Stryker (SYK) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Stryker (SYK) reported Tax Rate of 12.35% for Q1 2026, down 204.0% year-over-year from 11.88% in Q1 2025, and down 75.4% on a QoQ basis from 50.21% in Q4 2025.
Stryker (SYK) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 12.35% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 204.0% year-over-year to 12.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.46% (up 1324.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 28.09%, up 1380.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate fell to 12.35% in Q1 2026 per SYK's latest filing, from 50.21% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 50.21% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 3.41% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 15.47% (2022), against an average of 16.51%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Tax Rate sank 1925 bps; it then surged 5361 bps in 2025.
- Tracing SYK's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 26.02% in 2022, then slumped by 74 bps to 6.77% in 2023, then tumbled by 150 bps to 3.41% in 2024, then surged by 1573 bps to 50.21% in 2025, then sank by 75 bps to 12.35% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest SYK Tax Rate figures stand at 12.35% (Q1 2026), 50.21% (Q4 2025), and 16.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbott Laboratories | 152.82 Bn | 146.17 Bn | 6.27 Bn | 25.67 |
| 2 | Stryker | 115.07 Bn | 112.19 Bn | 3.81 Bn | 12.35 |
| 3 | Medtronic | 95.25 Bn | 87.08 Bn | 5.76 Bn | 18.09 |
| 4 | Boston Scientific | 71.38 Bn | 70.17 Bn | 3.61 Bn | -15.15 |
| 5 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.08 Bn | 47.41 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 17.06 |
| 6 | Koninklijke Philips | 29.38 Bn | 26.07 Bn | 2.07 Bn | -23.16 |
| 7 | Dexcom | 28.84 Bn | 27.72 Bn | 750.30 Mn | 25.97 |
| 8 | GE HealthCare Technologies | 28.56 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 1.98 Bn | 18.61 |
| 9 | Steris | 20.71 Bn | 20.30 Bn | 697.10 Mn | 27.65 |
| 10 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings | 16.17 Bn | 15.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 20.91 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.35 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 50.21 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.52 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.40 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.41 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.04 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 20.04 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.33 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.33 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.63 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.63 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.77 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.77 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.37 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.91 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.91 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.81 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.81 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.02 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 26.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.89 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.89 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.32 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.55 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.55 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.52 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.52 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.57 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.57 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.71 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 17.71 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.35 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.35 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 20.38 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 20.38 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.60 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 4.60 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.44 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 16.44 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.54 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 22.54 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.79 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 19.79 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.04 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 15.04 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.17 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 14.17 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -214.76 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -214.76 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -10.49 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -10.49 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 27.45 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 27.45 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.27 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 18.27 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 138.37 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 138.37 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.86 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 7.86 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.94 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.94 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.02 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.02 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.27 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.27 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 15.27 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.24 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.24 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.42 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 16.42 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 14.71 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 14.71 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.75 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.75 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.24 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.24 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 40.58 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 40.58 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 43.60 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 43.60 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 86.59 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 86.59 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 23.35 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 23.35 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 34.58 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 34.58 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.44 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 10.44 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 24.82 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 24.82 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.82 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 20.82 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.93 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 18.93 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.58 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 24.58 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 20.50 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 20.50 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.29 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 25.29 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 25.21 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 25.21 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.39 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 7.39 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 24.13 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 24.13 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.63 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 24.63 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.24 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 25.24 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 22.16 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 22.16 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 27.06 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 27.06 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27.96 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 27.96 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 27.83 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 27.83 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 41.60 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 41.60 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 27.16 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 27.16 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 27.18 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 27.18 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 27.25 |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 27.25 |