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EW vs STE
Side-by-side comparison of Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (EW) and STERIS plc (Ireland) (STE): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both EW and STE operate in Industrial Specialties (Health Care), so they compete in similar markets.
- EW is the larger of the two at $49.36B, about 2.3x STE ($21.26B).
- Over the past year, EW is up 12.0% and STE is down 3.4% - EW leads by 15.4 points.
- EW has been more active in the news (7 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for STE).
- EW has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 16 for STE).
- Company
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- STERIS plc (Ireland)
- Price
- $85.70-2.46%
- $217.88-1.46%
- Market cap
- $49.36B
- $21.26B
- 1M return
- -3.25%
- +5.46%
- 1Y return
- +12.04%
- -3.39%
- Industry
- Industrial Specialties
- Industrial Specialties
- Exchange
- NYSE
- NYSE
- IPO
- News (4w)
- 7
- 1
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 16
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation provides products and technologies for structural heart disease, and critical care and surgical monitoring in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally. It offers transcatheter heart valve replacement products for the minimally invasive replacement of heart valves; and transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement products to treat mitral and tricuspid valve diseases. The company also provides surgical heart valve therapy products, such as pericardial valves for aortic and mitral surgical valve replacement; aortic heart valves; annuloplasty rings; cardiac cannula devices; beating heart mitral valve repair system for the treatment of degenerative mitral regurgitation, as well as various procedure-enabling platforms to advance minimally invasive surgery. In addition, it offers critical care products, such as hemodynamic monitoring systems to measure a patient's heart function and fluid status in surgical and intensive care settings; pulmonary artery catheters; arterial pressure monitoring products, oximetry central venous catheters, as well as monitoring platforms that display a patient's physiological information; and Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index, which alerts clinicians in advance of a patient developing low blood pressure. The company distributes its products through a direct sales force and independent distributors. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
STERIS plc (Ireland)
STERIS plc provides infection prevention and other procedural products and services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Healthcare, Applied Sterilization Technologies, and Life Sciences. The Healthcare segment offers cleaning chemistries and sterility assurance products; accessories for gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, washers, sterilizers, and other pieces of capital equipment for the operation of a sterile processing department; and equipment used directly in the operating room, including surgical tables, lights, and connectivity solutions, as well as equipment management services. It also provides capital equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; preventive maintenance programs and repair services; instrument and endoscope repair and maintenance services; and custom process improvement consulting and outsourced instrument sterile processing services. This segment offers its products and services to acute care hospitals and other healthcare settings. The Applied Sterilization Technologies segment provides contract sterilization and testing services for medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers through a network of approximately 50 contract sterilization and laboratory facilities. The Life Sciences segment designs, manufactures and sells consumable products, such as formulated cleaning chemistries, barrier and sterility assurance products, steam and vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizers, and washer disinfectors. This segment also offers equipment installation, maintenance, upgradation, repair, and troubleshooting services; and preventive maintenance programs and repair services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Latest EW
- Edwards Lifesciences to Host Earnings Conference Call on July 23, 2026
- CVP, EMEACLA Bruls Annette covered exercise/tax liability with 109 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.53% to 20,628 units (SEC Form 4) (for withholding tax)
- CVP, Chief Financial Officer Mistras Theodora was granted 99,920 shares (SEC Form 4)
- CVP, TAVR Lippis Daniel J. exercised 619 shares at a strike of $72.68 and sold $56,762 worth of shares (619 units at $91.70) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan (SEC Form 4)
- CVP, TAVR Lippis Daniel J. covered exercise/tax liability with 377 shares, decreasing direct ownership by 0.93% to 40,034 units (SEC Form 4) to cover taxes
- CVP, TAVR Lippis Daniel J. exercised 619 shares at a strike of $72.68 and sold $56,577 worth of shares (619 units at $91.40) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan (SEC Form 4)
- Edwards’ Structural Heart Leadership Demonstrated Through Expanding Body of Scientific Evidence at New York Valves
- CEO Zovighian Bernard J sold $45,982 worth of shares (523 units at $87.92) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- SEC Form 11-K filed by Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
Latest STE
- Director Sohi Mohsen exercised 3,781 units of Ordinary Shares at a strike of $71.40 and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,837 units of Ordinary Shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 24,305 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 11-K filed by STERIS plc (Ireland)
- Sr. VP, Gen Counsel, and Sec. Zangerle John Adam sold $296,968 worth of Ordinary Shares (1,419 units at $209.28), decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 35,259 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by STERIS plc (Ireland)
- Sr. VP, Gen Counsel, and Sec. Zangerle John Adam covered exercise/tax liability with 401 units of Ordinary Shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 36,678 units (SEC Form 4)
- V.P. & Corporate Treasurer Tamaro Renato covered exercise/tax liability with 65 units of Ordinary Shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 6,194 units (SEC Form 4)
- Sr. VP and GM, Life Sciences Madsen Julia covered exercise/tax liability with 195 units of Ordinary Shares, decreasing direct ownership by 2% to 12,257 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP & GM, AST Kohler Kenneth E covered exercise/tax liability with 150 units of Ordinary Shares, decreasing direct ownership by 1% to 11,332 units (SEC Form 4)
- SVP & Chief HRO Fraser Mary Clare covered exercise/tax liability with 600 units of Ordinary Shares, decreasing direct ownership by 4% to 13,716 units (SEC Form 4)
- President and CEO Carestio Daniel A covered exercise/tax liability with 1,889 units of Ordinary Shares and sold $946,799 worth of Ordinary Shares (4,428 units at $213.82), decreasing direct ownership by 9% to 63,647 units (SEC Form 4)