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Stryker (SYK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Stryker has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 18 years, most recently at 12.24% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 252.0% to 12.24% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 12.24% through Mar 2026, up 252.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.0% for FY2025, 209.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 12.24% for Q1 2026 at Stryker, down from 12.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 13.02% in Q2 2024 and troughed at 8.24% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 10.31% (2024), against an average of 10.69%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed soared 309bps in 2023 and then tumbled -372bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 9.43% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 33bps to 12.52% in 2023, then decreased by -18bps to 10.31% in 2024, then increased by 20bps to 12.33% in 2025, then decreased by -1bps to 12.24% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SYK's Return on Capital Employed are 12.24% (Q1 2026), 12.33% (Q4 2025), and 9.33% (Q3 2025).