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What drives Intuitive Surgical, Inc.’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity17%Tax burden86%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden112%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin29%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover0.51×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier1.14×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
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InputValueFiscal yearSource
$2.9BFY2025
Income before tax$3.3BFY2025
Operating income$2.9BFY2025
$10.1BFY2025
Ending assets$20.5BFY2025
Beginning assets$18.7BFY2024
$17.8BFY2025
$16.4BFY2024
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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