Stryker (SYK) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Stryker's (SYK) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.81 in Q1 2026, down 67.77% year-on-year from 2.52 in Q1 2025, and up 374.33% on a QoQ basis 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.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 67.77% year-over-year to 0.81 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.28, a 17.56% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.3, down 14.24% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.81, up from 0.17 in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Payout Ratio for SYK reached as high as 8.22 in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 0.17 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.16 across 5 years, with a median of 0.35 in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio slumped 71.09% in 2023 and soared 811.31% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.32 in 2022, then tumbled by 36.14% to 0.21 in 2023, then fell by 11.11% to 0.18 in 2024, then slipped by 6.54% to 0.17 in 2025, then surged by 374.33% to 0.81 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Payout Ratio figures were 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 | 201.40 Bn | 194.75 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 1.20 |
| 2 | Stryker | 122.29 Bn | 119.41 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 0.81 |
| 3 | Medtronic | 105.01 Bn | 96.40 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 0.44 |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 64.81 Bn | 63.59 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 55.28 Bn | 51.60 Bn | 1.29 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dexcom | 29.06 Bn | 27.94 Bn | 750.30 Mn | - |
| 7 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.02 Bn | 25.93 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 0.00 |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.27 Bn | 26.20 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 0.14 |
| 9 | Smith & Nephew | 25.80 Bn | 25.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Steris | 20.59 Bn | 20.16 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 0.98 |
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 |