Intuitive Surgical Inc
Q4 2025 Earnings
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Did ISRG Beat Earnings? Q4 2025 Results
Intuitive Surgical capped a landmark year with a standout fourth quarter, posting non-GAAP EPS of $2.53 against a consensus estimate of $2.26, a beat of nearly 12%, while revenue of $2.87 billion topped expectations by 4.14% and climbed 18.8% year-over-year. The primary engine behind the quarter was accelerating adoption of the da Vinci 5 surgical system, with 303 placements of the next-generation platform during the period compared to just 174 a year earlier, helping drive worldwide procedure volumes roughly 18% higher and pushing instruments and accessories revenue, the company's highest-margin recurring stream, up 17% to $1.66 billion. The results also carried the full-year top line past $10 billion for the first time, with 2025 revenue reaching $10.06 billion and non-GAAP EPS finishing at $8.93. Looking ahead, management guided for 2026 da Vinci procedure growth of 13% to 15%, a modest deceleration from 2025's pace, and flagged tariff exposure as a meaningful risk given manufacturing concentrated in Mexico and Germany, estimating roughly 1.2% of revenue in tariff headwinds within its 67% to 68% non-GAAP gross margin outlook.
- Worldwide procedure growth of approximately 18% YoY (da Vinci ~17%, Ion ~44%)
- 532 da Vinci system placements including 303 da Vinci 5 systems, up from 493 total and 174 da Vinci 5 in Q4 2024
- 12% growth in da Vinci installed base to 11,106 systems
- 24% growth in Ion installed base to 995 systems
- Higher da Vinci system average selling prices
- Higher lease installed base driving recurring revenue
Forward Guidance & Outlook
For full year 2026, Intuitive expects worldwide da Vinci procedure growth of approximately 13% to 15%, compared to 18% in 2025. Non-GAAP gross profit margin is expected to be within a range of 67% and 68% of revenue, including an estimated tariff impact of 1.2% of revenue (plus or minus 10 basis points). Non-GAAP operating expense growth is expected at 11% to 15%, compared to 12% in 2025. The company cautioned that if additional tariffs are implemented or existing tariffs modified, the impact on financial results could be material, particularly given manufacturing in Mexico (instruments and accessories) and Germany (endoscopes).
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