ISRG vs MDT
Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- ISRGBuy more19%
Intuitive Surgical's report on Oct 20 beat profit forecasts by 19%, and its sales grew 20% over the past year.
- MDTSell some2.8%
Medtronic pays a 2.8% dividend that it has raised for 50 years in a row, but the stock rose 15% over the past month, more than other medical device makers (up 8.3%).
Percent return
- ISRG−21.43%
- MDT+10.04%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: ISRG $127B, MDT $112B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: ISRG +20%, MDT +9.8%. ISRG is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: ISRG $38, MDT $17. MDT is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: ISRG 32¢, MDT 20¢. ISRG is ahead.
- Cash minus debt: ISRG +$4.04B, MDT −$19.2B. ISRG is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: ISRG −21%, MDT +10%. MDT is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: ISRG 46%, MDT 28%. MDT is ahead.
| Measure | ISRGIntuitive Surgical | MDTMedtronic |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $449.58 | $101.64 |
| Today | −0.10% | Best in this row: +0.04% |
| 1 month | +6.03% | Best in this row: +14.84% |
| 3 months | +12.05% | Best in this row: +13.00% |
| This year | −20.63% | Best in this row: +8.49% |
| 1 year | −21.43% | Best in this row: +10.04% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +28.15% | −0.29% |
| From 52-week high | −24.2% | −3.2% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | 46% | Best in this row: 28% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $127B | $112B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 40.5× | Best in this row: 23.5× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 37.5× | Best in this row: 16.9× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 2.34× | Best in this row: 1.62× |
| Price to sales | 13.6× | Best in this row: 3.3× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 43.6× | Best in this row: 20.3× |
| Company value vs operating profit | 34.2× | Best in this row: 13.8× |
| Price vs earnings, against its own past (0 = cheapest) | – | 100 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | Best in this row: +20.4% | +9.8% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | Best in this row: +17.4% | +5.2% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: +20.4% | +3.2% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | Best in this row: +10.9% | +7.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 66.6% | 65.3% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 31.7% | 20.1% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 25.5% | 13.9% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 31.1% | 16.3% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 17.9% | 10.7% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 24.0% | 8.6% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: $4.04B | −$19.2B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | – | 0.55× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | Best in this row: 3.33× | 2.07× |
| Dividend yield | – | 2.83% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | – | 71% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Sell some |
| Why | Intuitive Surgical's report on Oct 20 beat profit forecasts by 19%, and its sales grew 20% over the past year. | Medtronic pays a 2.8% dividend that it has raised for 50 years in a row, but the stock rose 15% over the past month, more than other medical device makers (up 8.3%). |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | Best in this row: 66 | 62 |
| Our value score | 38 | Best in this row: 87 |
| Our growth score | Best in this row: 76 | 48 |
| Our quality score | Best in this row: 83 | 63 |
| Our price trend score | Best in this row: 62 | 61 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Next earnings | – | Nov 24BMOin 12 days |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
| To average analyst target | Best in this row: +12.2% | +1.5% |
| Average analyst target | $504.22 | $103.19 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | Best in this row: 77% | 67% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | Best in this row: +2 | +1 |
| Analysts covering | 19 | 19 |
ISRG: our only Buy more, with faster sales growth
Our pick of these: Intuitive Surgical
Sales growth +20.4% vs +9.8%
ISRG +20.4%, MDT +9.8%.+12.2% to the average analyst target, vs +1.5%
ISRG +12.2%, MDT +1.5%.Keeps 31.7% of sales as operating profit, vs 20.1%
ISRG 31.7%, MDT 20.1%.Where it loses: MDT has a better past year, +10.0% vs −21.4%
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