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Intuitive Surgical vs STEM

On overall TruNorth grade, STEM scores higher (Intuitive Surgical: D, STEM: C). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
Intuitive Surgical
43.2/100
C
STEM
51.7/100

Political donations

Intuitive Surgical

No FEC PAC data found.

STEM

FEC: $1.02M in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +62 across 26 executive donors.

Environment

Intuitive Surgical

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Labor

Intuitive Surgical

2 federal penalties totaling $24K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

STEM

7 federal penalties totaling $15.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

Intuitive Surgical

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 5,296 US employees — 32.7% women, 50.8% racial/ethnic minorities; management 29% women, 38% minorities.

STEM

No public record found.

Charity

Intuitive Surgical

$8M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.12% of revenue).

STEM

No public record found.

Animal testing

Intuitive Surgical

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Firearms

Intuitive Surgical

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Privacy

Intuitive Surgical

No public record found.

STEM

No public record found.

Executive pay

Intuitive Surgical

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 147:1 (median employee pay $124,131) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

STEM

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 13:1 (median employee pay $160; CEO total compensation $2K) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2025).

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