EW vs ISRG vs RMD Stock Comparison

Edwards Lifesciences, Intuitive Surgical and Resmed Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$93.23 +9.5% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$53.76B
P/E
53.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
ISRG Intuitive Surgical Inc
$436.87 +11.5% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$151.42B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.58B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
3 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$232.88 +6.4% 1M -5.7% 1Y
Market cap
$33.59B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.65B
Div. yield
1.06%
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Resmed leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Resmed 5, Intuitive Surgical 3, Edwards Lifesciences 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWISRGRMDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.76B $151.42B $33.59B ISRG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.5x 51.6x 22.2x RMD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.9x 38.1x 18.1x RMD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +20.5% +9.9% ISRG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% 25.5% 26.9% RMD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — 20.8% RMD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x — -0.4x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% -18.2% -5.7% EW
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.5%/yr +3.9%/yr -2.8%/yr ISRG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.0% 34.8% 30.5% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 79/100 80/100 RMD

Percentile Scorecard

EWISRGRMD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEWISRGRMD
Valuation 63 #85 of 227 50 #113 of 227 75 #58 of 227
Growth 54 #101 of 220 79 #47 of 220 64 #79 of 220
Profitability 95 #11 of 209 97 #7 of 209 100 #2 of 209
Financial Health 88 #30 of 240 78 #54 of 240 76 #58 of 240
Shareholder Returns 88 #18 of 138 92 #12 of 138 85 #22 of 138
Overall 78 79 80
  • EW ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • ISRG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEWISRGRMDSPY
1 month +9.5%+11.5%+6.4% -2.3%
3 months +5.0%+16.4%+8.2% -0.7%
6 months +11.9%-3.4%+11.2% +4.8%
Year to date +9.4%-22.9%-3.3% +10.3%
1 year +13.1%-18.2%-5.7% +10.3%
3 years +39.0%+56.9%+52.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +11.6%+16.2%+15.1% +20.1%
5 years -20.5%+20.9%-13.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year -4.5%+3.9%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years +215.3%+489.9%+304.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.2%+19.4%+15.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureEWISRGRMDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.0%34.8%30.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%37.8%33.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.600.900.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.52-0.52-0.19 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-49.9%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.0%-26.3%-15.6% -3.5%
52-week high $95.17$592.85$275.96 $779.14
52-week low $75.87$332.02$182.82 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEWISRGRMD
P/E now vs peer median 53.5xmedian 28.4x 51.6xmedian 28.4x 22.2xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 3.0x 13.1xmedian 3.0x 5.9xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.0xmedian 18.0x 36.0xmedian 18.0x 15.7xmedian 18.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.5xmedian 25.0x 42.1xmedian 25.0x 20.4xmedian 25.0x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.3x 9.4xmedian 2.3x 5.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -6.24median 0.93 2.01median 0.93 1.13median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEWISRGRMD
Revenue $6.51B $11.58B $5.65B
Gross profit $5.07B $7.78B $3.45B
Operating income $1.45B $3.28B $1.89B
Net income $1.00B $2.97B $1.52B
Free cash flow $1.43B $3.60B $1.65B
R&D $1.09B $1.49B $378.28M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $8.41 $10.43
Cash & equivalents $2.91B $2.98B $1.47B
Total debt $598.70M – $659.37M
Shares (diluted) 577.60M 351.60M 146.05M
Enterprise value $37.87B $131.84B $27.66B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEWISRGRMD
P/E 53.5x 51.6x 22.2x
P/FCF 37.5x 42.1x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 31.2x 37.0x 18.6x
P/S 8.3x 13.1x 5.9x
P/B 5.0x 9.4x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 10.2x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 31.0x 36.0x 15.7x
EV/EBIT 34.6x 44.9x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 12.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF 34.9x 41.0x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.1x 36.0x 18.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.24 2.01 1.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWISRGRMD
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 20.5% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 19.1% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 21.9% 13.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 19.5% 13.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% 16.6% 11.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 24.8% 18.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% 7.5% 8.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 24.4% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -75.3% 10.8% 9.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 25.7% 19.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.4% 38.1% 3.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 26.4% 37.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.9% 58.4% -0.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 42.0% 42.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWISRGRMD
Gross margin 77.8% 67.2% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 24.8% 35.3% 36.9%
Operating margin 22.3% 28.4% 33.4%
Pretax margin 21.8% 31.3% 34.0%
Net margin 15.4% 25.5% 26.9%
FCF margin 22.0% 31.1% 29.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 35.3% 31.9%
Return on equity 9.5% 17.3% 23.3%
Return on assets 7.4% 14.8% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – 20.8%
Return on capital employed 12.0% 18.7% 25.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 7.2% 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWISRGRMD
Debt / assets 4.3% – 7.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 22.7% 16.7% 26.6%
Equity / assets 77.3% 83.3% 73.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.5x 3.3x 3.1x
Quick ratio 3.5x 2.3x 1.8x
Cash ratio 2.8x 1.6x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 13.04 29.97 11.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWISRGRMD
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 2.8% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 2.8% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEWISRGRMD
Forward P/E 32.9xFY2026 38.1xFY2026 18.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $11.47FY2026 $12.86FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +28.4%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +4.5% +9.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.24BFY2026 $11.60BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +15.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +11.3% -3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWISRGRMD
Held by institutions 90.6% 86.2% 68.7%
Institutions holding 1,325 2,238 889
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.4% +4.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 641 1,072 405
Institutions selling 455 878 359
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.22 1.13

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EWISRGRMD
EW 1.00 0.46 0.34
ISRG 0.46 1.00 0.48
RMD 0.34 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EW, ISRG and RMD?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $53.76B, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) $151.42B, Resmed (RMD) $33.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, EW, ISRG and RMD?

Resmed (RMD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 53.5x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 51.6x, Resmed (RMD) 22.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Resmed (RMD) is cheapest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 32.9x, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 38.1x, Resmed (RMD) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +20.5%, Resmed (RMD) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Resmed (RMD) has the highest net margin (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 25.5%, Resmed (RMD) 26.9%). On return on invested capital, Resmed (RMD) leads (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%, Resmed (RMD) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Edwards Lifesciences (EW) returned the most: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +13.1%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) -18.2%, Resmed (RMD) -5.7%. Over five years, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) compounded fastest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -4.5%/yr, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) +3.9%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Resmed (RMD) 1.06%. Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 25.0%, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 34.8%, Resmed (RMD) 30.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EW, ISRG and RMD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Resmed (RMD) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.