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Intuitive Surgical, Inc. stock research

Dec 31, 2024

FY2024 Q4

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2024

Revenue was higher than the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Cost of revenue was also higher, but gross profit increased to a greater extent, resulting in an improved gross margin.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q4

Revenue was higher than the prior quarter and the year-ago quarter. Cost of revenue was also higher, but gross profit increased to a greater extent, resulting in an improved gross margin.

  • The most notable factor in the gross margin improvement was the larger increase in revenue compared to the increase in cost of revenue.
  • Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher and gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue was higher, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin also improved.

Gross margin snapshot

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

Gross margin

68.0%

Gross profit

$1.6B

Revenue

$2.4B

Cost of revenue

$771.3M

Quarter-over-quarter change

+0.6 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.8 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2024$1.9B$1.2B$645.2M65.9%
Jun 30, 2024$2.0B$1.4B$637.2M68.3%
Sep 30, 2024$2.0B$1.4B$664.2M67.4%
Dec 31, 2024$2.4B$1.6B$771.3M68.0%

Quarterly comparisons

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

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2024

+0.6 pts

Year-over-year change

Dec 31, 2023

+1.8 pts

What the margin says

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

The most notable factor in the gross margin improvement was the larger increase in revenue compared to the increase in cost of revenue.

Compared to the prior quarter, revenue and gross profit were higher and gross margin improved. Compared to the same quarter last year, revenue was higher, cost of revenue was higher, and gross margin also improved.

Monitor market acceptance of products and the allocation of resources to support them, as these factors are referenced in the filing as influential to the company's financial results.

ISRG Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2024