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Stryker (SYK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Stryker (SYK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.12% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 2.0% to 0.12% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.12% through Dec 2025, up 2.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.13% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.12% at Stryker, up from 0.09% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.13% in Q2 2024, with the low at 0.07% in Q1 2021.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed fell -4bps in 2021, then increased 3bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.09% in 2021, then grew by 9bps to 0.09% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 33bps to 0.13% in 2023, then dropped by -18bps to 0.1% in 2024, then grew by 20bps to 0.12% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.12%, 0.09%, and 0.09% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.