Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Edwards Lifesciences' Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 8.99% in Q2 2026, down 2.56 percentage points from 11.55% a year earlier and down 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Edwards Lifesciences came in at 9.71%, down 4.12 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -6.56 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 13.83% in FY2024 (-3.13 pp), 16.96% in FY2023 (-3.38 pp), 20.35% in FY2022 (-5.39 pp) and 25.74% in FY2021 (+9.47 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.93 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 7.87 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2023 (a drop of 6.70 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, EW's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 10.19% (Q1 2026), 9.65% (Q4 2025) and 11.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 242.18 Bn | 221.33 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 7.89% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 168.71 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 6.20% |
| 3 | Danaher | 150.46 Bn | 134.27 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 5.71% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 138.71 Bn | 118.26 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.54 Bn | 76.41 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 6.90% |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.66 Bn | 91.78 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 10.46% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 61.74 Bn | 56.75 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 10.53% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.09 Bn | 33.21 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 8.99% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.16 Bn | 45.31 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 5.27% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 47.29 Bn | 40.18 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 18.86% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.83% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.00% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.62% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.76% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 21.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.36% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 24.69% |
API Access
Edwards Lifesciences Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "EW", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=EW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();