Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

Fundamental analysis of Stryker Corp

SYK · NYSE · Healthcare

Fundamental quality

ATTRACTIVE

79

out of 100

Stryker Corp earns a fundamental-quality score of 79 out of 100, profiling it as a company with solid fundamentals. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt 1.62× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.

What the company does

Stryker is one of the world's largest medical-device makers. It sells implants (hips, knees), surgical equipment, robots for orthopedic surgery and hospital supplies. Its business grows with an aging population and rising surgery volumes.

What will shape its future

  • Surgery volumes, especially orthopedic, tied to an aging population.
  • Adoption of its surgical robot (Mako), which locks hospitals into buying its implants.
  • Its steady growth through acquisitions and competition in medical devices.

Breakdown by area

I.Growth
70

EPS growth: 16.3% · Revenue growth: 11.3%

II.Profitability
80

Net margin: 14.4% · ROE: 15.5% · ROIC: 11.3%

III.Financial health
85

Net debt/EBITDA: 1.62x · FCF: 18.2%

Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 30/06/2026

The score includes +1 for dividend strength: 7 consecutive years of increases. Keeping that streak demands growing cash generation and balance-sheet discipline.

The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.

Versus its sector

Percentile against the other 57 Healthcare companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).

Net marginbeats 64%
ROEbeats 55%
Growthbeats 72%
Cash generationbeats 69%
Less debtbeats 63%

Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.

Key concepts

What do these metrics mean? Fundamental analysis · What is the P/E · What is EPS · What is ROE · Net & gross margin · Free cash flow

Stryker Corp strengths

  • High gross margin (65%), pointing to pricing power.
  • Strong free-cash-flow generation (FCF margin of 18.2%): profit turns into real cash.
  • Growing earnings per share (16.3% annualized).
  • Revenue rising without interruption since 2020.

Stryker Corp risks and weaknesses

  • No clear weaknesses in the recent fundamentals, though the system doesn't assess qualitative factors (competition, regulation, management).

Stryker Corp historical evolution

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowNet debt
202014,3511,5992,79011,048
202117,1081,9942,7389,535
202218,4492,3582,03611,204
202320,4983,1653,13610,024
202422,5952,9933,4879,945
202525,1163,2464,28311,848

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $14,351M to $25,116M (+75%) and net income went from $1,599M to $3,246M (+103%).

Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.

Latest results

Versus the same period a year earlier

Figures for the half-year ended June 30, 2026, versus the half-year ended June 30, 2025 (SEC filings):

  • Revenue+6.1%
  • Net income+31.4%

What changed with the June 30, 2026 results

Compared with the previous close (March 31, 2026), this is what moved in its accounts:

  • Quality score7779
  • Net margin13.2%14.4%
  • ROE14.5%15.5%

Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.

Dividend

$1.57

per share, yearly

39.6% of earnings

Payout

7 straight years raising it

Growth

The dividend yield depends on today's price. Compute it in the analyzer → · See all dividend-paying stocks →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Stryker Corp a good company to invest in?

In terms of business quality, Stryker Corp scores 79 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of high fundamental quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.

Is Stryker Corp a profitable company?

Yes. Stryker Corp shows a net margin of 14.4% and an ROE of 15.5%, a sign of a profitable business.

Does Stryker Corp have a lot of debt?

A moderate level: its net debt is 1.62 times its EBITDA.

Is Stryker Corp growing?

Its revenue has grown 11.3% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 16.3%, and without interruption since 2020.

Does Stryker Corp generate cash?

Yes. It converts about 18.2% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.

The thresholds are general and the system doesn't judge qualitative factors. See the full methodology and use this analysis as a first filter, never as a final decision.

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