Edwards Lifesciences Corp
EW· NYSE· Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 22.0%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 22.1%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +6.7%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 585.8M
- Revenue
- $6.1B
- Free cash flow
- $1.3B
- Owner earnings
- $1.2B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- 78.0%
- Operating
- 20.8%
- Net
- 17.7%
- Free cash flow
- 22.0%
- Owner earnings
- 19.4%
- Stock pay
- 2.6%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 15.6%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 22.1%
- ROE, FY2025
- 10.4%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 25.0%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 10.8%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 6.7%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 8.3%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- -9.1%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 7.1%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 8.6%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 11.1%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 15.6%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 10.8%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $4.2B
- Total debt
- $598.3M
- Net cash
- $3.6B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.1x
- Debt/FCF
- 0.4x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -1.5%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$6.1B
+8.3% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Gross78.0%Operating20.8%Net17.7%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$1.3BOwner earnings$1.2B
Free cash flow +10.8% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
585.8M
-10.3% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
15.6%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net cash
$3.6B
$3.6B more cash than debt
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.0B | $3.4B | $3.7B | $4.3B | $4.4B | $5.2B | $4.5B | $5.0B | $5.4B | $6.1B |
| Revenue growth | 18.8% | 15.9% | 8.4% | 16.8% | 0.9% | 19.3% | -14.7% | 12.2% | 8.6% | 11.5% |
| Gross margin | 73.1% | 74.5% | 74.8% | 74.4% | 75.4% | 76.1% | 83.8% | 80.5% | 79.5% | 78.0% |
| Operating margin | 25.3% | 31.7% | 20.1% | 26.4% | 20.5% | 32.3% | 33.6% | 26.1% | 25.3% | 20.8% |
| Net income | – | – | – | – | – | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $4.2B | $1.1B |
| Net margin | – | – | – | – | – | 28.7% | 34.1% | 28.0% | 76.7% | 17.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.87s | $0.90s | $1.13 | $1.64 | $1.30 | $2.38 | $2.44 | $2.30 | $6.97 | $1.83 |
| Return on invested capital? | 26.7% | 23.1% | 25.5% | 31.9% | 21.4% | 30.1% | 25.2% | 20.7% | 18.8% | 15.6% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $704.4M | $1.0B | $926.7M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.7B | $1.2B | $895.8M | $542.3M | $1.6B |
| Capital expenditure | $176.1M | $168.1M | $238.7M | $254.4M | $407.0M | $325.8M | $244.6M | $253.0M | $252.4M | $260.2M |
| Free cash flow | $528.3M | $832.6M | $688.0M | $928.5M | $647.3M | $1.4B | $973.6M | $642.8M | $289.9M | $1.3B |
| Stock-based compensation | $56.9M | $61.6M | $71.0M | $81.3M | $92.6M | $109.3M | $126.8M | $139.4M | $162.3M | $158.1M |
| Owner earnings? | $471.4M | $771.0M | $617.0M | $847.2M | $554.7M | $1.3B | $846.8M | $503.4M | $127.6M | $1.2B |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.81 | $1.29 | $1.07 | $1.46 | $1.02 | $2.23 | $1.56 | $1.05 | $0.48 | $2.28 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | $662.3M | $763.3M | $795.5M | $263.3M | $625.4M | $512.8M | $1.7B | $879.6M | $1.2B | $893.4M |
| Diluted shares | 653.4Ms | 647.7Ms | 640.9M | 636.7M | 631.9M | 631.2M | 624.2M | 609.4M | 599.3M | 585.8M |
| Share count change? | -1.1% | -0.9% | -1.0% | -0.7% | -0.8% | -0.1% | -1.1% | -2.4% | -1.7% | -2.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $930.1M | $818.3M | $714.1M | $1.2B | $1.2B | $862.8M | $769.0M | $1.1B | $3.0B | $2.9B |
| Short-term investments | $341.0M | $519.2M | $242.4M | $337.8M | $219.4M | $604.0M | $446.3M | $500.5M | $930.7M | $1.3B |
| Total debt | $822.3M | $1.0B | $593.8M | $594.4M | $595.0M | $595.7M | $596.3M | $597.0M | $597.7M | $598.3M |
| Net debt | -$448.8M | -$301.1M | -$362.7M | -$922.5M | -$807.6M | -$871.1M | -$619.0M | -$1.0B | -$3.4B | -$3.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $2.6B | $3.0B | $3.1B | $4.1B | $4.6B | $5.8B | $5.8B | $6.7B | $10.0B | $10.3B |
Latest filings
| 2026-08-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-26 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-25 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-02-10 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-11-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-10-30 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-08-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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