Both in Orthopedic & Surgical Supplies

STERIS vs Intuitive Surgical

Over the past year STE returned −2.5% and ISRG returned −19.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.46.

STE −2.5% ISRG −19.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricSTEISRG
Price$231.35$440.75
Market cap$22.56B$155.71B
Today−0.86%+0.89%
1 month+9.6%+8.4%
6 months+8.6%−2.4%
Year to date−8.7%−22.2%
1 year−1.8%−17.5%
Revenue growth (YoY)+7.3%+21.7%
Gross margin45.8%68.4%
Net margin13.4%17.1%
P/E (TTM)28.0×52.7×
Price / sales3.7×13.4×
Net cash-$1.41B$4.04B
Dividend yield1.19%—
Volatility (60d)21.2%29.0%
Short % of float2.5%2.1%
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).