CLAIM #33367 · Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 22, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“We estimate noncash stock compensation expense between $890 million and $920 million.”
Daniel Connally · VP Investor Relations
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Look at: Noncash stock-based compensation expense, full year 2026
It came true if: Between $890 million and $920 million
Where: Company income statement / cash flow statement (10-K or Q4 2026 earnings release)
In context
“of 1.2% of net revenue, plus or minus 10 basis points. Other factors impacting the projected pro forma gross profit margin guidance include faster growth of newer products in da Vinci 5 and Ion, modest incremental depreciation from recent facility expansion and the impact from higher da Vinci system upgrades, partially offset by cost reductions. Our actual gross profit margin will vary quarter-to-quarter depending largely on product, regional and trade-in mix and pricing. Turning to operating expenses. In 2025, our pro forma operating expenses grew 12%. In 2026, we expect pro forma operating expense growth to be within a range of 11% and 15% due to higher spending in support of advancing early-stage R&D programs as well as incremental expenses associated with our distributor acquisition. We estimate noncash stock compensation expense between $890 million and $920 million. We forecast other income, which is comprised mostly of interest income, to total between $355 million and $375 million. At this time, given our expectation that capital expenditures will return to more normalized levels, we are no longer providing specific capital expenditure guidance. With regard to income tax, in 2025, our pro forma income tax rate was approximately 21%. As we look forward, we estimate our 2026 pro forma income tax rate to be within a range of 22% and 23% of pretax income. That concludes our prepared remarks. We will now open the call to your questions. Operator: [Operator Instructions] One moment for our first question, please. It comes from the line of Travis Steed with Bank of America. Travis Steed: First, I wanted to ask about the FDA approval for the cardiac non-Fo”
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SEC filings for ISRG ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.