---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001099800-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EW"
cik: "0001099800"
company_name: "Edwards Lifesciences Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:24:40.446136+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Edwards Q1 sales +16.7% to $1.65B; raises FY guidance on TAVR strength

## Summary
- Q1 sales $1.65B, +16.7% YoY; constant currency +12.7%; TAVR sales $1.20B, +14.4%.
- GAAP EPS $0.66; adjusted EPS $0.78, beating consensus; gross margin 78.0%.
- Raises FY 2026 constant currency sales growth guidance to 9-11% (from 8-10%); new TAVR growth 7-9%.
- Raises FY adjusted EPS guidance to $2.95-$3.05 from $2.90-$3.05; sees Q2 sales $1.66-$1.74B.
- Completed $500M ASR; $1.5B remaining buyback authorization; cash $2.4B, debt $0.6B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001099800-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EW
- cik: 0001099800
- company_name: Edwards Lifesciences Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099800/000109980026000021/0001099800-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099800/000109980026000021/ew-20260423.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099800-26-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099800-26-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001099800-26-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Edwards Lifesciences Corp updated its first quarter of 2026 guidance (raised).
  - Period: first quarter of 2026
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: issued a press release setting forth Edwards' financial results for the first quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1099800/000109980026000021/0001099800-26-000021-index.htm

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