Edwards Lifesciences Q1 sales rise 16.7%, beat estimates

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

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Overview

  • Structural heart device maker's Q1 sales grew 16.7%, beating analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q1 beat consensus, reaching $0.78

  • Company completed $500 mln accelerated share repurchase


Outlook

  • Edwards Lifesciences raises FY 2026 sales growth guidance to 9%-11% from 8%-10%

  • Company now expects FY 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.95-$3.05, up from $2.90-$3.05

  • Edwards projects Q2 2026 sales of $1.66-$1.74 bln and adjusted EPS of $0.70-$0.76


Result Drivers

  • TAVR GROWTH - Q1 TAVR sales rose 14.4%, driven by healthy U.S. SAPIEN growth, faster growth outside the U.S., and a competitor's exit in Europe

  • TMTT EXPANSION - TMTT sales rose on double-digit global procedural growth, with higher adoption of EVOQUE and PASCAL therapies

  • SURGICAL ADOPTION - Surgical sales increased 10.1%, supported by continued adoption of RESILIA therapies and new product launches


Company press release: ID:nBw4xm7Yza


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Sales

Beat

$1.65 bln

$1.60 bln (25 Analysts)

Q1 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$0.78

$0.73 (24 Analysts)

Q1 EPS

$0.66


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 25 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the advanced medical equipment & technology peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Edwards Lifesciences Corp is $97.00, about 19% above its April 22 closing price of $81.53


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