Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 17.54% in Q1 2026, up 6.58% quarter-over-quarter from 16.46% in Q4 2025, and up 345.0% on a YoY basis from 3.94% in Q1 2025.

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Intuitive Surgical's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.54% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 345.0% year-over-year to 17.54%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.54% (up 345.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.74%, up 144.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 17.54% for Q1 2026 at Intuitive Surgical, up from 16.46% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 17.54% in Q1 2026 to a low of 12.96% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 14.15% across 5 years, with a median of 13.57% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed slumped 190 bps in 2022, then surged 345 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 13.48% in 2022, then fell by 2 bps to 13.17% in 2023, then gained by 8 bps to 14.24% in 2024, then advanced by 16 bps to 16.46% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 17.54% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.54% (Q1 2026), 16.46% (Q4 2025), and 15.68% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Intuitive Surgical 148.09 Bn 143.69 Bn 1.83 Bn 17.54%
2 Becton Dickinson 41.00 Bn 39.99 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
3 Medline 30.38 Bn 36.22 Bn 1.84 Bn -
4 Resmed 28.22 Bn 26.56 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
5 West Pharmaceutical Services 23.72 Bn 23.19 Bn 296.40 Mn 18.63%
6 Solventum 13.33 Bn 13.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
7 Cooper Companies 13.12 Bn 12.99 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Align Technology 12.86 Bn 11.80 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
9 Baxter International 10.51 Bn 8.47 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%
10 Aptargroup 7.72 Bn 7.52 Bn 351.91 Mn 12.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.54%
Dec 31, 2025 16.46%
Sep 30, 2025 15.68%
Jun 30, 2025 14.63%
Mar 31, 2025 14.09%
Dec 31, 2024 14.24%
Sep 30, 2024 13.30%
Jun 30, 2024 13.24%
Mar 31, 2024 12.96%
Dec 31, 2023 13.17%
Sep 30, 2023 13.37%
Jun 30, 2023 13.59%
Mar 31, 2023 13.30%
Dec 31, 2022 13.48%
Sep 30, 2022 13.51%
Jun 30, 2022 13.57%
Mar 31, 2022 14.49%
Dec 31, 2021 15.06%
Sep 30, 2021 15.42%
Jun 30, 2021 14.79%