EW vs RMD vs SOLV Stock Comparison

Edwards Lifesciences, Resmed and Solventum Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
1 more company in this comparison (ALC) Create a free account to keep reading and compare up to 10 companies.
EW Edwards Lifesciences Corp
$94.40 +7.1% 1M +14.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.21B
P/E
53.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.51B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins
RMD Resmed Inc
$252.81 +13.4% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.74B
P/E
21.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.73B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
1 win
SOLV Solventum Corp
$83.56 -6.5% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$14.00B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.31B
Div. yield
–
Medical Devices Healthcare
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Edwards Lifesciences leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Edwards Lifesciences 5, Solventum 5, Resmed 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEWRMDSOLVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $53.21B $33.74B $14.00B EW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.0x 21.2x 9.8x SOLV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 19.7x 12.2x SOLV
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.6% +9.0% -0.9% EW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.4% — 17.3% SOLV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.0% — 17.6% SOLV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x — 1.8x EW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% -0.3% +19.7% SOLV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.7%/yr -0.8%/yr — RMD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.8% 29.0% 30.0% EW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 68/100 66/100 EW

Percentile Scorecard

EWRMDSOLV

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

AxisEWRMDSOLV
Valuation 64 #83 of 227 62 #88 of 227 80 #47 of 227
Growth 54 #101 of 218 59 #89 of 218 55 #98 of 218
Profitability 95 #11 of 202 87 #28 of 202 85 #32 of 202
Financial Health 87 #31 of 233 65 #83 of 233 22 #183 of 233
Shareholder Returns 87 #18 of 130 70 #40 of 130 90 #14 of 130
Overall 77 68 66
  • EW ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • RMD ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • SOLV 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

PeriodEWRMDSOLVSPY
1 month +7.1%+13.4%-6.5% +0.7%
3 months +8.6%+21.2%-3.8% +3.7%
6 months +13.1%+18.2%+24.0% +7.1%
Year to date +10.7%+5.0%+5.5% +12.8%
1 year +14.2%-0.3%+19.7% +11.9%
3 years +51.4%+83.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.8%+22.5%— +22.8%
5 years -21.2%-3.8%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -4.7%-0.8%— +10.9%
10 years +194.5%+318.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.4%+15.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureEWRMDSOLVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.8%29.0%30.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%30.7%28.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.570.390.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.57-0.010.66 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.3%-49.8%-40.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-8.4%-9.6% -1.2%
52-week high $95.17$275.96$92.45 $779.14
52-week low $75.87$182.82$62.49 $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.

MultipleEWRMDSOLV
P/E now vs peer median 54.1xmedian 28.7x 23.1xmedian 28.7x 10.1xmedian 28.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 3.0x 6.4xmedian 3.0x 1.7xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 17.8x —median 17.8x 7.3xmedian 17.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.0xmedian 26.4x 19.5xmedian 26.4x -120.5xmedian 26.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 2.4x 6.1xmedian 2.4x 3.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -6.31median 0.99 1.10median 0.99 —median 0.99

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 monthsEWRMDSOLV
Revenue $6.51B $5.73B $8.31B
Gross profit $5.07B $3.50B $4.55B
Operating income $1.45B $1.89B $2.08B
Net income $1.00B $1.59B $1.43B
Free cash flow $1.43B – -$118.00M
R&D $1.09B – $725.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $10.91 $8.27
Cash & equivalents $2.91B $1.01B $403.00M
Total debt $598.70M – $5.08B
Shares (diluted) 577.60M 146.05M 173.30M
Enterprise value $37.22B $33.74B $10.51B

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
MetricEWRMDSOLV
P/E 54.1x 23.1x 10.1x
P/FCF 38.0x 19.5x -120.5x
P/Operating cash flow 31.6x 20.6x 68.0x
P/S 8.4x 6.4x 1.7x
P/B 5.1x 6.1x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 6.1x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 31.5x – 7.3x
EV/EBIT 35.0x – 9.1x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 6.4x 2.3x
EV/FCF 35.4x – -160.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 29.5x 20.6x 90.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.31 1.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEWRMDSOLV
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.6% 9.0% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 9.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 10.9% -0.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1.4% 8.5% 167.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 18.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -75.8% 10.8% 277.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.2% 20.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -75.3% 11.4% 281.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 21.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 116.4% -6.0% -64.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 23.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 143.9% – -180.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEWRMDSOLV
Gross margin 77.8% – 54.7%
EBITDA margin 24.8% – 31.1%
Operating margin 22.3% – 25.0%
Pretax margin 21.8% – 20.4%
Net margin 15.4% – 17.3%
FCF margin 22.0% – -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 30.9% 2.5%
Return on equity 9.5% 25.4% 29.4%
Return on assets 7.4% 18.5% 10.1%
Return on invested capital 9.0% – 17.6%
Return on capital employed 12.0% – 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 2.0% 2.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEWRMDSOLV
Debt / assets 4.3% – 35.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – -43.0x
Liabilities / assets 22.7% 27.6% 66.3%
Equity / assets 77.3% 72.4% 33.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.5x 2.6x 1.0x
Quick ratio 3.5x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 2.8x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 13.17 – 2.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEWRMDSOLV
Dividend yield – 1.0% –
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 1.0% 2.5%
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.

ConsensusEWRMDSOLV
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 19.7xFY2027 12.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.83FY2026 $12.86FY2027 $6.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.5%FY2026 +15.1%FY2027 +11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +9.8% +12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.24BFY2026 $5.97BFY2027 $7.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2027 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% -3.4% +5.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEWRMDSOLV
Held by institutions 90.6% 68.7% 73.9%
Institutions holding 1,324 888 879
Change in shares held, QoQ +20.4% +3.2% -0.8%
Institutions buying 641 405 370
Institutions selling 454 358 284
Buyers to sellers 1.41 1.13 1.30

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.

EWRMDSOLV
EW 1.00 0.32 0.25
RMD 0.32 1.00 0.41
SOLV 0.25 0.41 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EW, RMD and SOLV?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) $53.21B, Resmed (RMD) $33.74B, Solventum (SOLV) $14.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, EW, RMD and SOLV?

Solventum (SOLV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 53.0x, Resmed (RMD) 21.2x, Solventum (SOLV) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Solventum (SOLV) is cheapest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 33.4x, Resmed (RMD) 19.7x, Solventum (SOLV) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.6%, Resmed (RMD) +9.0%, Solventum (SOLV) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Solventum (SOLV) has the highest net margin (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 15.4%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Solventum (SOLV) leads (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 9.0%, Solventum (SOLV) 17.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Solventum (SOLV) returned the most: Edwards Lifesciences (EW) +14.2%, Resmed (RMD) -0.3%, Solventum (SOLV) +19.7%. Over five years, Resmed (RMD) compounded fastest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) -4.7%/yr, Resmed (RMD) -0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has been the steadiest (Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 24.8%, Resmed (RMD) 29.0%, Solventum (SOLV) 30.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 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.