Edwards Lifesciences (EW): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for Edwards Lifesciences, an S&P 500 component in the Health Care sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $86.91 |
| Sector (GICS) | Health Care |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +1.94% |
| Total return over period | +5.90% |
| Annualized volatility | 31.60% |
| Sharpe ratio | -0.06 |
| Sortino ratio | -0.07 |
| Max drawdown | -37.53% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -3.86% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.32 |
| Period range | $59.70 – $95.56 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, Edwards Lifesciences (EW) has posted an annualized return of +1.94% with annual volatility of 31.60%, a negative Sharpe ratio: over this period it did not beat the risk-free Treasury rate. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -37.53%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.32, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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