What If You Invested $1,000 in Edwards Lifesciences (EW)?
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Edwards Lifesciences
EW
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+11962.77% (120.6 times)
- Buy
- Nov 1, 2000
- $1.08
- Sell
- Dec 30, 2021
- $130.68
Buying EW at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $120,627.72.
Max drawdown
-54.32% (fell to 46% of peak)
- Peak
- Dec 30, 2021
- $130.68
- Trough
- Jul 25, 2024
- $59.7
The worst decline for EW was -54.32% (fell to 46% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+5977.09% (60.8 times)
- IPO
- Mar 27, 2000
- $1.38
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $83.56
A $1,000 investment in EW at IPO would be worth $60,770.91 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock's all-time low was $1.08 on Nov 1, 2000. The all-time high was $130.68 on Dec 30, 2021.
What if you invested $1,000 in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock at the all-time low ($1.08 on Nov 1, 2000) and selling at the peak ($130.68 on Dec 30, 2021) would have turned $1,000 into $120,627.72. Historical return: +11962.77% (120.6 times).
What are Edwards Lifesciences (EW)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock was Nov 1, 2000 (all-time low at $1.08). The best sell date was Dec 30, 2021 at $130.68. This investment would have returned +11962.77% (120.6 times).
What was Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock's worst decline was -54.32% (fell to 46% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $130.68 on Dec 30, 2021. Trough: $59.7 on Jul 25, 2024. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $456.84 at the trough.
What if you bought Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock at IPO ($1.38 on Mar 27, 2000) would be worth $60,770.91 today. Historical return: +5977.09% (60.8 times). Current stock price: $83.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock 5 years ago ($81.26 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $1,028.3 today. Historical return: +2.83% (1.03 times). Current stock price: $83.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock 10 years ago ($28.59 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $2,922.36 today. Historical return: +192.24% (2.92 times). Current stock price: $83.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Edwards Lifesciences (EW) stock 20 years ago ($3.53 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $23,704.96 today. Historical return: +2270.50% (23.7 times). Current stock price: $83.56 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for EW. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.