF -160.1x 42.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 90.4x 37.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.06 0.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSOLVISRGBSX
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.9% 20.5% 8.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.1% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.6% 21.9% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 19.5% 15.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 167.2% 16.6% 13.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.8% 22.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 277.4% 7.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 24.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 281.5% 10.8% 27.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.7% 43.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -64.3% 38.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 26.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -180.3% 58.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 42.0% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSOLVISRGBSX
Debt / assets 35.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF -43.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 66.3% 16.7% –
Equity / assets 33.7% 83.3% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 3.3x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 2.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.6x –
Altman Z-score 2.16 30.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSOLVISRGBSX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.5% 2.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.5% 2.7% –
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.

ConsensusSOLVISRGBSX
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 39.1xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.83FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $3.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.8%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +4.5% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.70BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $20.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -7.4%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +3.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +11.3% +1.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSOLVISRGBSX
Held by institutions 73.9% 86.2% 90.5%
Institutions holding 879 2,237 1,482
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.8% +4.6% -0.7%
Institutions buying 370 1,072 739
Institutions selling 284 877 610
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.22 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.

SOLVISRGBSX
SOLV 1.00 0.31 0.21
ISRG 0.31 1.00 0.38
BSX 0.21 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SOLV, ISRG and BSX?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Solventum (SOLV) $14.00B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $150.86B, Boston Scientific (BSX) $61.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, SOLV, ISRG and BSX?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Solventum (SOLV) 9.8x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 51.0x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Solventum (SOLV) 12.2x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 39.1x, Boston Scientific (BSX) 13.7x). 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: Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) +8.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has the highest net margin (Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Solventum (SOLV) +19.7%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -16.5%, Boston Scientific (BSX) -57.4%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +4.4%/yr, Boston Scientific (BSX) -0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solventum (SOLV) has been the steadiest (Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.6%, Boston Scientific (BSX) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SOLV, ISRG 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, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) leads on 5. 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.