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Intuitive Surgical's operating margin went from 30.3% to 19.4% as revenue rose 21.7%
The operating margin went from 30.3% in the same period a year earlier to 19.4%. Revenue rose 21.7%.
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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q3 2026 on October 21. The operating margin went from 30.3% in the same period a year earlier to 19.4%. Revenue rose 21.7%.
In plain terms
Intuitive Surgical kept less from the same sales. Its core profitability weakened on a year earlier.
What happened
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for fiscal Q3 2026 with the SEC on October 21. It covers July 1 to September 30, 2026. The cash flow statement covers nine months from the start of the fiscal year (January 1 to September 30, 2026).
The operating margin went from 30.3% in the same period a year earlier to 19.4%. Revenue rose 21.7%.
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On SEC EDGAR, in Intuitive Surgical's 10-Q (accession 0001035267-26-000071). The same values appear on the corresponding lines of the consolidated statements.
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No. They divide two figures stated in the filing for the same period. The working is in the arithmetic table in the subscriber section.
Are figures from different periods mixed?
No. Income and cash items are divided only by items covering the same length of time, and balances are always stated against the previous fiscal year-end.
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