Growth Metrics

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Intuitive Surgical's quarterly Operating Margin came in at 30.87% in Q1 2026, up 521.0% year-on-year from 4.97% in Q1 2025, and up 2.37% quarter-over-quarter from 30.15% in Q4 2025.

Intuitive Surgical has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 30.87% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 521.0% year-over-year to 30.87%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 30.45% (up 225.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 29.27%, up 114.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 30.87%, up from 30.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 30.87% in Q1 2026, with the low at 22.51% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 27.07%, with a median of 26.71% recorded in 2023.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin slumped 880 bps in 2022 and jumped 710 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing ISRG's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 22.51% in 2022, then rose by 4 bps to 23.35% in 2023, then soared by 30 bps to 30.45% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 30.15% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 30.87% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 30.87% (Q1 2026), 30.15% (Q4 2025), and 30.33% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 156.17 Bn 151.78 Bn 1.83 Bn 30.87%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.51 Bn 40.49 Bn 2.15 Bn 1.97%
3 Resmed 30.43 Bn 28.77 Bn 890.98 Mn 34.92%
4 West Pharmaceutical Services 22.78 Bn 22.26 Bn 296.40 Mn 20.96%
5 Solventum 13.39 Bn 13.39 Bn 1.10 Bn 4.04%
6 Cooper Companies 12.33 Bn 12.20 Bn 695.20 Mn 20.78%
7 Align Technology 11.65 Bn 10.59 Bn 736.59 Mn 13.65%
8 Baxter International 9.81 Bn 7.77 Bn 891.00 Mn 2.44%
9 Aptargroup 7.39 Bn 7.19 Bn 351.91 Mn 10.94%
10 Repligen 6.39 Bn 5.41 Bn 108.28 Mn 8.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.87%
Dec 31, 2025 30.15%
Sep 30, 2025 30.33%
Jun 30, 2025 30.47%
Mar 31, 2025 25.65%
Dec 31, 2024 30.45%
Sep 30, 2024 28.33%
Jun 30, 2024 28.23%
Mar 31, 2024 24.83%
Dec 31, 2023 23.35%
Sep 30, 2023 26.71%
Jun 30, 2023 26.38%
Mar 31, 2023 22.85%
Dec 31, 2022 22.51%
Sep 30, 2022 25.61%
Jun 30, 2022 26.12%
Mar 31, 2022 27.43%
Dec 31, 2021 29.04%
Sep 30, 2021 31.54%
Jun 30, 2021 34.92%
Mar 31, 2021 32.26%
Dec 31, 2020 31.28%
Sep 30, 2020 25.09%
Jun 30, 2020 9.46%
Mar 31, 2020 25.74%
Dec 31, 2019 31.12%
Sep 30, 2019 32.41%
Jun 30, 2019 32.67%
Mar 31, 2019 25.90%
Dec 31, 2018 31.72%
Sep 30, 2018 34.02%
Jun 30, 2018 30.51%
Mar 31, 2018 32.65%
Dec 31, 2017 36.88%
Sep 30, 2017 34.74%
Jun 30, 2017 34.25%
Mar 31, 2017 28.46%
Dec 31, 2016 35.53%
Sep 30, 2016 37.55%
Jun 30, 2016 36.62%
Mar 31, 2016 30.11%
Dec 31, 2015 36.35%
Sep 30, 2015 32.20%
Jun 30, 2015 29.65%
Mar 31, 2015 24.51%
Dec 31, 2014 30.78%
Sep 30, 2014 28.92%
Jun 30, 2014 27.92%
Mar 31, 2014 12.18%
Dec 31, 2013 36.20%
Sep 30, 2013 34.91%
Jun 30, 2013 37.77%
Mar 31, 2013 41.09%
Dec 31, 2012 40.72%
Sep 30, 2012 39.31%
Jun 30, 2012 41.99%
Mar 31, 2012 39.03%
Dec 31, 2011 40.16%
Sep 30, 2011 40.05%
Jun 30, 2011 39.49%
Mar 31, 2011 38.21%
Dec 31, 2010 -51.68%
Sep 30, 2010 38.36%
Jun 30, 2010 39.83%
Mar 31, 2010 39.47%
Dec 31, 2009 -23.05%
Sep 30, 2009 238.28%
Jun 30, 2009 38.19%