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Side-by-side financial comparison of Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and TELUS CORP (TU). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

TELUS CORP is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($3.7B vs $2.8B, roughly 1.3× Intuitive Surgical). Intuitive Surgical runs the higher net margin — 29.8% vs -4.8%, a 34.6% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Intuitive Surgical posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (23.0% vs 2.2%).

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is an American biotechnology company that develops, manufactures, and markets robotic products designed to improve clinical outcomes of patients through minimally invasive surgery, most notably with the da Vinci Surgical System. The company is part of the Nasdaq-100, S&P 100 and S&P 500. As of 31 December 2021, Intuitive Surgical had an installed base of 6,730 da Vinci Surgical Systems, including 4,139 in the U.S.

Telus Corporation is a Canadian publicly traded holding company and conglomerate, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, which is the parent company of several subsidiaries: Telus Communications offers telephony, television, data and Internet services; Telus Mobility offers wireless services; Telus Health operates companies that provide health products and services; and Telus Digital operates worldwide, providing multilingual customer service outsourcing and digital IT services. Telus ...

ISRG vs TU — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
TU
TU
1.3× larger
TU
$3.7B
$2.8B
ISRG
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
ISRG
ISRG
+20.8% gap
ISRG
23.0%
2.2%
TU
Higher net margin
ISRG
ISRG
34.6% more per $
ISRG
29.8%
-4.8%
TU

Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q2 FY2025

Metric
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Revenue
$2.8B
$3.7B
Net Profit
$826.0M
$-178.8M
Gross Margin
66.1%
90.2%
Operating Margin
3.4%
Net Margin
29.8%
-4.8%
Revenue YoY
23.0%
2.2%
Net Profit YoY
17.4%
-210.9%
EPS (diluted)
$2.28

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
$2.8B
Q4 25
$2.9B
Q3 25
$2.5B
Q2 25
$2.4B
$3.7B
Q1 25
$2.3B
Q4 24
$2.4B
Q3 24
$2.0B
Q2 24
$2.0B
$3.6B
Net Profit
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
$826.0M
Q4 25
$794.8M
Q3 25
$704.4M
Q2 25
$658.4M
$-178.8M
Q1 25
$698.4M
Q4 24
$685.7M
Q3 24
$565.1M
Q2 24
$526.9M
$161.3M
Gross Margin
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
66.1%
Q4 25
66.4%
Q3 25
66.4%
Q2 25
66.3%
90.2%
Q1 25
64.7%
Q4 24
68.0%
Q3 24
67.4%
Q2 24
68.3%
87.9%
Operating Margin
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
30.2%
Q3 25
30.3%
Q2 25
30.5%
3.4%
Q1 25
25.7%
Q4 24
30.4%
Q3 24
28.3%
Q2 24
28.2%
13.7%
Net Margin
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
29.8%
Q4 25
27.7%
Q3 25
28.1%
Q2 25
27.0%
-4.8%
Q1 25
31.0%
Q4 24
28.4%
Q3 24
27.7%
Q2 24
26.2%
4.4%
EPS (diluted)
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
$2.28
Q4 25
$2.19
Q3 25
$1.95
Q2 25
$1.81
Q1 25
$1.92
Q4 24
$1.89
Q3 24
$1.56
Q2 24
$1.46

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$2.7B
Total DebtLower is stronger
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$17.6B
$11.8B
Total Assets
$20.1B
$44.3B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
$5.9B
Q3 25
$4.9B
Q2 25
$5.3B
$2.7B
Q1 25
$4.5B
Q4 24
$4.0B
Q3 24
$4.2B
Q2 24
$4.8B
$676.7M
Stockholders' Equity
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
$17.6B
Q4 25
$17.8B
Q3 25
$16.9B
Q2 25
$17.8B
$11.8B
Q1 25
$17.1B
Q4 24
$16.4B
Q3 24
$15.6B
Q2 24
$14.7B
$12.4B
Total Assets
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
$20.1B
Q4 25
$20.5B
Q3 25
$19.4B
Q2 25
$20.2B
$44.3B
Q1 25
$19.2B
Q4 24
$18.7B
Q3 24
$17.7B
Q2 24
$16.6B
$41.8B

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$851.2M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
$892.5M
Q3 25
$841.0M
Q2 25
$715.4M
$851.2M
Q1 25
$581.6M
Q4 24
$822.6M
Q3 24
$706.5M
Q2 24
$620.5M
$1.0B
Free Cash Flow
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
$730.0M
Q3 25
$735.6M
Q2 25
$560.1M
Q1 25
$465.0M
Q4 24
$510.6M
Q3 24
$458.6M
Q2 24
$311.1M
FCF Margin
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
25.5%
Q3 25
29.4%
Q2 25
23.0%
Q1 25
20.6%
Q4 24
21.2%
Q3 24
22.5%
Q2 24
15.5%
Capex Intensity
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
5.7%
Q3 25
4.2%
Q2 25
6.4%
Q1 25
5.2%
Q4 24
12.9%
Q3 24
12.2%
Q2 24
15.4%
Cash Conversion
ISRG
ISRG
TU
TU
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.12×
Q3 25
1.19×
Q2 25
1.09×
Q1 25
0.83×
Q4 24
1.20×
Q3 24
1.25×
Q2 24
1.18×
6.28×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

ISRG
ISRG

Instruments and accessories$1.7B61%
Systems$650.7M23%
Services$433.7M16%

TU
TU

Segment breakdown not available.

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