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Intuitive Surgical vs Laxmi Dental: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) and Laxmi Dental (LAXMIDENTL) compare, as of Oct 2, 2026.

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Intuitive Surgical as the less overvalued of the two: Intuitive Surgical trades at $401 versus a fair value of $349 (−13.1%), while Laxmi Dental trades at ₹194 versus ₹30.89 (−84.1%).
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG · USD · Health Care
−13.1%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$401
Fair Value$349
Quality74/100
Laxmi Dental
LAXMIDENTL.NSE · INR · Healthcare
−84.1%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹194
Fair Value₹30.89
Quality43/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Intuitive SurgicalLaxmi Dental
Valuation
45.9×P/E (TTM)36.9×
33.2×Forward P/E (FY2027)n/a
71.9×Median P/E at FY-end (5 FY, ex one-offs where documented)n/a
13.04×P/S (TTM)3.84×
8.07×P/B4.39×
33.6×EV/EBITDA24.4×
1.87×PEGn/a
−13.1%Fair value upside−84.1%
Profitability
33.6%Operating margin12.3%
1.22×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
17.4%Return on equity12.8%
10.5%Return on assets6.0%
Growth
18.5%Revenue growth (YoY)21.9%
17.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)20.5%
18.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)n/a
+21.8%Value creation/yr+5.3%
Balance & size
99.2×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)20.2×
$144BMarket cap$111M
healthyGrowth qualityexpensive
Intuitive Surgical, median P/E at fiscal year-end, 5 fiscal years (2021 to 2025), reported earnings, FY2022 ex one-offs: 71.9.
Forward P/E: price divided by the analyst consensus for the first fiscal year that has not started yet. The current year carries special items from quarters already reported.
Valuation multiples (P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA) are shown but not scored here: the two companies sit in different sectors, and multiples only compare fairly between similar business models. PEG stays scored, as it relates the P/E to growth.

Intuitive Surgical leads: 6 to 1 metric wins.

n/a = 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.

Intuitive Surgicalof which business quality 72 · market factors 29 Laxmi Dentalof which business quality 43 · market factors 22
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
66
56
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
66
46
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
79
5
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
37
25
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
39
29
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
25
25
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
24
10
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
87
56

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyIntuitive SurgicalPrice $401Laxmi DentalPrice ₹194
DCF Models−45.9%below the price$217−42.4%below the price₹112
Earnings-Based−60.5%below the price$158−44.5%below the price₹108
Dividend Discount−99.9%below the price$0.40n/a
Multiples−64.5%below the price$142−53.8%below the price₹89.63
Asset-Based−91.7%below the price$33.33−84.7%below the price₹29.66
Growth DCF−54.2%below the price$184n/a
Economic Profit−74.1%below the price$104−79.9%below the price₹39.05
Growth Earnings−44.8%below the price$222−23.0%below the price₹149
Minimum−99.9%below the price$0.40−84.7%below the price₹29.66
Maximum−44.8%below the price$222−23.0%below the price₹149
Median−62.5%below the price$150−49.1%below the price₹98.65
Geometric mean−84.1%below the price$63.73−61.0%below the price₹75.58

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Intuitive Surgical: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Laxmi Dental: 14 of 15 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Intuitive Surgical
Price $401
Fair Value $349
Bear $214Bull $576
Laxmi Dental
Price ₹194
Fair Value ₹30.89
Bear ₹28.28Bull ₹32.94

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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.

Intuitive Surgical · Health Care

Quality score74 · Top 25%
Fair value upside−13.1% · above median

Laxmi Dental · Healthcare

Quality score43 · below median
Fair value upside−84.1% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Oct 2, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Intuitive Surgical as the less overvalued of the two: Intuitive Surgical trades at $401 versus a fair value of $349 (−13.1%), while Laxmi Dental trades at ₹194 versus ₹30.89 (−84.1%).

Intuitive Surgical has the higher quality score (74/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.