Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG)
Return on total capital
| Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 3,000,300 | 2,722,400 | 2,457,600 | 2,348,900 | 2,064,200 | 1,952,700 | 1,848,600 | 1,766,800 | 1,689,100 | 1,622,200 | 1,556,600 | 1,577,100 | 1,655,000 | 1,698,600 | 1,812,200 | 1,820,900 | 1,786,300 | 1,614,200 | 1,183,600 | 1,049,800 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 16,929,700 | 17,845,700 | 17,106,400 | 16,433,700 | 15,583,300 | 14,708,300 | 13,962,600 | 13,307,600 | 12,539,000 | 11,959,700 | 11,217,700 | 11,041,900 | 11,515,400 | 12,082,400 | 12,156,900 | 11,951,500 | 11,459,500 | 10,879,500 | 10,190,200 | 9,759,100 |
| Return on total capital | 17.72% | 15.26% | 14.37% | 14.29% | 13.25% | 13.28% | 13.24% | 13.28% | 13.47% | 13.56% | 13.88% | 14.28% | 14.37% | 14.06% | 14.91% | 15.24% | 15.59% | 14.84% | 11.62% | 10.76% |
September 30, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $3,000,300K ÷ ($—K + $16,929,700K)
= 17.72%
Peer comparison
Sep 30, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
Intuitive Surgical Inc
ISRG
17.72%
Azenta Inc
AZTA
-0.80%
Becton Dickinson and Company
BDX
6.46%
Embecta Corp
EMBC
—
Hologic Inc
HOLX
16.10%
The Cooper Companies, Inc
COO
7.79%