DaVita vs Edwards Lifesciences
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US kidney care leader with ~3,000 dialysis centers; $12.8B FY2024 revenue; 237,000 US patients 3x/week; Berkshire Hathaway ~40% stake; GLP-1 drugs may reduce ESRD prevalence long-term.
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DaVita Inc. is the leading kidney care company in the United States, providing dialysis services to patients with chronic kidney failure and end-stage renal disease (ESRD), founded in 1994 as Total Renal Care and rebranded as DaVita in 2000 after acquiring Gambro Healthcare. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado and trading on NYSE (DVA), DaVita generated approximately $12.8 billion in revenues for FY2024 under CEO Javier Rodriguez, operating approximately 3,000 outpatient dialysis centers across the United States serving approximately 237,000 patients, plus international operations in 13 countries. Berkshire Hathaway holds approximately 40% of DaVita's common shares—a major Warren Buffett investment thesis built on the essential, recurring nature of ESRD treatment, which patients require three times per week for life unless they receive a kidney transplant.
Irvine CA structural heart devices (NYSE: EW) at $5.44B 2024 revenue; 60% TAVR global share, EVOQUE tricuspid +88% in Q4, Critical Care sold to BD for $4.2B, JenaValve acquisition expanding to aortic regurgitation.
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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation is an Irvine, California-based structural heart disease and hemodynamic monitoring technology company — publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: EW) as an S&P 500 Healthcare component — designing, developing, and manufacturing devices for heart valve replacement, transcatheter heart valve therapy, and cardiac critical care through approximately 15,800 employees in 100+ countries. In fiscal year 2024, Edwards reported total revenue of $5.44 billion (+8.6% year-over-year), driven by its dominant Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) franchise commanding approximately 60% global market share and 70%+ US market share. The Transcatheter Mitral and Tricuspid Therapies (TMTT) segment demonstrated exceptional growth, with Q4 TMTT revenue reaching $105 million (+88% year-over-year), as the EVOQUE tricuspid replacement system gained commercial momentum. In 2024, Edwards executed a major strategic transformation: divesting its Critical Care segment (hemodynamic monitoring) to Becton Dickinson for $4.2 billion — using the proceeds to fund two acquisitions: JenaValve Technology ($1.2B combined, expanding TAVR to high-risk patients with aortic regurgitation) and Endotronix. The company concentrates its entire focus on structural heart disease therapies.
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