Gary Guthart compensation by year
INTUITIVE SURGICAL Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $707,788 | $744,188 | $766,613 | $789,750 | $821,475 | $846,119 | $873,081 | $955,000 | $1,006,250 | $866,250 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,408,220 | $1,911,546 | $2,371,980 | $2,742,500 | $2,752,030 | $2,976,672 | $5,911,183 | $7,385,307 | $15,559,188 | $15,954,662 |
| Option awards | $626,635 | $1,570,974 | $2,474,658 | $2,123,911 | $2,468,357 | $2,858,652 | $2,203,864 | $2,442,064 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $834,593 | $833,512 | $809,827 | $812,713 | $0 | $1,376,466 | $1,355,449 | $1,610,743 | $1,628,994 | $886,156 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $56,267 | $2,000 | $387,869 |
| Total | $4,577,236 | $5,061,720 | $6,424,578 | $6,470,374 | $6,043,362 | $8,059,409 | $10,345,077 | $12,449,381 | $18,196,432 | $18,094,937 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC DEF 14A filed March 13, 2026, accession 0001035267-26-000023, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC filed document, accession 0001035267-26-000023. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 13, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 17,556 | $9,943,016 | — |
| RSU | 17,164 | $9,721,003 | — |
| PSU | 16,533 | $9,363,630 | — |
| RSU | 14,880 | $8,427,437 | — |
| RSU | 13,732 | $7,777,256 | — |
| PSU | 8,778 | $4,971,508 | — |
| RSU | 8,267 | $4,682,098 | — |
| RSU | 5,266 | $2,982,452 | — |
| RSU | 2,506 | $1,419,298 | — |
| Option | 627 | — | $208.90 |
| Option | 627 | — | $290.33 |
| Option | 4,609 | — | $229.39 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 13 award rows shown.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
4 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 13, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-04 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $457.34 | 1,194,530 |
| 2026-10-23 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 20,095 | $451.61 | 1,204,530 |
| 2026-08-11 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 10,000 | $400.00 | 1,245,679 |
| 2026-04-30 | Grant or award derivative | — | 554 | $0.00 | 554 |
The 4 most recent of 4 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
INTUITIVE SURGICAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Rosa | Chief Executive Officer | $20,997,480 |
| Gary Guthart · this page | Executive Chair of the Board of Directors | $18,094,937 |
| Jamie Samath | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Enterprise Technology Leader | $8,396,045 |
| Henry Charlton | Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer | $6,240,703 |
| Gary Loeb | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | $5,590,211 |
| Mark Brosius | Senior Vice President and Chief Manufacturing and Supply Chain Officer | $5,539,390 |
Board service
INTUITIVE SURGICAL board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: INTUITIVE SURGICAL pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $280,000 in RSUs. As stated in INTUITIVE SURGICAL's FY2025 proxy.
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