Align Technologyvs.Edwards Lifesciences
ALGN vs EW · both in Medtech & devices, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Medical equipment and devices — from surgery and cardiology to robotics.
Edwards Lifesciences is about 4.1× larger than Align Technology by market cap; Align Technology trades at the lower P/E (29.6 vs 48.0); year to date, Align Technology leads (+14.9% vs +8.2%).
Side by side
| ALGN | EW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $12.7B | $52.6B |
| Price | $179.45 | $92.21 |
| Today | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | +14.9% | +8.2% |
| Return 1Y | −12.2% | +17.0% |
| P/E | 29.6 | 48.0 |
| P/S | 3.1 | 8.3 |
| P/B | 3.1 | 5.1 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Align TechnologyALGN
Clear dental aligners (Invisalign) and digital dental scanning.
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American specialist in heart valves and structural heart treatment — including transcatheter aortic valves (TAVR).
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