Stryker (SYK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) reported Free Cash Flow of $415.0 million for Q1 2026, up 226.77% year-over-year from $127.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 77.87% quarter-over-quarter from $1.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Stryker (SYK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stryker (SYK) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $415.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $415.0 million, up 226.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.6 billion (up 27.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.3 billion, up 22.83% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to $415.0 million in Q1 2026 per SYK's latest filing, from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $1.9 billion in Q4 2025 and troughed at $37.0 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of $785.7 million and a median of $751.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow jumped 275.0% in 2023, then tumbled 88.25% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $815.0 million in 2022, then surged by 69.69% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 20.39% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then gained by 12.61% to $1.9 billion in 2025, then slumped by 77.87% to $415.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SYK's Free Cash Flow at $415.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.4 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 157.80 Bn | 151.14 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 916.00 Mn |
| 2 | Stryker | 115.54 Bn | 112.66 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 415.00 Mn |
| 3 | Medtronic | 103.44 Bn | 95.27 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 72.38 Bn | 71.17 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 171.00 Mn |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.76 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -21.10 Mn |
| 6 | Dexcom | 29.53 Bn | 28.42 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 449.00 Mn |
| 7 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 29.51 Bn | 27.44 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 204.00 Mn |
| 8 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 305.56 Mn |
| 9 | Steris | 20.69 Bn | 20.27 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 245.20 Mn |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 17.04 Bn | 16.63 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 323.10 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 415.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 415.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 928.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 928.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 127.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 127.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 481.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 481.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |