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Intuitive Surgical stock buybacks
ISRG$4.6Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
Intuitive Surgical bought back $4.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.8B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.8% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $34.3M |
| Q1 '21 | $0 |
| Q2 '21 | $0 |
| Q3 '21 | $0 |
| Q4 '21 | $0 |
| Q1 '22 | $106.5M |
| Q2 '22 | $500.1M |
| Q3 '22 | $1B |
| Q4 '22 | $1B |
| Q1 '23 | $350M |
| Q2 '23 | $0 |
| Q3 '23 | $0 |
| Q4 '23 | $66.3M |
| Q1 '24 | $0 |
| Q2 '24 | $0 |
| Q3 '24 | $0 |
| Q4 '24 | $0 |
| Q1 '25 | $0 |
| Q2 '25 | $181M |
| Q3 '25 | $1.9B |
| Q4 '25 | $201M |
| Q1 '26 | $1.1B |
| Q2 '26 | $320.3M |
| Q3 '26 | $3.0B |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 363.6M |
| Q1 '21 | 364.0M |
| Q2 '21 | 364.9M |
| Q3 '21 | 366.8M |
| Q4 '21 | 367.5M |
| Q1 '22 | 366.7M |
| Q2 '22 | 363.9M |
| Q3 '22 | 360.5M |
| Q4 '22 | 356.9M |
| Q1 '23 | 356.0M |
| Q2 '23 | 357.3M |
| Q3 '23 | 358.2M |
| Q4 '23 | 358.1M |
| Q1 '24 | 360.5M |
| Q2 '24 | 361.0M |
| Q3 '24 | 362.7M |
| Q4 '24 | 363.8M |
| Q1 '25 | 364.6M |
| Q2 '25 | 364.1M |
| Q3 '25 | 361.8M |
| Q4 '25 | 360.3M |
| Q1 '26 | 359.8M |
| Q2 '26 | 357.3M |
| Q3 '26 | 351.6M |
$3.0Blast quarter (Q3 2026)
$3.8Bnet of stock compensation ($835M)
−2.8%diluted shares, 1 year
+0.5%diluted shares, 5 years
$0dividends, 12 months
128%of free cash flow ($3.6B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
346.6Mshares outstanding (Oct 15, 2026)
Share counts are adjusted for 2 stock splits (3-for-1, 3-for-1).
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Questions
- Does Intuitive Surgical buy back its stock?
- Intuitive Surgical bought back $4.6B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.8B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.8% from a year earlier.
- How much did Intuitive Surgical spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $2.3B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is Intuitive Surgical's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed +0.5% over five fiscal years and −2.8% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 21, 2026 · open on SEC.gov