Intuitive Surgical vs Smith & Nephew
ISRG and SNN side by side, both in surgical, medical, and dental instruments and supplies. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ISRG and SNN compare
Intuitive Surgical grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.7% versus 6.1% for Smith & Nephew).
Intuitive Surgical scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 6 for Smith & Nephew), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ISRG | SNN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $153B | – |
| Share price | $432.01 | $29.70 |
| Change, 1 year | −19.6% | −17.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 18.4% | −20.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.33 | 0.63 |
| Employees | 17K | 18K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 49.5× | – |
| P/S | 13.8× | – |
| P/B | 8.4× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 47.4× | – |
| PEG | 1.70 | – |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | – |
| Fair value | $350.05 | – |
| Margin of safety | −23.4% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.7% (better) | 6.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 18.2% (better) | 6.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 20.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 21.8% | 52.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.8% (better) | 6.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 66.7% | 68.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 31.3% (better) | 12.9% |
| Net margin | 28.4% | – |
| FCF margin | 29.2% | – |
| Return on equity | 17.4% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 22.5% (better) | 13.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.10 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.31 |
| Interest coverage | – | 5.7× |
| Current ratio | 4.96 (better) | 2.14 |
| Altman Z-score | 37.48 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 2.3% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 4.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.47% | 25.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$57.3M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | – |
Go deeper
- ISRG stock overview
- ISRG income statement
- ISRG valuation and score
- SNN stock overview
- SNN income statement
- SNN valuation and score
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