Baxter Internationalvs.Edwards Lifesciences
BAX 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 4.5× larger than Baxter International by market cap; year to date, Baxter International leads (+18.4% vs +8.2%).
Side by side
| BAX | EW | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $11.7B | $52.6B |
| Price | $22.62 | $92.21 |
| Today | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| Return YTD | +18.4% | +8.2% |
| Return 1Y | −23.8% | +17.0% |
| P/E | — | 48.0 |
| P/S | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| P/B | 1.9 | 5.1 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Baxter InternationalBAX
Hospital products across infusion, renal care and surgery.
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American specialist in heart valves and structural heart treatment — including transcatheter aortic valves (TAVR).
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