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Stryker Corporation

SYK
68
Medical - Devices · Healthcare
Also trades as: 0R2S.L GBP 2.95 (+0.65%) · SYK.DE EUR 261.50 (+0.27%)
Price
$294.66
+1.43 (+0.49%)
Market Cap
$113.02B
Winston Score
68
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Oct 18, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Strong
21/30
Growth
Strong
15/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
9/10
Stability
Strong
7/10
Valuation
Good
6/10
Ownership
Good
8/15
Dividends
Mixed
2/5

68 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 68.

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§Winston Score History

The full picture

Stryker makes medical equipment used in hospitals and surgery centers around the world. Its main products include artificial knees and hips, surgical robots, hospital beds, and trauma implants used to fix broken bones. It is one of the largest medical device companies in the world and owns the Mako surgical robot system, which is widely used in joint replacement surgeries.

Stryker earns money by selling its devices and implants directly to hospitals and surgeons, and it also generates recurring revenue from software, service contracts, and replacement parts tied to its installed equipment. The company operates in over 75 countries, with the United States making up the majority of its sales. Its competitive moat comes from deep relationships with surgeons, a broad product portfolio, and the high switching costs once hospitals adopt its systems. The key growth driver is the aging global population, which is expected to increase demand for joint replacement procedures over the coming decades.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+43.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$1.6B/ year

↑ Rising (+8% vs prior year)

6.3% of revenue

Below sector average (18%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

9.3%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Stryker Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Share count broadly stable

−0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 382.3M (2021) → 382.2M (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
68.3%
Premium pricing power — 68.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
25.2%
Excellent — 25.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
14.6%
Good — 14.6% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.5%
Steady sales growth (+8.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+27.2%
Earnings growing fast (+27.2% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
148%
Turns 148% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
18.2%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (18.2%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.62
Moderate — manageable debt (0.62)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
8.30x
Comfortably covers interest (8.3x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
30.3x
Pricey — P/E 30.3

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+15.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (30.3 → 14.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.28%
Small dividend — 1.28% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+4.8%
Dividend growing modestly (4.8% YoY)
Payout Ratio
35%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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