STRYKER CORP
SYK· NYSE· Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 17.1%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 10.6%
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +11.8%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 386.5M
- Revenue
- $25.1B
- Free cash flow
- $4.3B
- Owner earnings
- $4.0B
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- 64.0%
- Operating
- 19.5%
- Net
- 12.9%
- Free cash flow
- 17.1%
- Owner earnings
- 16.1%
- Stock pay
- 1.0%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 10.6%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- 10.6%
- ROE, FY2025
- 14.5%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 14.7%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 10.8%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 11.8%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 9.3%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 10.8%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 14.9%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 7.6%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 28.1%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- 9.0%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 13.0%
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $4.1B
- Total debt
- $14.9B
- Net debt
- $10.8B
- Debt/Equity
- 0.7x
- Debt/FCF
- 3.5x
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 39.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 0.3%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$25.1B
+9.3% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Gross64.0%Operating19.5%Net12.9%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$4.3BOwner earnings$4.0B
Free cash flow +13.0% a year
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
386.5M
+2.1% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
10.6%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$10.8B
$10.8B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $11.3B | $12.4B | $13.6B | $14.9B | $14.4B | $17.1B | $18.4B | $20.5B | $22.6B | $25.1B |
| Revenue growth | 13.9% | 9.9% | 9.3% | 9.4% | -3.6% | 19.2% | 7.8% | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.2% |
| Gross margin | 66.3% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.1% | 63.1% | 64.1% | 62.8% | 63.7% | 63.9% | 64.0% |
| Operating margin | 19.2% | 18.5% | 18.7% | 18.2% | 15.5% | 15.1% | 15.4% | 19.0% | 16.3% | 19.5% |
| Net income | $1.6B | $1.0B | $3.6B | $2.1B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $3.2B | $3.0B | $3.2B |
| Net margin | 14.5% | 8.2% | 26.1% | 14.0% | 11.1% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 15.4% | 13.2% | 12.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.35 | $2.68 | $9.34 | $5.48 | $4.20 | $5.21 | $6.17 | $8.25 | $7.76 | $8.40 |
| Return on invested capital? | 14.2% | 8.1% | – | 11.9% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 12.7% | 10.9% | 10.6% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $1.9B | $1.6B | $2.6B | $2.2B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $2.6B | $3.7B | $4.2B | $5.0B |
| Capital expenditure | $490.0M | $598.0M | $572.0M | $649.0M | $487.0M | $525.0M | $588.0M | $575.0M | $755.0M | $761.0M |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $961.0M | $2.0B | $1.5B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $2.0B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $4.3B |
| Stock-based compensation | $97.0M | $113.0M | $119.0M | $127.0M | $142.0M | $171.0M | $168.0M | $205.0M | $229.0M | $243.0M |
| Owner earnings? | $1.3B | $848.0M | $1.9B | $1.4B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $1.9B | $2.9B | $3.3B | $4.0B |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.76 | $2.53 | $5.36 | $4.06 | $7.34 | $7.16 | $5.33 | $8.17 | $9.04 | $11.08 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $568.0M | $636.0M | $703.0M | $778.0M | $863.0M | $950.0M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B |
| Share repurchases | $13.0M | $230.0M | $300.0M | $307.0M | $0 | $0 | – | – | – | – |
| Diluted shares | 378.5M | 380.1M | 380.3M | 379.9M | 380.3M | 382.3M | 382.2M | 383.7M | 385.6M | 386.5M |
| Share count change? | -0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $3.3B | $2.5B | $3.6B | $4.3B | $2.9B | $2.9B | $1.8B | $3.0B | $3.7B | $4.0B |
| Short-term investments | – | – | – | $88.0M | $81.0M | $75.0M | $84.0M | $82.0M | $91.0M | $89.0M |
| Total debt | $6.9B | $6.6B | $8.5B | $10.2B | $13.2B | $12.5B | $11.9B | $10.9B | $12.2B | $14.9B |
| Net debt | $3.6B | $4.0B | $4.9B | $5.8B | $10.2B | $9.5B | $9.9B | $7.8B | $8.4B | $10.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.6B | $10.0B | $11.7B | $12.8B | $13.1B | $14.9B | $16.6B | $18.6B | $20.6B | $22.4B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-30 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-10-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-07-31 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-30 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-05-11 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-30 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-23 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-02-11 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-01-29 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-31 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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