Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Edwards Lifesciences' (EW) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11.13% in Q1 2026, down 110.0% year-on-year from 111.32% in Q1 2025, and up 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from 10.83% in Q4 2025.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Edwards Lifesciences' Return on Capital Employed history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.13% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 110.0% year-over-year to 11.13% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 11.13%, a 110.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 10.93%, down 327.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed grew to 11.13% in Q1 2026 per EW's latest filing, from 10.83% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 23.24% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 10.83% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.7% (2024), against an average of 16.07%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 888 bps in 2022 and plunged 671 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.13% in 2022, then declined by 17 bps to 16.7% in 2023, then dropped by 28 bps to 11.98% in 2024, then dropped by 10 bps to 10.83% in 2025, then advanced by 3 bps to 11.13% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EW Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 11.13% (Q1 2026), 10.83% (Q4 2025), and 12.09% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 8.02%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn 8.38%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 11.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.13%
Dec 31, 2025 10.83%
Sep 30, 2025 12.09%
Jun 30, 2025 12.40%
Mar 31, 2025 12.23%
Dec 31, 2024 11.98%
Sep 30, 2024 14.73%
Jun 30, 2024 16.41%
Mar 31, 2024 15.70%
Dec 31, 2023 16.70%
Sep 30, 2023 15.29%
Jun 30, 2023 16.32%
Mar 31, 2023 19.59%
Dec 31, 2022 20.13%
Sep 30, 2022 22.00%
Jun 30, 2022 22.31%
Mar 31, 2022 23.24%
Dec 31, 2021 23.16%
Sep 30, 2021 24.01%
Jun 30, 2021 24.95%