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 4.8× larger than Align Technology by market cap; Align Technology trades at the lower P/E (23.8 vs 47.4); year to date, Edwards Lifesciences leads (+0.6% vs −9.4%).
Side by side
| ALGN | EW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $9.8B | $47.6B |
| Price | $141.03 | $84.24 |
| Today | +0.8% | −1.8% |
| Return YTD | −9.4% | +0.6% |
| Return 1Y | +7.6% | +11.8% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −21.0% | −7.2% |
| P/E | 23.8 | 47.4 |
| P/S | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| P/B | 2.3 | 4.5 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
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Align TechnologyALGN
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