Latest headcount
17,021
YoY change
+8.8%
Headcount CAGR
+19.4%
Revenue / employee
$591K
Employee count history for Intuitive Surgical
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 241 |
| 2002 | 290 |
| 2003 | 325 |
| 2004 | 321 |
| 2005 | 419 |
| 2006 | 563 |
| 2007 | 764 |
| 2008 | 1,049 |
| 2009 | 1,263 |
| 2010 | 1,660 |
| 2011 | 1,924 |
| 2012 | 2,362 |
| 2013 | 2,792 |
| 2014 | 2,978 |
| 2015 | 3,211 |
| 2016 | 3,755 |
| 2017 | 4,444 |
| 2018 | 5,527 |
| 2019 | 7,326 |
| 2020 | 8,081 |
| 2021 | 9,793 |
| 2022 | 12,120 |
| 2023 | 13,676 |
| 2024 | 15,638 |
| 2025 | 17,021 |
Revenue per employee for Intuitive Surgical
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | $214K |
| 2002 | $248K |
| 2003 | $282K |
| 2004 | $432K |
| 2005 | $543K |
| 2006 | $662K |
| 2007 | $786K |
| 2008 | $834K |
| 2009 | $833K |
| 2010 | $851K |
| 2011 | $913K |
| 2012 | $922K |
| 2013 | $811K |
| 2014 | $716K |
| 2015 | $743K |
| 2016 | $720K |
| 2017 | $704K |
| 2018 | $674K |
| 2019 | $611K |
| 2020 | $539K |
| 2021 | $583K |
| 2022 | $513K |
| 2023 | $521K |
| 2024 | $534K |
| 2025 | $591K |
Earnings per employee for Intuitive Surgical
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2001 | -$69.3K |
| 2002 | -$63.5K |
| 2003 | -$29.6K |
| 2004 | $73.1K |
| 2005 | $225K |
| 2006 | $128K |
| 2007 | $189K |
| 2008 | $195K |
| 2009 | $184K |
| 2010 | $230K |
| 2011 | $257K |
| 2012 | $278K |
| 2013 | $240K |
| 2014 | $141K |
| 2015 | $183K |
| 2016 | $196K |
| 2017 | $149K |
| 2018 | $204K |
| 2019 | $188K |
| 2020 | $131K |
| 2021 | $174K |
| 2022 | $109K |
| 2023 | $131K |
| 2024 | $149K |
| 2025 | $168K |
Employee count history for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202517,021+8.8%
- 202415,638+14.3%
- 202313,676+12.8%
- 202212,120+23.8%
- 20219,793+21.2%
- 20208,081+10.3%
- 20197,326+32.5%
- 20185,527+24.4%
- 20174,444+18.3%
- 20163,755+16.9%
- 20153,211+7.8%
- 20142,978+6.7%
- 20132,792+18.2%
- 20122,362+22.8%
- 20111,924+15.9%
- 20101,660+31.4%
- 20091,263+20.4%
- 20081,049+37.3%
- 2007764+35.7%
- 2006563+34.4%
- 2005419+30.5%
- 2004321-1.2%
- 2003325+12.1%
- 2002290+20.3%
- 2001241—
- 2000183—
About Intuitive Surgical's employee count
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) employed 17,021 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,383 (+8.8%) from 15,638 a year earlier.
Across the 2001–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 241 to 17,021 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +19.4% per year.
Intuitive Surgical generated about $591K of revenue and $168K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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