Becton Dickinsonvs.Intuitive Surgical
BDX vs ISRG · both in Medtech & devices, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Medical equipment and devices, from surgery and cardiology to robotics.
Intuitive Surgical is about 2.8× larger than Becton Dickinson by market cap; Intuitive Surgical trades at the lower P/E (45.2 vs 53.2); year to date, Becton Dickinson leads (+25.0% vs −34.0%).
Side by side
| BDX | ISRG | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $50.1B | $142B |
| Price | $189.78 | $371.84 |
| Today | −0.5% | −0.5% |
| Return YTD | +25.0% | −34.0% |
| Return 1Y | +21.5% | −21.5% |
| P/E | 53.2 | 45.2 |
| P/S | 2.4 | 12.8 |
| P/B | 2.1 | 7.8 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Becton DickinsonBDX
Syringes and needles sit at the recognisable end of the range. Becton Dickinson's portfolio is broad, spanning medical consumables alongside diagnostic systems and drug delivery equipment.
Full BDX profile →Intuitive SurgicalISRG
The da Vinci systems brought robot assistance to minimally invasive surgery and are used worldwide. Ion applies the same approach to lung biopsy, and instruments and servicing follow the installed base.
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