Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.89x

Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.89x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of $808.60 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($911.90 Million). Read how much debt does Intuitive Surgical Inc carry for a breakdown of total debt and financial obligations.

FCF Generation Index

0.89x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

$808.60 Million
USD

Operating Cash Flow

$911.90 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$103.30 Million
USD

Intuitive Surgical Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2004–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Intuitive Surgical Inc across 22 annual periods. Explore capital reinvestment ratio of Intuitive Surgical Inc to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Intuitive Surgical Inc (2004–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Intuitive Surgical Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see ISRG stock market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (USD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.82x $2.49 Billion $3.03 Billion $539.80 Million ▲ +52.2%
2024 0.54x $1.30 Billion $2.42 Billion $1.11 Billion ▲ +30.6%
2023 0.41x $749.60 Million $1.81 Billion $1.06 Billion ▼ -35.7%
2022 0.64x $958.40 Million $1.49 Billion $532.40 Million ▼ -22.6%
2021 0.83x $1.74 Billion $2.09 Billion $353.50 Million ▲ +7.9%
2020 0.77x $1.14 Billion $1.48 Billion $341.50 Million ▲ +4.9%
2019 0.73x $1.17 Billion $1.60 Billion $425.60 Million ▼ -12.6%
2018 0.84x $982.20 Million $1.17 Billion $187.40 Million ▲ +0.8%
2017 0.83x $953.20 Million $1.14 Billion $190.70 Million ▼ -12.1%
2016 0.95x $989.00 Million $1.04 Billion $53.90 Million ▲ +5.9%
2015 0.90x $690.90 Million $771.90 Million $81.00 Million ▲ +6.4%
2014 0.84x $559.50 Million $665.10 Million $105.60 Million ▼ -4.5%
2013 0.88x $775.40 Million $880.00 Million $104.60 Million ▲ +6.7%
2012 0.83x $672.40 Million $814.20 Million $141.80 Million ▼ -5.9%
2011 0.88x $594.70 Million $677.60 Million $82.90 Million ▲ +7.3%
2010 0.82x $432.00 Million $528.00 Million $96.00 Million ▼ -5.0%
2009 0.86x $331.64 Million $385.06 Million $53.42 Million ▲ +39.1%
2008 0.62x $172.26 Million $278.24 Million $105.97 Million ▼ -29.9%
2007 0.88x $181.68 Million $205.69 Million $24.01 Million ▲ +7.8%
2006 0.82x $81.79 Million $99.84 Million $18.05 Million ▲ +42.4%
2005 0.58x $40.73 Million $70.79 Million $30.05 Million ▲ +121.5%
2004 0.26x $7.88 Million $30.32 Million $22.44 Million
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).