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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |