EW FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #25 of 86 in industry

Edwards Lifesciences Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $17.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $89,827 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#25/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
194:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$17.4M
Median worker
$89,827

Answer first

Edwards Lifesciences Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $17.4M ranks #223 of 1,423 complete filings; its 194:1 pay ratio ranks #323. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $89,827. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 25 of 86, 72nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#223
$17.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#323
194:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
72nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Edwards Lifesciences Corp ranks nationally

Edwards Lifesciences Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$17,426,438 Top 16% higher than 84% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Edwards Lifesciences Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($17.4M) against pay ratio (194:1) for Edwards Lifesciences Corp (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7557766.810142418.812727070.815311722.717896374.7116.5:1138.4:1160.3:1182.1:1204.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Edwards Lifesciences Corp, CEO total pay: 17426438 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Edwards Lifesciences CorpZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 16106550 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 200:1Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Warby Parker Inc., CEO total pay: 9021372 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 186:1Warby Parker Inc.DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., CEO total pay: 10991792 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 184:1DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
Edwards Lifesciences Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Edwards Lifesciences Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Edwards Lifesciences Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
194:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-3:1
from FY2024 197:1
CEO $ YoY
+19%
$17.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Edwards Lifesciences Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $13.6M - $73,036 186:1 -
2022 $14.0M +2.9% $50,997 274:1 +88:1
2023 $13.3M -4.5% $50,368 265:1 -9:1
2024 $14.6M +9.4% $74,125 197:1 -68:1
2025 $17.4M +19% $89,827 194:1 -3:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1099800, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
194:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$17.4M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#25 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Edwards Lifesciences Corp: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Edwards Lifesciences Corp's FY2025 ratio 194:1 ranks #25 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (72nd percentile). the CEO earned 194× the median employee ($89,827) in FY2025.

Median employee $89,827 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 194 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$17.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

194:1

Elevated vs. peers

Edwards Lifesciences Corp in the higher Measuring Instruments third

Edwards Lifesciences Corp's FY2025 ratio 194:1 ranks #25 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (72nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Edwards Lifesciences Corp's $17.4M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #223 and ratio rank #323 split - treat 194:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$17.4M
Median Employee Pay
$89,827
Pay Ratio
194:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

Ticker
EW
CIK
1099800
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3842
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1099800, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Edwards Lifesciences Corp's FY2025 ratio 194:1 ranks #25 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (72nd percentile).

Read with Edwards Lifesciences Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Celestica Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.4M (Δ $11K lighter vs Edwards Lifesciences Corp); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Ross Stores, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.4M (Δ $20K lighter vs Edwards Lifesciences Corp); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Ribbon Communications Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.5M (Δ $31K heavier vs Edwards Lifesciences Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Primoris Services Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.5M (Δ $41K heavier vs Edwards Lifesciences Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (SIC 38 pole)

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Edwards Lifesciences Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #223/#323

Edwards Lifesciences Corp's FY2025 package sits #223 by CEO dollars and #323 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Edwards Lifesciences Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Edwards Lifesciences Corp (CIK 1099800), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.