Intuitive Surgical Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (ISRG)
Intuitive Surgical's return on equity was 16.67% for fiscal 2025.
View full Intuitive Surgical company overviewIntuitive Surgical annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 16.67% | +1.05 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 15.62% | +0.85 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 14.77% | +3.24 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 11.53% | −4.23 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 15.76% | +3.97 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 11.79% | −6.67 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 18.46% | −1.23 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 19.69% | +6.98 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 12.71% | −1.91 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 14.62% | −0.67 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 15.30% | +3.12 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 12.17% | −6.78 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 18.95% | −2.14 pp |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 21.09% | −0.05 pp |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 21.14% | −0.22 pp |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 21.36% | +4.77 pp |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 16.59% | −2.37 pp |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | 18.96% | — |
Intuitive Surgical quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 4.59% | +0.82 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | 4.65% | +0.49 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 4.57% | +0.29 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | 4.05% | +0.32 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 3.77% | +0.09 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | 4.16% | +0.17 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 4.28% | −0.41 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | 3.73% | +0.33 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | 3.68% | +0.03 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | 4.00% | +0.80 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 4.69% | +1.81 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | 3.40% | +0.65 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | 3.64% | +1.09 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | 3.19% | +0.15 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 2.88% | −0.38 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | 2.75% | −0.67 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | 2.55% | −2.38 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | 3.05% | −1.24 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 3.27% | −0.58 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | 3.42% | −0.07 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 4.93% | +4.14 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 4.29% | +0.55 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 3.85% | −0.62 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | 3.49% | −1.79 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | 0.79% | −3.67 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | 3.74% | −0.73 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 4.46% | −0.05 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | 5.28% | +0.46 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | 4.46% | −0.04 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | 4.47% | −1.12 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 4.51% | +5.16 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-30 | 4.82% | −1.48 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-30 | 4.50% | −0.66 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-31 | 5.60% | +1.95 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | −0.65% | −4.25 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-30 | 6.30% | +2.36 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-30 | 5.16% | +1.44 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-31 | 3.65% | +0.64 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 3.60% | −0.90 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-30 | 3.94% | −0.30 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-30 | 3.72% | +0.07 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-31 | 3.01% | +0.22 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-31 | 4.51% | −0.04 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 4.23% | +0.04 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-06-30 | 3.65% | +0.44 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-03-31 | 2.79% | +1.55 pp |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 4.54% | −0.37 pp |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-30 | 4.19% | −0.30 pp |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-30 | 3.21% | −1.04 pp |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-31 | 1.24% | −3.90 pp |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-12-31 | 4.91% | −0.18 pp |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-30 | 4.49% | −1.17 pp |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-06-30 | 4.25% | −0.82 pp |
| Q1 2013 | 2013-03-31 | 5.14% | −0.01 pp |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-12-31 | 5.09% | −0.94 pp |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-09-30 | 5.66% | +0.40 pp |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-06-30 | 5.07% | −0.12 pp |
| Q1 2012 | 2012-03-31 | 5.15% | +0.27 pp |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-12-31 | 6.03% | +0.04 pp |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-09-30 | 5.26% | +0.85 pp |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-06-30 | 5.20% | +0.39 pp |
| Q1 2011 | 2011-03-31 | 4.88% | −0.28 pp |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-12-31 | 5.99% | +0.70 pp |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-09-30 | 4.40% | −0.45 pp |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-06-30 | 4.80% | −0.12 pp |
| Q1 2010 | 2010-03-31 | 5.16% | — |
| Q4 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 5.29% | — |
| Q3 2009 | 2009-09-30 | 4.85% | — |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-06-30 | 4.92% | — |
Intuitive Surgical return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Intuitive Surgical's return on equity increased from 11.79% to 16.67%, a change of +4.89 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.59%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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