Company: ISRG
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001035267-25-000098
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Company: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 62
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, and 2020. TSR amounts reported in the graph assume an initial fixed investment of $ 100.

Description of Relationship Between PEO and Average NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Our TSR

The following chart sets forth the relationship between CAP to our PEO, the average of CAP to our other NEOs, each as set forth in the Table above, and our cumulative TSR over the period from 2020 through 2024.

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Description of Relationship Between PEO and Average NEO Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income

The following chart sets forth the relationship between CAP to our PEO, the average of CAP to our other NEOs, and our net income during years 2020 through 2024, each as set forth in the table above.

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Description of Relationship Between PEO and Average NEO Compensation Actually Paid and AOI

The following chart sets forth the relationship between CAP to our PEO, the average of CAP to our other NEOs, and the AOI during years 2020 through 2024, each as set forth in the table above.

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Description of Relationship Between Our TSR and Peer Group Index TSR

The following chart compares our cumulative TSR over the period from 2020 through 2024 to that of the Peer Group Index over the same time period.

#### 2024 Pay Versus Performance Tabular List
As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information regarding the performance measures that we believe represent the most important financial performance measures used by us to link CAP to our NEOs for the year ended December 31, 2024. The measures in this table are not ranked.

| Performance measure               |     | Performance measure description                                                                                                                |
| AOI                               |     | Refer to the “Annual Cash Bonus Plan Formula and Funding” subsection of the “Executive Compensation” section for a definition of this measure. |
| Relative TSR                      |     | Refer to the “Long-Term Incentive Compensation” subsection of the “Executive Compensation” section for a definition of this measure.           |
| Da Vinci and Ion procedure growth |     | Refer to the “Long-Term Incentive Compensation” subsection of the “Executive Compensation” section for a description of this measure.          |

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### CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Board has determined that the following current directors are “independent” under current Nasdaq rules: Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D., Joseph C. Beery, Lewis