Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 17.44% for Q3 2026, down 2.34 percentage points from 19.77% a year earlier and down 12.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Edwards Lifesciences was 21.59%, down 2.64 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 20.84%, down 4.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year change of +0.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Edwards Lifesciences' Return on Sales [ROS] was 25.35% in FY2024 (-0.78 pp), 26.13% in FY2023 (-7.44 pp), 33.57% in FY2022 (+1.26 pp) and 32.30% in FY2021 (+11.84 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of 9.63% in Q4 2025 to a high of 45.99% in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.60 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2022, with a gain of 17.83 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 18.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 29.48% (Q2 2026), 28.97% (Q1 2026) and 9.63% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 266.22 Bn | 242.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.31 Bn | 165.77 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 166.16 Bn | 145.82 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.98 Bn | 136.40 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 130.05 Bn | 96.18 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 123.40 Bn | 109.59 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 60.48 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 59.87 Bn | 43.18 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Medline | 53.84 Bn | 50.96 Bn | 1.93 Bn | 6.36% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.15 Bn | 43.04 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.44% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.63% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 26.84% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 27.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.89% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 26.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.80% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.99% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.51% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 32.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 28.16% |
Edwards Lifesciences Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=EW&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();