Stryker (SYK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Stryker's (SYK) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 18.41% in Q2 2026, up 542.0% year-over-year from 2.87% in Q2 2025, and up 49.07% quarter-over-quarter from 12.35% in Q1 2026.
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Stryker (SYK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stryker (SYK) has reported Tax Rate for 18 consecutive years, with 18.41% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Rate rose 542.0% year-over-year to 18.41% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 27.56%, a 1464.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 28.09%, up 1380.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate was 18.41% for Q2 2026 at Stryker, up from 12.35% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 50.21% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 3.41% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 16.62% and a median of 16.32% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Across the five-year window, Tax Rate plunged 1925 bps in 2023 and soared 5361 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 26.02% in 2022, then sank by 74 bps to 6.77% in 2023, then slumped by 150 bps to 3.41% in 2024, then soared by 1573 bps to 50.21% in 2025, then slumped by 63 bps to 18.41% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 18.41% (Q2 2026), 12.35% (Q1 2026), and 50.21% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 183.91 Bn | 178.31 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 2 | Intuitive Surgical | 124.32 Bn | 119.11 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 21.94% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 118.42 Bn | 109.60 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 16.34% |
| 4 | Stryker | 105.22 Bn | 101.74 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 5 | Boston Scientific | 66.57 Bn | 66.03 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 6 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.76 Bn | 45.51 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 7 | Alcon | 33.91 Bn | 32.46 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -100.00% |
| 8 | Dexcom | 32.28 Bn | 30.33 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 21.54% |
| 9 | Steris | 21.10 Bn | 20.62 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 26.51% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 18.17 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 21.76% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.91% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.02% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.89% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.32% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.57% |