ISRG (Intuitive Surgical) Moat Score : 9/10 (As of Jul. 08, 2025)

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What is Intuitive Surgical Moat Score?

Intuitive Surgical has the Moat Score of 9, which implies that the company might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Intuitive Surgical has Wide Moat: Intuitive Surgical Inc has a robust wide moat with strong market leadership in robotic surgery, significant customer switching costs, valuable patents, and a strong brand. Its durable cost advantages and consistent innovation further solidify its dominant position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Intuitive Surgical might have Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat.

Competitive Comparison of Intuitive Surgical's Moat Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Intuitive Surgical's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Intuitive Surgical's Moat Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Intuitive Surgical's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Intuitive Surgical's Moat Score falls into.

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Intuitive Surgical (NAS:ISRG) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Intuitive Surgical Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

ISRG:Mexico 1ISRG:Italy 0R29:UK IUI:Germany IUI1:Germany IUI1:Germany IUI1:Germany IUI1:Germany ISRG:Canada I1SR34:Brazil ISRG:Austria

Address

1020 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94086-5304

Website

https://www.intuitive.com

Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed more than 9,500 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with more than 5,500 installations in the US and a growing number in emerging markets.

Executives

Jamie Samath	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR, 2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DR, M/S C1-640, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Jami K Nachtsheim	director, other: Board of Director
Amy L Ladd	director	INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC, 1020 KIFER RD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Robert Desantis	officer: Executive VP & GM IA&E	C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC., 1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Myriam Curet	officer: SVP & Chief Medical Officer, other: SVP & Chief Medical Officer	1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Gary Loeb	officer: General Counsel & CCO	5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
David J. Rosa	officer: Sr VP Emerging Procedures & Te	1266 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Fredrik Widman	officer: VP Corporate Controller	1020 KIFER ROAD, 1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Amal M Johnson	director	C/O MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 OAKMEAD PARKWAY, SUITE 100, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Gary S Guthart	director, officer: President & CEO, other: President & CEO	C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC, 1266 KIFER RD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Henry L Charlton	officer: Senior Vice President & Chief	1020 KIFER ROAD, 1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Craig H Barratt	director
Mark J Rubash	director
Alan J Levy	director	C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC, 1266 KIFER RD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Marshall Mohr	officer: SVP & CFO	C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC, 1266 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086