Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Intuitive Surgical's Return on Equity [ROE] was 17.28% in Q3 2026, up 1.47 percentage points from 15.80% a year earlier but down 0.32 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Intuitive Surgical came in at 16.69%, up 1.07 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of +4.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.62% in FY2024 (+0.79 pp), 14.83% in FY2023 (+3.17 pp), 11.66% in FY2022 (-4.26 pp) and 15.92% in FY2021 (+4.09 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 11.75% (Q3 2022) and 17.60% (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has increased for 14 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 3.56 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 3.57 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ISRG's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 17.60% (Q2 2026), 16.88% (Q1 2026) and 16.45% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 267.71 Bn | 244.23 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 13.20% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.69 Bn | 165.56 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.09% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.18 Bn | 145.83 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 8.15% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 161.07 Bn | 141.36 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 17.28% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.65 Bn | 96.90 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 10.44% |
| 6 | Stryker | 125.25 Bn | 111.44 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -4.01% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.85 Bn | 59.29 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 13.69% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 60.52 Bn | 43.72 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 9.36% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 59.08 Bn | 56.23 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 3.88% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.79 Bn | 43.67 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 19.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.28% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.45% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.80% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 14.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.63% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.92% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.85% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.75% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.99% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.76% |
API Access
Intuitive Surgical Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ISRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "ISRG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ISRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();