Stryker (SYK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 25.18% for Q2 2026, up 6.70 percentage points from 18.48% a year earlier and up 9.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stryker (SYK) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Stryker was 21.42%, up 6.24 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 19.47%, up 3.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +3.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Stryker's Return on Sales [ROS] was 16.33% in FY2024 (-2.64 pp), 18.97% in FY2023 (+3.57 pp), 15.40% in FY2022 (+0.30 pp) and 15.10% in FY2021 (-0.39 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q3 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.76 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2025, with a gain of 16.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 12.59 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 15.55% (Q1 2026), 25.16% (Q4 2025) and 18.74% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 262.35 Bn | 238.86 Bn | 5.13 Bn | 18.65% |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 191.08 Bn | 164.94 Bn | 7.39 Bn | 10.44% |
| 3 | Danaher | 164.06 Bn | 143.72 Bn | 3.84 Bn | 19.00% |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 160.89 Bn | 141.18 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.44% |
| 5 | Medtronic | 131.72 Bn | 96.97 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 18.08% |
| 6 | Stryker | 125.24 Bn | 111.43 Bn | 4.25 Bn | 15.86% |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.78 Bn | 59.21 Bn | 3.43 Bn | 16.12% |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 60.09 Bn | 43.29 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 17.44% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 59.03 Bn | 56.18 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 13.31% |
| 10 | Agilent Technologies | 50.47 Bn | 43.36 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 23.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.86% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 25.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.75% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.42% |
API Access
Stryker Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SYK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();