Stryker (SYK) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.81 for Q1 2026, down 67.77% year-over-year from 2.52 in Q1 2025, and up 374.33% quarter-over-quarter from 0.17 in Q4 2025.
Stryker (SYK) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stryker (SYK) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.81 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.81, down 67.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.28 (down 17.56% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.3, down 14.24% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio climbed to 0.81 in Q1 2026 per SYK's latest filing, from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 8.22 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.17 in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of 1.16 and a median of 0.35 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: FCF Payout Ratio plunged 71.09% in 2023, then surged 811.31% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.32 in 2022, then slumped by 36.14% to 0.21 in 2023, then slipped by 11.11% to 0.18 in 2024, then fell by 6.54% to 0.17 in 2025, then surged by 374.33% to 0.81 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SYK's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.81 in Q1 2026, 0.17 in Q4 2025, and 0.24 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 154.42 Bn | 147.76 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 1.20 |
| 2 | Stryker | 118.12 Bn | 115.25 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 0.81 |
| 3 | Medtronic | 101.72 Bn | 93.55 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 0.40 |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 67.19 Bn | 65.98 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 50.69 Bn | 47.02 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.09 Bn | 26.97 Bn | 750.30 Mn | - |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.08 Bn | 26.02 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.08 |
| 9 | Steris | 19.80 Bn | 19.37 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 0.25 |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.18 Bn | 16.77 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.52 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.90 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.12 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.31 |