Growth Metrics

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Intuitive Surgical has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 0.18% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 3.0% to 0.18% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.18% through Mar 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.17% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.18% for Q1 2026 at Intuitive Surgical, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.18% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 0.13% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.14% (2022), against an average of 0.14%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 3bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached -2bps in 2022.
  • Tracing ISRG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 0.13% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 0.13% in 2023, then increased by 8bps to 0.14% in 2024, then grew by 16bps to 0.16% in 2025, then grew by 7bps to 0.18% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.18%, 0.16%, and 0.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.