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

Intuitive Surgical's (ISRG) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 18.58% in Q2 2026, up 395.0% year-on-year from 3.75% in Q2 2025, and up 5.95% quarter-over-quarter from 17.54% in Q1 2026.

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 18.58% for Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 395.0% year-over-year to 18.58% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 18.58%, a 395.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 16.74%, up 144.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed climbed to 18.58% in Q2 2026 per ISRG's latest filing, from 17.54% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 18.58% in Q2 2026 and bottomed at 12.96% in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 13.58% (2023), against an average of 14.4%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 190 bps in 2022 and surged 395 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed 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 rose by 13 bps to 18.58% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ISRG Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 18.58% (Q2 2026), 17.54% (Q1 2026), and 16.46% (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Alcon 32,734,969.19 Bn 32,734,967.53 Bn 1.53 Bn 28.56%
2 Intuitive Surgical 117.50 Bn 112.41 Bn 1.96 Bn 18.58%
3 Becton Dickinson 42.93 Bn 42.11 Bn 2.15 Bn 5.02%
4 Medline 30.82 Bn 36.66 Bn 1.84 Bn -
5 Resmed 27.90 Bn 26.23 Bn 890.98 Mn 25.95%
6 West Pharmaceutical Services 26.76 Bn 26.23 Bn 329.20 Mn 19.71%
7 Cooper Companies 15.30 Bn 15.16 Bn 735.40 Mn 4.68%
8 Solventum 13.46 Bn 12.90 Bn 1.10 Bn 19.44%
9 Align Technology 12.02 Bn 10.96 Bn 736.59 Mn 12.74%
10 Baxter International 11.17 Bn 9.12 Bn 891.00 Mn 13.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.58%
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%