Edwards Lifesciences (EW) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) reported FCF Margin of 29.54% for Q3 2026, down 3.70 percentage points from 33.24% a year earlier and down 4.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Edwards Lifesciences' FCF Margin came in at 21.34%, up 7.67 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 22.00%, up 16.67 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +7.24 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 5.33% in FY2024 (-7.50 pp), 12.83% in FY2023 (-8.98 pp), 21.81% in FY2022 (-5.07 pp) and 26.88% in FY2021 (+12.12 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -12.79% in Q4 2024 and a high of 49.76% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.81 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 35.32 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 45.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 33.60% (Q2 2026), -1.28% (Q1 2026) and 22.52% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 17.41% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 9.41% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 24.89% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 36.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.22% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 18.77% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.89% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 29.54% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 11.25% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.38% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 29.54% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 22.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.72% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -12.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.14% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.89% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -8.93% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 28.65% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.68% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 49.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.95% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.34% |
Edwards Lifesciences FCF Margin API
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const data = await res.json();