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Jun 30, 2024

FY2024 Q2

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2024

Revenue, gross profit, and gross margin all increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher year over year. The relationship shows that gross profit grew faster than revenue, leading to an improved gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2024 · FY2024 Q2

Revenue, gross profit, and gross margin all increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year, while cost of revenue was lower than the prior quarter but higher year over year. The relationship shows that gross profit grew faster than revenue, leading to an improved gross margin.

  • The strongest observable margin driver is the sequential and year-over-year improvement in gross margin, supported by revenue growth outpacing the change in cost of revenue.
  • Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher, while cost of revenue was lower, resulting in an improved gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, both revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was higher, but gross margin still improved.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

68.3%

Gross profit

$1.4B

Revenue

$2.0B

Cost of revenue

$637.2M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+2.4 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.6 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Sep 30, 2023$1.7B$1.2B$576.5M66.9%
Dec 31, 2023$1.9B$1.3B$650.9M66.2%
Mar 31, 2024$1.9B$1.2B$645.2M65.9%
Jun 30, 2024$2.0B$1.4B$637.2M68.3%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Mar 31, 2024

+2.4 pts

Year-over-year change

Jun 30, 2023

+1.6 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The strongest observable margin driver is the sequential and year-over-year improvement in gross margin, supported by revenue growth outpacing the change in cost of revenue.

Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher, while cost of revenue was lower, resulting in an improved gross margin. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, both revenue and gross profit were higher, cost of revenue was higher, but gross margin still improved.

Monitor whether cost of revenue continues to decline sequentially while revenue sustains growth, as this dynamic directly supports gross margin.

ISRG Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Jun 30, 2024