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Leasing Adoption Strategy

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC · 2026-10-20 · Importance 30 · Surprise 40

Operating leases accounted for 54% of second-quarter da Vinci placements, up from 49% a year earlier. The higher leasing mix lowers hospitals’ upfront financial commitments and may support broader robotic-surgery adoption. It also makes Intuitive Surgical more capital intensive because the company funds equipment before collecting returns over the systems’ lifetimes.