Latest headcount
16,000
YoY change
+1.3%
Headcount CAGR
+4.7%
Revenue / employee
$379K
Employee count history for Edwards Lifesciences
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,100 |
| 2002 | 5,000 |
| 2003 | 5,000 |
| 2004 | 5,200 |
| 2005 | 5,400 |
| 2006 | 5,550 |
| 2007 | 5,600 |
| 2008 | 6,200 |
| 2009 | 6,400 |
| 2010 | 7,000 |
| 2011 | 7,800 |
| 2012 | 8,200 |
| 2013 | 8,600 |
| 2014 | 9,100 |
| 2015 | 9,800 |
| 2016 | 11,100 |
| 2017 | 12,200 |
| 2018 | 12,800 |
| 2019 | 13,900 |
| 2020 | 14,900 |
| 2021 | 15,700 |
| 2022 | 17,300 |
| 2023 | 19,800 |
| 2024 | 15,800 |
| 2025 | 16,000 |
Revenue per employee for Edwards Lifesciences
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | $158K |
| 2002 | $141K |
| 2003 | $172K |
| 2004 | $179K |
| 2005 | $185K |
| 2006 | $187K |
| 2007 | $195K |
| 2008 | $200K |
| 2009 | $206K |
| 2010 | $207K |
| 2011 | $215K |
| 2012 | $232K |
| 2013 | $238K |
| 2014 | $255K |
| 2015 | $254K |
| 2016 | $267K |
| 2017 | $282K |
| 2018 | $291K |
| 2019 | $313K |
| 2020 | $294K |
| 2021 | $333K |
| 2022 | $311K |
| 2023 | $253K |
| 2024 | $344K |
| 2025 | $379K |
Earnings per employee for Edwards Lifesciences
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2000 | -$53.3K |
| 2002 | $11.1K |
| 2003 | $15.8K |
| 2004 | $326.92 |
| 2005 | $14.7K |
| 2006 | $23.5K |
| 2007 | $20.2K |
| 2008 | $20.8K |
| 2009 | $35.8K |
| 2010 | $31.1K |
| 2011 | $30.3K |
| 2012 | $35.8K |
| 2013 | $45.5K |
| 2014 | $89.1K |
| 2015 | $50.5K |
| 2016 | $51.3K |
| 2017 | $51K |
| 2018 | $56.4K |
| 2019 | $75.3K |
| 2020 | $55.3K |
| 2021 | $95.7K |
| 2022 | $88K |
| 2023 | $70.8K |
| 2024 | $264K |
| 2025 | $67.1K |
Employee count history for Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202516,000+1.3%
- 202415,800-20.2%
- 202319,800+14.5%
- 202217,300+10.2%
- 202115,700+5.4%
- 202014,900+7.2%
- 201913,900+8.6%
- 201812,800+4.9%
- 201712,200+9.9%
- 201611,100+13.3%
- 20159,800+7.7%
- 20149,100+5.8%
- 20138,600+4.9%
- 20128,200+5.1%
- 20117,800+11.4%
- 20107,000+9.4%
- 20096,400+3.2%
- 20086,200+10.7%
- 20075,600+0.9%
- 20065,550+2.8%
- 20055,400+3.8%
- 20045,200+4.0%
- 20035,0000.0%
- 20025,000—
- 20014,811—
- 20005,100—
About Edwards Lifesciences's employee count
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) employed 16,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +200 (+1.3%) from 15,800 a year earlier.
Across the 2000–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 5,100 to 16,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +4.7% per year.
Edwards Lifesciences generated about $379K of revenue and $67.1K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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