Stryker (SYK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 18.41% for Q2 2026, up 542.0% year-over-year from 2.87% in Q2 2025, and up 49.07% on a QoQ basis from 12.35% in Q1 2026.
Stryker (SYK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Stryker has reported Tax Rate for 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.41% in Q2 2026.
- Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 18.41%, up 542.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 27.56% (up 1464.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 28.09%, up 1380.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate rose to 18.41% in Q2 2026, 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.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate tumbled 1925 bps; it then surged 5361 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 26.02% in 2022, then tumbled by 74 bps to 6.77% in 2023, then plunged by 150 bps to 3.41% in 2024, then surged by 1573 bps to 50.21% in 2025, then plunged by 63 bps to 18.41% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Tax Rate figures were 18.41% in Q2 2026, 12.35% in Q1 2026, and 50.21% in Q4 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 199.90 Bn | 194.30 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 39.11% |
| 2 | Stryker | 130.01 Bn | 126.54 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 18.41% |
| 3 | Medtronic | 120.53 Bn | 111.31 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 31.35% |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 74.77 Bn | 74.24 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 14.62% |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 52.74 Bn | 48.49 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 53.56% |
| 6 | Dexcom | 34.74 Bn | 32.79 Bn | 830.00 Mn | 21.54% |
| 7 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 33.78 Bn | 31.67 Bn | 2.18 Bn | 17.17% |
| 8 | Koninklijke Philips | 26.43 Bn | 23.11 Bn | 4.55 Bn | -21.74% |
| 9 | Steris | 23.15 Bn | 22.67 Bn | 684.20 Mn | 26.51% |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 19.43 Bn | 19.02 Bn | 1.54 Bn | 21.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.41% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.41% |