Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Edwards Lifesciences' (EW) quarterly Research & Development came in at $263.3 million in Q1 2026, up 3.42% year-on-year from $254.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.64% quarter-over-quarter from $267.7 million in Q4 2025.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Edwards Lifesciences' Research & Development history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $263.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 3.42% year-over-year to $263.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 3.52% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.1 billion, up 2.49% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development eased to $263.3 million in Q1 2026 per EW's latest filing, from $267.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $280.7 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $130.6 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $254.6 million (2025), against an average of $248.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development slumped 43.9% in 2022 and jumped 85.38% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $130.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 85.38% to $242.1 million in 2023, then climbed by 11.98% to $271.1 million in 2024, then declined by 1.25% to $267.7 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.64% to $263.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EW Research & Development figures stand at $263.3 million (Q1 2026), $267.7 million (Q4 2025), and $280.7 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 767.00 Mn
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 413.00 Mn
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 671.00 Mn
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 516.00 Mn
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 263.30 Mn
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 145.30 Mn
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -461.27 Mn
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 345.00 Mn
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 28.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 263.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 267.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 280.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 276.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 254.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 271.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 253.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 271.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 256.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 242.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 242.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 243.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 261.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 130.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 233.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 250.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 228.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 232.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 238.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 225.30 Mn