STOCK COMPARISON
Ansell vs Intuitive Surgical: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Ansell (ANN) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compare, as of Aug 10, 2026.
As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Intuitive Surgical as the less overvalued of the two: Ansell trades at A$34.67 versus a fair value of A$10.43 (-70%), while Intuitive Surgical trades at $379 versus $150 (-60%).
Ansell
ANN.AU · AUD · Health Care
-70%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceA$34.67
Fair ValueA$10.43
Quality54/100
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG · USD · Health Care
-60%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$379
Fair Value$150
Quality72/100
Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
AnsellIntuitive Surgical
Valuation
23.1×P/E (TTM)48.3×
1.55×P/S (TTM)13.35×
1.58×P/B7.92×
10.0×EV/EBITDA35.5×
1.12×PEG2.13×
1.8%Dividend yield—
A$0.55Dividend per share—
Profitability
7%Net margin28%
14%Operating margin31%
7%Return on equity17%
6%Return on assets10%
Growth
1%Revenue growth (YoY)23%
0.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)17.4%
4.4%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)18.2%
Balance & size
0.33×Debt / equity—
$3BMarket cap$141B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy
Intuitive Surgical leads: 5 to 7 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
Ansellof which business quality 54 · market factors 70
Intuitive Surgicalof which business quality 71 · market factors 22
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
36
66
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
77
66
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
63
79
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
66
82
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
67
37
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
86
39
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
21
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
67
5
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
18
80
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
Ansell
DCF ModelsA$12.02
Earnings-BasedA$4.81
Dividend DiscountA$4.83
MultiplesA$12.27
Asset-BasedA$9.35
Growth DCFA$10.84
Economic ProfitA$6.58
Growth EarningsA$11.99
24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Intuitive Surgical
DCF Models$219
Earnings-Based$160
Dividend Discount$0.40
Multiples$144
Asset-Based$33.72
Growth DCF$185
Economic Profit$105
Growth Earnings$224
25 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
Ansell
Bear A$7.44Fair Value A$10.43Bull A$13.04
A$34.67 = current price (white tick)
Intuitive Surgical
Bear $110Fair Value $150Bull $239
$379 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
Ansell · Health Care
Quality score54 · above median
Fair value upside-70% · bottom 25%
Intuitive Surgical · Health Care
Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-60% · below median
Bottom line
As of Aug 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Intuitive Surgical as the less overvalued of the two: Ansell trades at A$34.67 versus a fair value of A$10.43 (-70%), while Intuitive Surgical trades at $379 versus $150 (-60%).
Intuitive Surgical has the higher quality score (72/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
