Stryker (SYK) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.10% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.10%.
Stryker
SYK
TTM buyback yield
0.10%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.10%
5Y share count change
0.5%
TTM buyback spend
$132.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
0.68x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 0.68x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $243.00M | −$243.00M | 0.38B | -0.9% | — |
| 2024 | $195.00M | $229.00M | −$34.00M | 0.39B | 0.5% | 0.14% |
| 2023 | $155.00M | $205.00M | −$50.00M | 0.38B | 0.4% | 0.14% |
| 2022 | $122.00M | $168.00M | −$46.00M | 0.38B | -0.0% | 0.13% |
| 2021 | $114.00M | $171.00M | −$57.00M | 0.38B | 0.5% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | $110.00M | $142.00M | −$32.00M | 0.38B | 0.1% | 0.12% |
| 2019 | $307.00M | $127.00M | $180.00M | 0.38B | -0.1% | 0.39% |
| 2018 | $300.00M | $119.00M | $181.00M | 0.38B | 0.1% | 0.51% |
| 2017 | $230.00M | $113.00M | $117.00M | 0.38B | 0.4% | 0.40% |
| 2016 | $13.00M | $97.00M | −$84.00M | 0.38B | -0.6% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | $700.00M | $86.00M | $614.00M | 0.38B | -0.5% | 2.01% |
| 2014 | $100.00M | $77.00M | $23.00M | 0.38B | 0.2% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | $317.00M | $76.00M | $241.00M | 0.38B | -0.2% | 1.11% |
| 2012 | $108.00M | $75.00M | $33.00M | 0.38B | -1.7% | 0.52% |
| 2011 | $622.00M | $75.00M | $547.00M | 0.39B | -2.5% | 3.28% |
| 2010 | $425.50M | $68.80M | $356.70M | 0.40B | 0.0% | 2.03% |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $62.30M | −$62.30M | 0.40B | -3.4% | — |
| 2008 | $1.00B | $65.50M | $934.50M | 0.41B | -0.9% | 6.31% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $61.30M | −$61.30M | 0.42B | 1.4% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $49.40M | −$49.40M | 0.41B | 0.2% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.41B | 0.4% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.41B | -3.4% | — |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | -0.7% | — |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | -0.8% | — |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.40B | 3.6% | — |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.39B | -1.4% | — |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.39B | 0.5% | — |
| 1997 | $25.60M | $0.00 | $25.60M | 0.39B | -0.7% | — |
| 1996 | $15.10M | $0.00 | $15.10M | 0.39B | — | — |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $3.10M | $0.00 | $3.10M | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)4% of headroom
Headroom $3.00B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Stryker buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Stryker (SYK) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Stryker spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $132.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Stryker's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.10% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Stryker's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.10% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Stryker diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Stryker's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 0.5% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).