Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Edwards Lifesciences' (EW) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 28.97% in Q1 2026, up 102.0% year-on-year from 14.34% in Q1 2025, and up 200.94% quarter-over-quarter from 9.63% in Q4 2025.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Edwards Lifesciences' Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.97% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 102.0% year-over-year to 28.97% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 21.37%, a 443.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 20.84%, down 451.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin grew to 28.97% in Q1 2026 per EW's latest filing, from 9.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 45.99% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 9.63% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 27.38% (2023), against an average of 27.44%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 1783 bps in 2022 and plunged 1860 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 45.99% in 2022, then plunged by 40 bps to 27.38% in 2023, then fell by 18 bps to 22.56% in 2024, then sank by 57 bps to 9.63% in 2025, then surged by 201 bps to 28.97% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EW Operating Margin figures stand at 28.97% (Q1 2026), 9.63% (Q4 2025), and 19.77% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 12.05%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 15.55%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 19.10%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 21.16%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 28.97%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 21.42%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 6.17%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 10.04%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 19.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 28.97%
Dec 31, 2025 9.63%
Sep 30, 2025 19.77%
Jun 30, 2025 26.84%
Mar 31, 2025 27.95%
Dec 31, 2024 22.56%
Sep 30, 2024 25.89%
Jun 30, 2024 26.76%
Mar 31, 2024 26.24%
Dec 31, 2023 27.38%
Sep 30, 2023 29.43%
Jun 30, 2023 20.60%
Mar 31, 2023 31.80%
Dec 31, 2022 45.99%
Sep 30, 2022 30.51%
Jun 30, 2022 33.44%
Mar 31, 2022 32.72%
Dec 31, 2021 28.16%
Sep 30, 2021 29.79%
Jun 30, 2021 39.40%