Intuitive Surgical Inc vs Solventum Corp

Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) is overvalued and Solventum Corp (SOLV) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. SOLV is the closer of the two: -73%, against -130% for ISRG.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG)

Discounting its cash flows at 11.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $175.09; the price of $402.09 is 130% above that value, and 69% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 47/100 on 8 of 12 signals

Solventum Corp (SOLV)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $51.30; the price of $88.75 is 73% above that value, and 79% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 59/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricISRGSOLV
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$402.09$88.75
Intrinsic value$175.09$51.30
Margin of safety-130%-73%
Leak Score47/100 (8/12)59/100 (3/12)
Market cap$142.0B$15.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years18.2%0.5%
Operating margin31.3%8.5%
Net margin28.4%17.3%
Return on equity17.4%34.0%
Debt to equity0.001.10
P/E46.1x10.8x
Forward P/E33.3x12.1x
P/B7.8x3.1x

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