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Does Edwards Lifesciences’ Analyst Day Transcatheter Pipeline Update Reframe the Bull Case for EW?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago
  • Edwards Lifesciences recently held its Analyst/Investor Day, where management outlined current business performance, portfolio priorities, and long-term growth plans for its structural heart and critical care franchises.
  • The event gave investors deeper insight into how upcoming transcatheter therapies and ongoing R&D spending could reshape the company’s future earnings profile and capital allocation.
  • Next, we’ll examine how the Analyst/Investor Day commentary on transcatheter pipeline progress may influence Edwards Lifesciences’ existing investment narrative.

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Edwards Lifesciences Investment Narrative Recap

To own Edwards Lifesciences, you need to believe in long term demand for transcatheter structural heart therapies and the company’s ability to convert its R&D pipeline into profitable growth. The latest Analyst/Investor Day largely reinforces that thesis, without materially changing the near term focus on early TAVR indication approvals as a key catalyst, or the current risks around higher R&D and acquisition related expense pressure on margins.

At the event, management emphasized continued investment in transcatheter innovations across TAVR, mitral and tricuspid therapies, along with critical care technologies, to broaden treatment indications and expand the addressable patient pool. That pipeline emphasis ties directly into expectations for future revenue contributions from EVOQUE and Sapien M3, while also putting a spotlight on the risk that elevated R&D spend and integration costs could weigh on earnings if growth does not track plans.

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Edwards Lifesciences' narrative projects $7.6 billion revenue and $1.8 billion earnings by 2028. This requires 10.0% yearly revenue growth and about a $0.4 billion earnings increase from $1.4 billion today.

Uncover how Edwards Lifesciences' forecasts yield a $93.94 fair value, a 10% upside to its current price.

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EW Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025
EW Community Fair Values as at Dec 2025

Two Simply Wall St Community fair value estimates for Edwards Lifesciences span roughly US$83 to US$94 per share, underscoring how far individual views can differ. Against this wide range, the company’s heavy ongoing R&D and acquisition spending highlights why you may want to explore multiple viewpoints before forming a view on future profitability and valuation.

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