Stryker (SYK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.69% in Q2 2026, up 4.39 percentage points from 9.30% a year earlier and up 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stryker (SYK) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Stryker reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 13.00%, up 2.09 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +4.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.91% in FY2024 (-1.85 pp), 12.76% in FY2023 (+3.11 pp), 9.65% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 8.63% in FY2021 (+0.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 4.39 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 3.72 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 12.24% (Q1 2026), 12.33% (Q4 2025) and 9.33% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 259.20 Bn | 235.84 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 8.51% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 185.80 Bn | 160.26 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 7.18% |
| 3 | Danaher | 162.11 Bn | 141.76 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 155.35 Bn | 135.64 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 18.68% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.92 Bn | 97.43 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 13.86% |
| 6 | Stryker | 119.74 Bn | 105.93 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 13.22% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 64.30 Bn | 59.73 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 9.99% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 61.64 Bn | 44.85 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 11.59% |
| 9 | Agilent Technologies | 48.79 Bn | 41.68 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 14.60% |
| 10 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 37.32 Bn | 25.55 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 9.95% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.69% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.24% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.33% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.02% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.52% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.66% |
API Access
Stryker Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "SYK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();