Edwards Lifesciencesvs.Stryker
EW vs SYK · both in Medtech & devices, part of the Medicine, pharma & life science value chain: Medical equipment and devices, from surgery and cardiology to robotics.
Stryker is about 2.4× larger than Edwards Lifesciences by market cap; Stryker trades at the lower P/E (35.2 vs 53.5); year to date, Edwards Lifesciences leads (+6.2% vs −6.7%).
Side by side
| EW | SYK | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $53.8B | $131B |
| Price | $90.87 | $330.59 |
| Today | +0.4% | +0.8% |
| Return YTD | +6.2% | −6.7% |
| Return 1Y | +10.6% | −16.8% |
| P/E | 53.5 | 35.2 |
| P/S | 8.3 | 5.1 |
| P/B | 5.1 | 5.5 |
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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