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Boston Scientificvs.Intuitive Surgical

BSX 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 1.9× larger than Boston Scientific by market cap; Boston Scientific trades at the lower P/E (20.4 vs 45.2); year to date, Intuitive Surgical leads (−34.0% vs −48.6%).

Side by side

BSXISRG
Market cap$75B$142B
Price$49.86$371.84
Today+1.7%−0.5%
Return YTD−48.6%−34.0%
Return 1Y−53.8%−21.5%
P/E20.445.2
P/S3.612.8
P/B3.07.8

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

Boston ScientificBSX

NYSE · USA

Cardiology drives the growth, particularly electrophysiology, where Farapulse sits, and structural heart treatment. Endoscopy and urology cover the rest of the range.

MedtechCardiologyElectrophysiology
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Intuitive SurgicalISRG

NASDAQ · USA

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.

MedtechSurgical roboticsProcedure growth
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