Edwards Lifesciences (EW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Bernard Zovighian, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $17.5M in 2025, up 20% from $14.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 194:1, on median employee pay of $89,827.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$17.5M+20% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
194:1median $89,827
CEO pay in equity
78%$13.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
88%of votes cast
2025 Sales
$6.1BUnderlying growth of 11.5%
R&D Investment
$1B+Invested in 2025 pipeline
KOD Achievement
119%Approved by Board in January 2026
Financial Achievement
107%Based on 2025 performance

How Zovighian was paid

$17.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards41%Option awards37%Non-equity incentive14%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Bernard ZovighianChief Executive Officer and Director$17,454,255
Scott B. UllemCorporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$6,050,554
Donald E. Bobo, Jr.Corporate Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development$4,223,365
Annette BrülsCorporate Vice President, EMEACLA$3,732,107
Daveen ChopraCorporate Vice President, Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies$4,695,742
Larry L. WoodFormer Corporate Vice President and Group President$4,854,339

What changed and why

  • $17.5MCEO total compensation increased to $17,454,255 in 2025 from $14,579,474 in 2024.
  • $6.1BCompany sales reached $6.1 billion, representing 11.5% underlying growth year-over-year.
  • $1BResearch and development investments exceeded $1 billion during 2025.
  • 127%Corporate annual incentive plan funded at 127% based on performance outcomes.
  • 2022 performance-based restricted stock units were entirely forfeited for failing relative TSR thresholds.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.