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Intuitive Surgical vs Ypsomed Holding: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Ypsomed Holding (YPSN) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ypsomed Holding as the less overvalued of the two: Intuitive Surgical trades at $370 versus a fair value of $150 (-59%), while Ypsomed Holding trades at CHF 396 versus CHF 182 (-54%).
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG · USD · Health Care
-59%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$370
Fair Value$150
Quality72/100
Ypsomed Holding
YPSN.SW · CHF · Health Care
-54%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceCHF 396
Fair ValueCHF 182
Quality64/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Intuitive SurgicalYpsomed Holding
Valuation
48.3×P/E (TTM)23.2×
13.35×P/S (TTM)8.39×
7.92×P/B8.19×
35.5×EV/EBITDA19.1×
2.13×PEG3.37×
−59.4%Fair value upside−54.0%
—Dividend yield1.1%
—Dividend per shareCHF 4.40
Profitability
31%Operating margin26%
1.22×EBIT margin trend (5Y)14.65×
17%Return on equity31%
10%Return on assets12%
Growth
23%Revenue growth (YoY)-13%
17.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)13.7%
18.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)12.6%
+15.4%Value creation/yr+78.5%
Balance & size
99.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)77.4×
—Debt / equity0.15×
$141BMarket cap$6B
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive

Even match: 7 to 7 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Intuitive Surgicalof which business quality 71 · market factors 22 Ypsomed Holdingof which business quality 62 · market factors 65
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
66
74
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
66
68
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
79
42
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
75
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
37
23
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
39
70
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
19
66
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
8
57
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
80
81

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyIntuitive SurgicalPrice $370Ypsomed HoldingPrice CHF 396
DCF Models-41%below the price$219n/a
Earnings-Based-57%below the price$160-63%below the priceCHF 148
Dividend Discount-100%below the price$0.40-91%below the priceCHF 36.80
Multiples-61%below the price$144-28%below the priceCHF 284
Asset-Based-91%below the price$33.72-90%below the priceCHF 38.13
Growth DCF-50%below the price$185n/a
Economic Profit-72%below the price$105-53%below the priceCHF 185
Growth Earnings-39%below the price$224-15%below the priceCHF 335
Minimum-100%below the price$0.40-91%below the priceCHF 36.80
Maximum-39%below the price$224-15%below the priceCHF 335
Median-59%below the price$152-58%below the priceCHF 166
Geometric mean-83%below the price$64.30-69%below the priceCHF 124

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Intuitive Surgical: 25 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Ypsomed Holding: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Intuitive Surgical
Bear $108Fair Value $150Bull $225
$370 = current price (white tick)
Ypsomed Holding
Bear CHF 122Fair Value CHF 182Bull CHF 380
CHF 396 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Intuitive Surgical · Health Care

Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-59% · below median

Ypsomed Holding · Health Care

Quality score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-54% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ypsomed Holding as the less overvalued of the two: Intuitive Surgical trades at $370 versus a fair value of $150 (-59%), while Ypsomed Holding trades at CHF 396 versus CHF 182 (-54%).

Intuitive Surgical has the higher quality score (72/100).

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Intuitive Surgical · Ypsomed Holding

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.