Edwards Lifesciencesvs.Medtronic
EW vs MDT · both in Medtech & devices, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Medical equipment and devices, from surgery and cardiology to robotics.
Medtronic is about 2.2× larger than Edwards Lifesciences by market cap; Medtronic trades at the lower P/E (24.2 vs 53.5); year to date, Edwards Lifesciences leads (+6.2% vs −3.3%).
Side by side
| EW | MDT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $53.8B | $116B |
| Price | $90.87 | $91.14 |
| Today | +0.4% | −1.9% |
| Return YTD | +6.2% | −3.3% |
| Return 1Y | +10.6% | +0.2% |
| P/E | 53.5 | 24.2 |
| P/S | 8.3 | 3.2 |
| P/B | 5.1 | 2.4 |
Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Edwards LifesciencesEW
Heart valves, delivered by catheter as with TAVR or implanted surgically.
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Cardiac rhythm and cardiology devices anchor a catalogue that also runs through surgical equipment, neurology and diabetes treatment.
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