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Stryker
Stryker's revenue rose 11.2% in FY2025, to $25.1B, and net income rose 8.5% to $3.2B
Revenue rose 11.2% to $25.1B in FY2025, from $22.6B in FY2024. Net income rose 8.5% to $3.2B. MedSurg and Neurotechnology was the largest segment, at 62% of revenue.
Key facts
In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, Stryker (NYSE: SYK) took in $25.1B of revenue (up 11.2% on fiscal 2024); net income was $3.2B (up 8.5%). The most recent quarter, ended Jun 30, 2026, brought revenue of $6.6B, up 9.4% year over year, with net income of $1.3B. MedSurg and Neurotechnology was the biggest single line by segment: 62% of fiscal 2025 revenue. Sources: 10-K for fiscal 2025 (filed Feb 11, 2026) and 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Source: 10-K FY2025, filed Feb 11, 2026
How it makes money
By segment, FY2025
- LineAmountSharevs FY2024
- MedSurg and Neurotechnology$15.6B62%+15.7%
- Orthopaedics and Spine$9.5B38%+4.3%
Source: 10-K FY2025, XBRL breakdown
By segment in FY2025: MedSurg and Neurotechnology (62%) and Orthopaedics and Spine (38%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $25.1B.
Source: 10-K FY2025
By region, FY2025
Share is of the FY2025 total; the last column is the change from FY2024.
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What changed last quarter
Comparing Q2 2026 (Apr to Jun 2026) compared with Q2 2025 (Apr to Jun 2025)
Each pair of bars shows the dollar amount for both quarters. Longer bar, more money. Bars in a group share one scale.
Q2 2026Q2 2025
Company
Source: Stryker 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026
By segment
Source: Stryker 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026
The bull case and the bear case
The bull case
- Revenue rose 11.2% in FY2025 to $25.1B, from $22.6B a year earlier. 10-K, FY2025
- Net income rose 8.5% in FY2025 to $3.2B, from $3.0B. 10-K, FY2025
- Operating cash flow rose 18.9% in FY2025 to $5.0B. 10-K, FY2025
- Revenue in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was $6.6B, up 9.4% on a year earlier. 10-Q, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
The bear case
- Total debt rose 16.6% in FY2025 to $15.9B. 10-K, FY2025
- The company's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K. Risks common in this industry include regulation; pricing and reimbursement; competition. 10-K, Item 1A
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What the company does
Stryker is in the health care equipment industry, part of the health care sector. The SEC files it under Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus.
Stryker reports 2 segments: MedSurg and Neurotechnology and Orthopaedics and Spine.
Its fiscal year ends in December; the latest, FY2025, ended Dec 31, 2025.
Source: 10-K, Item 1 Business
Risks common in this industry
These are general risks for companies in the health care equipment industry. They are not a summary of Stryker’s own risk factors; for those, read Item 1A of its latest 10-K, linked below.
- RegulationApprovals, safety rules and government oversight shape what it can sell and how.
- Pricing and reimbursementPayers, insurers and governments influence what it can charge.
- CompetitionNew treatments, generics and rival products can take share.
- LitigationProduct liability and other legal claims can lead to costs.
- SupplyManufacturing and supplier problems can interrupt products.
Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors (the company's own list, in the company's words)
Three years of key numbers
Every number links to its filing; hover for the XBRL tag. A dash means the number isn't cleanly available, and we don't estimate it.
| US$ | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.5B | $22.6B | $25.1B |
| Net income | $3.2B | $3.0B | $3.2B |
| Operating cash flow | $3.7B | $4.2B | $5.0B |
| Cash & equivalents (year end) | $3.0B | $3.7B | $4.0B |
| Total debt (year end) | $13.0B | $13.6B | $15.9B |
| Diluted shares | 384M | 386M | 386M |
- Revenue: Total revenue for the fiscal year, as the company reports it on its income statement.
- Net income: Net income attributable to the company's shareholders, after all costs, interest and taxes.
- Operating cash flow: Cash the business brought in from its day-to-day operations during the year (cash flow statement).
- Cash & equivalents: Cash and short-term investments that count as cash equivalents on the balance sheet. Excludes longer-dated marketable securities.
- Total debt: Debt due within one year plus long-term debt, at carrying value.
- Diluted shares: Weighted average shares outstanding for the year, including the effect of options and stock awards.
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About these numbers
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 10-Q | May 11, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| DEF 14A | Mar 23, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| 10-K | Feb 11, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 |
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Common questions about Stryker
How does Stryker make money?
In fiscal 2025, revenue totaled $25.1B. By segment in FY2025: MedSurg and Neurotechnology (62%) and Orthopaedics and Spine (38%), as shares of total revenue. Total revenue was $25.1B. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 11, 2026.
What was Stryker's revenue in fiscal 2025?
Revenue came to $25.1B in the year ended Dec 31, 2025. Going back two years, it was $20.5B in fiscal 2023 and $22.6B in fiscal 2024, so the latest year was up 11.2%. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 11, 2026.
Is Stryker profitable?
Yes, by US accounting rules (GAAP): net income was $3.2B in fiscal 2025, up 8.5% from $3.0B a year earlier. For the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, net income was $1.3B. The page's About these numbers section explains what is included. Source: 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 11, 2026.
What did Stryker report in its latest quarterly filing?
The 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 shows revenue of $6.6B, against $6.0B in the same quarter a year before (up 9.4%), and net income of $1.3B, against $884M (up 44.3%). Source: 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026.
How much cash and debt does Stryker have?
On Jun 30, 2026, cash and cash equivalents stood at $3.4B and total debt at $14.9B. Total debt here is debt due within one year plus long-term debt, at carrying value. Source: 10-Q filed Jul 31, 2026.
What are the main risks Stryker faces?
Stryker's own risk factors are in Item 1A of its 10-K for fiscal 2025, filed Feb 11, 2026. Risks that are common among companies in the health care equipment industry include Regulation; pricing and reimbursement; competition; litigation; supply. The first: Approvals, safety rules and government oversight shape what it can sell and how. Source: 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors.
Where do these Stryker numbers come from?
Two filings Stryker made with the SEC: its fiscal 2025 10-K, filed Feb 11, 2026, and its 10-Q for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, filed Jul 31, 2026. The figures are taken from the XBRL data the SEC publishes, and every one links back to its source. Methodology explains how fiscal years and missing numbers are handled.
Disclosures
- Editor holdings in SYK
- The editor holds no position in Stryker (SYK). As of Oct 25, 2026.
- Trading rule
- The editor does not buy or sell SYK from 3 days before to 3 days after this page is published or substantively updated.
- Compensation
- Nobody paid for this page. No affiliate links on this page.
- Sources
- The company's SEC filings, linked next to each number or, for charts, in the source line under them.
- Last updated
- Oct 28, 2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| StrykerSYK | FY2025 | $25.1B | +11.2% | $3.2B |
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