Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

Edwards Lifesciences' (EW) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 17.06% in Q1 2026, up 86.0% year-on-year from 9.17% in Q1 2025, and down 41.14% quarter-over-quarter from 28.98% in Q4 2025.

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Edwards Lifesciences' Tax Rate history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.06% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 86.0% year-over-year to 17.06% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 17.33%, a 639.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.04%, up 721.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate declined to 17.06% in Q1 2026 per EW's latest filing, from 28.98% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 28.98% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 5.16% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 13.6% (2023), against an average of 13.32%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 574 bps in 2022 and jumped 1742 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Tax Rate stood at 5.16% in 2022, then jumped by 80 bps to 9.29% in 2023, then rose by 24 bps to 11.56% in 2024, then jumped by 151 bps to 28.98% in 2025, then sank by 41 bps to 17.06% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest EW Tax Rate figures stand at 17.06% (Q1 2026), 28.98% (Q4 2025), and 16.1% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Abbott Laboratories 201.40 Bn 194.75 Bn 6.27 Bn 25.67%
2 Stryker 122.29 Bn 119.41 Bn 3.81 Bn 12.35%
3 Medtronic 105.01 Bn 96.40 Bn 6.41 Bn 31.35%
4 Boston Scientific 64.81 Bn 63.59 Bn 3.61 Bn -15.15%
5 Edwards Lifesciences 55.28 Bn 51.60 Bn 1.29 Bn 17.06%
6 Dexcom 29.06 Bn 27.94 Bn 750.30 Mn 25.97%
7 Koninklijke Philips 29.02 Bn 25.93 Bn 2.07 Bn -23.16%
8 GE HealthCare Technologies 28.27 Bn 26.20 Bn 1.98 Bn 18.61%
9 Smith & Nephew 25.80 Bn 25.22 Bn - -
10 Steris 20.59 Bn 20.16 Bn 697.10 Mn 27.65%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.06%
Mar 31, 2026 17.06%
Mar 31, 2026 17.06%
Dec 31, 2025 28.98%
Dec 31, 2025 28.98%
Dec 31, 2025 28.98%
Sep 30, 2025 16.10%
Sep 30, 2025 16.10%
Sep 30, 2025 16.10%
Jun 30, 2025 16.07%
Jun 30, 2025 16.07%
Jun 30, 2025 16.07%
Mar 31, 2025 16.20%
Mar 31, 2025 16.20%
Mar 31, 2025 16.20%
Dec 31, 2024 11.56%
Dec 31, 2024 11.56%
Dec 31, 2024 11.56%
Sep 30, 2024 10.10%
Sep 30, 2024 10.10%