Intuitive Surgical, Inc. ISRG
Strong Medical Devices & Diagnostics sector · Intuitive Surgical — the dominant surgical-robotics system with a razor-and-blade model.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) is an established Medical Devices & Diagnostics company, graded Strong on FrontierLab's evidence-based quality rubric (data as of 2026-08-21). Revenue grew 20.7% year-over-year at a 66.7% gross margin. Gross-profits-to-assets is 0.35; Rule of 40 is 52. Net share issuance -1.5% YoY (flat share count). No risk flags are currently noted. Analyst mix: 28 buy / 11 hold / 1 sell.
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Key quality signals
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 20.7% |
|---|---|
| Gross margin | 66.7% |
| Gross profits / assets | 0.35 |
| Rule of 40 | 52 |
| Net margin | 31.3% |
| Cash runway (months) | — |
| PEG | 1.9 |
| Price / sales | 12 |
Quality checklist
Each line is one quality test behind the grade — ✓ passed · ~ borderline · ✗ failed. Hover a metric in the tables below for what it means.
- ✓ Revenue growth — 20.7% (pass ≥ 20%)
- ✓ Gross profits / assets — 0.35 (pass ≥ 0.33)
- · Rule of 40 — 52 (context — graded for software only)
- ✓ Gross margin — 66.7% (pass ≥ 60% · Medical Devices & Diagnostics)
- ✓ Cash generation
- ✓ Share dilution — -1.5%
- ✓ Competitive moat — Wide
- ✓ Market size (TAM) — Large
Grade history
Graded Strong since 2026-06-10 — no grade changes recorded yet.
How have Strong-graded names performed?
The forward returns of all Strong-graded names since each grade was recorded — the bucket this name currently sits in, not a forecast of this individual stock.
| Window | Forward record vs the S&P | Median |
|---|---|---|
| ~1 month | 59% of Strong-graded names beat the S&P over 21 sessions (95% CI 41–74%, N=29). | Median excess vs the S&P was +4.2%. |
| ~3 months | building — 13 more sessions needed | |
| ~6 months | building — 76 more sessions needed | |
Scope: these are forward returns vs the S&P among names still covered at each horizon's end, within the curated universe — not a survivorship-clean whole-market backtest. Names later dropped from coverage are counted as attrition (not hidden), and single-session moves beyond ±300% are treated as split/data artifacts and excluded. How this is measured → · Full track record →
How it compares
Coarse same-sector, same-stage context — not a percentile or rank. GP/A is graded on its absolute level, not position.
Fundamentals
| Market cap | $132.30B |
|---|---|
| Stage | Established |
| Share issuance (YoY) | -1.5% · flat share count |
| Moat | Wide |
| TAM | LARGE |
| P/E (trailing) | 42.6 |
| EPS (trailing) | $8.79 |
| Burn multiple | — |
| Gross-margin trend (pts) | 0.1 |
| Cash / assets | 0.25 |
| Accruals (%) | -2.8% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.6 |
| Statements as of | Q2 FY2026 · filed 2026-07-21 |
Momentum context — describes the past, not a signal
Low reached Jul 23, 2026 · high reached Jan 6, 2026 — by daily close.
| Price | $374.48 (as of 2026-08-20) |
|---|---|
| Last session move | — |
| % off 52-wk high | -38% |
| RSI (14) | 45 |
| Relative volume | 1.3× |
Insider activity (90 days)
| Cluster buyers | 0 |
|---|---|
| Sellers | 3 |
Insider selling is routine diversification, not a bearish signal.
Analyst mix
| Strong buy | 12 |
|---|---|
| Buy | 16 |
| Hold | 11 |
| Sell | 1 |
| Strong sell | 0 |
Ratings are context, not a price target. "Momentum" = how the mix changed over recent weeks, not a forecast.
From the headlines
Stock valuation concerns noted despite strong business fundamentals.
AI take — daily, AI-generated
AI leans mixed
Excellent business with strong margins and growth, but valuation concerns are legitimate at a 1.9 PEG—you're paying a premium for quality that may not justify entry now.
Generated by an AI model from the day's news — an opinion for context only. Not financial advice, not a recommendation, and not a price target.
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Data as of 2026-08-21 08:12 (end-of-day). How grades are computed →