Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Intuitive Surgical's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 19.44% for Q3 2026, down 10.89 percentage points from 30.33% a year earlier and down 14.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Intuitive Surgical reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 28.37%, down 0.93 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 29.27%, up 1.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +5.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 28.12% in FY2024 (+3.32 pp), 24.80% in FY2023 (-0.55 pp), 25.35% in FY2022 (-6.54 pp) and 31.89% in FY2021 (+7.80 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q2 2020.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.17 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 7.10 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2026 (a drop of 10.89 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ISRG's Return on Sales [ROS] at 33.60% (Q2 2026), 30.87% (Q1 2026) and 30.15% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.44 Bn | 236.08 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 187.98 Bn | 162.45 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 163.91 Bn | 143.58 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 153.75 Bn | 134.17 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.67 Bn | 97.80 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.84 Bn | 104.03 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.27 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.69 Bn | 45.00 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Medline | 51.94 Bn | 49.07 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 6.36% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 49.04 Bn | 41.92 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.60% |
| 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% |
API Access
Intuitive Surgical Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ISRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ISRG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();