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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 (38.0 vs 48.0); year to date, Edwards Lifesciences leads (+8.2% vs −6.2%).

Side by side

EWSYK
Market cap$52.6B$127B
Price$92.21$329.78
Today+1.0%+0.8%
Return YTD+8.2%−6.2%
Return 1Y+17.0%−16.5%
P/E48.038.0
P/S8.35.0
P/B5.15.5

Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

Edwards LifesciencesEW

NYSE · USA

American specialist in heart valves and structural heart treatment — including transcatheter aortic valves (TAVR).

MedtechStructural heartHeart valves
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StrykerSYK

NYSE · USA

American medtech company focused on orthopaedics, surgical equipment and robot-assisted surgery (Mako).

MedtechOrthopaedicsSurgical robotics
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