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

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) recorded quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 11.13% in Q1 2026, up 2.77% quarter-over-quarter from 10.83% in Q4 2025, and down 110.0% on a YoY basis from 111.32% in Q1 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 110.0% year-over-year to 11.13%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.13% (down 110.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 10.93%, down 327.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 11.13% for Q1 2026 at Edwards Lifesciences, up from 10.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 23.24% in Q1 2022 to a low of 10.83% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 16.07% across 5 years, with a median of 15.7% in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 888 bps in 2022, then plunged 671 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it 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.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.13% (Q1 2026), 10.83% (Q4 2025), and 12.09% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 154.42 Bn 147.76 Bn 6.27 Bn 9.61%
2 Stryker 118.12 Bn 115.25 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.24%
3 Medtronic 101.72 Bn 93.55 Bn 5.76 Bn 7.36%
4 Boston Scientific 67.19 Bn 65.98 Bn 3.61 Bn 9.62%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 50.69 Bn 47.02 Bn 1.29 Bn 11.13%
6 Koninklijke Philips 29.38 Bn 26.07 Bn 2.07 Bn 10.45%
7 Dexcom 28.09 Bn 26.97 Bn 750.30 Mn 24.24%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.08 Bn 26.02 Bn 1.98 Bn 9.30%
9 Steris 19.80 Bn 19.37 Bn 697.10 Mn 11.57%
10 Zimmer Biomet Holdings 17.18 Bn 16.77 Bn 1.51 Bn 5.88%

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%