ISRG: Embodied AI That's Been Profitable for Decades โ Why "Expensive" Is Justified
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is an embodied-AI outlier: profitable for decades, a proven razor/blade model. Its ~40-45x forward P/E scares value investors, but it's not absurdly expensive โ it's expensively justified: 11,395 systems, 60%+ share, 86% recurring, ~$1,880/procedure. You rarely get a quality compounder cheap, only "not so expensive" โ and the 2026 drawdown is that window.
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