Head to head · SEC data as of July 18, 2026
Intuitive Surgical
89
Quality score · out of 100
Medtronic
64
Quality score · out of 100
Intuitive Surgical comes in ahead: a quality score of 89 versus 64 for Medtronic. Intuitive Surgical wins on net margin (28.2% vs 13.2%), ROE (17% vs 9.7%) and cash generation (FCF) (26.8% vs 14.9%). Medtronic doesn't take a single major metric today.
| Metric | Intuitive Surgical | Medtronic |
|---|---|---|
| Quality score (0-100) | 89 | 64 |
| Net margin | 28.2% | 13.2% |
| Gross margin | 66.3% | — |
| ROE | 17% | 9.7% |
| Net debt/EBITDA | -0.52× | 2.76× |
| FCF margin | 26.8% | 14.9% |
| Revenue growth (annualized) | 18.4% | 3.9% |
| Earnings growth (annualized) | 21.8% | 7% |
TTM metrics with official SEC data, refreshed daily. Bold green marks the winner of each metric. A dash means the metric doesn't apply or isn't reliable.
Intuitive Surgical. Intuitive Surgical makes the da Vinci surgical robot, the leader in minimally invasive surgery. Its business isn't so much selling the machine as selling it and, above all, the single-use instruments and accessories the hospital buys for every operation over many years.
Medtronic. Medtronic is one of the world's largest medical-device makers: pacemakers, insulin pumps, neurostimulators and surgical robotics. Its scale and presence in dozens of countries give it the steady demand typical of healthcare.
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Who has the stronger fundamentals today, Intuitive Surgical or Medtronic?
By the StockSemáforo model (profitability, growth and financial strength, built on official SEC data), Intuitive Surgical scores higher: 89 versus 64 out of 100. The score is recomputed nightly with the latest filings.
Does that make Intuitive Surgical the better investment?
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Data: official SEC filings (EDGAR) · Recomputed on July 18, 2026
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