Stryker (SYK) Dividend History & Yield
Dividend ContenderStryker (SYK) has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and currently yields 1.07%. The most recent dividend was $0.8800/share on Apr 30, 2026, paid Quarterly.
SYK
Current Yield
1.07%
TTM Dividend/Share
$3.44
Payment Frequency
Quarterly
Payout Ratio
39.8%
Consecutive Growth Years
17 (Dividend Contender)
Div Growth (1Y CAGR)
4.94%
Div Growth (5Y CAGR)
7.62%
Div Growth (10Y CAGR)
9.16%
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Dividend health
Chowder score
8.7%
FCF payout ratio
7.4%
Net debt / EBITDA
2.0x
Interest coverage
6.38x
ROIC (TTM)
10.4%
Dividend Safety Score
7 out of 8 checks passed
Payout ratio below 75%
Payout ratio is 39.8%, well below the 75% threshold.
Free cash flow covers dividend
FCF/share ($11.21) covers dividend/share ($3.44).
No dividend cuts in 10+ years
No dividend cuts in the last 10 years.
Positive earnings growth trend
Earnings per share have grown over the past 5 years.
10+ years of consecutive growth
17 consecutive years of dividend growth.
FCF payout ratio below 70%
FCF payout ratio is 7.4%, below the 70% threshold.
Net Debt/EBITDA below 3x
Net Debt/EBITDA is 2.0x.
Dividend growth ≤ earnings growth (5Y)
Dividend growth (7.6%) exceeds EPS growth (4.6%) — payout ratio expanding.
Per-payment dividend history
Ex-date Jun 30, 2026
- Payment date
- Jul 31, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.8800
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8800
Ex-date Mar 31, 2026
- Payment date
- Apr 30, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.8800
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8800
Ex-date Dec 31, 2025
- Payment date
- Jan 30, 2026
- Dividend
- $0.8800
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8800
Ex-date Sep 30, 2025
- Payment date
- Oct 31, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.8400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8400
Ex-date Jun 30, 2025
- Payment date
- Jul 31, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.8400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8400
Ex-date Mar 31, 2025
- Payment date
- Apr 30, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.8400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8400
Ex-date Dec 31, 2024
- Payment date
- Jan 31, 2025
- Dividend
- $0.8400
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8400
Ex-date Sep 30, 2024
- Payment date
- Oct 31, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.8000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8000
Ex-date Jun 28, 2024
- Payment date
- Jul 31, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.8000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8000
Ex-date Mar 27, 2024
- Payment date
- Apr 30, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.8000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8000
Ex-date Dec 28, 2023
- Payment date
- Jan 31, 2024
- Dividend
- $0.8000
- Adj. dividend
- $0.8000
Ex-date Sep 28, 2023
- Payment date
- Oct 31, 2023
- Dividend
- $0.7500
- Adj. dividend
- $0.7500
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Dividend | Adj. Dividend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.8800 | $0.8800 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.8400 | $0.8400 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 31, 2025 | $0.8400 | $0.8400 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $0.8400 | $0.8400 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 31, 2025 | $0.8400 | $0.8400 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | $0.8000 | $0.8000 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 | $0.8000 | $0.8000 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $0.8000 | $0.8000 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 31, 2024 | $0.8000 | $0.8000 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | $0.7500 | $0.7500 |
Historical Dividend Yield
Dividend Growth
Dividend Increase Track Record
Stryker has raised its total annual dividend (split-adjusted, by ex-dividend calendar year) versus the prior year for 17 consecutive years — the same figure as the "Consecutive Growth Years" card above.
| Year | Previous DPS | New DPS | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.4000 | — | — |
| 2025 | $3.2400 | $3.4000 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | $3.0500 | $3.2400 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | $2.8350 | $3.0500 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | $2.5850 | $2.8350 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | $2.3550 | $2.5850 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | $2.1350 | $2.3550 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | $1.9300 | $2.1350 | +10.6% |
| 2018 | $1.7450 | $1.9300 | +10.6% |
| 2017 | $1.5650 | $1.7450 | +11.5% |
| 2016 | $1.4150 | $1.5650 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | $1.2600 | $1.4150 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | $1.1000 | $1.2600 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | $0.9025 | $1.1000 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | $0.7525 | $0.9025 | +19.9% |
| 2011 | $0.6300 | $0.7525 | +19.4% |
| 2010 | $0.2500 | $0.6300 | +152.0% |
| 2009 | $0.4000 | $0.2500 | -37.5% |
| 2008 | $0.3300 | $0.4000 | +21.2% |
| 2007 | $0.2200 | $0.3300 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | $0.1100 | $0.2200 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | $0.0900 | $0.1100 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | $0.0700 | $0.0900 | +28.6% |
| 2003 | $0.0600 | $0.0700 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | $0.0500 | $0.0600 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0400 | $0.0500 | +25.0% |
| 2000 | $0.0325 | $0.0400 | +23.1% |
| 1999 | $0.0075 | $0.0325 | +333.3% |
| 1998 | $0.0275 | $0.0075 | -72.7% |
| 1997 | $0.0063 | $0.0275 | +340.0% |
| 1996 | $0.0027 | $0.0063 | +127.3% |
| 1995 | $0.0022 | $0.0027 | +22.2% |
| 1994 | $0.0021 | $0.0022 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | $0.0010 | $0.0021 | +112.5% |
| 1992 | $0.0015 | $0.0010 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | — | $0.0015 | — |
DPS sums split-adjusted amounts (adj. dividend) by ex-dividend calendar year—the same basis as the Adj. Dividend column in Dividend Payment History. The Dividend column can differ after stock splits. This table uses four decimals per annual total so the Change column matches the shown amounts; each payment row in Dividend Payment History also uses four.
Cash dividends paid (USD) — TTM and history
Trailing-twelve-month and annual common dividends paid for Stryker (SYK) from the consolidated cash flow statement, in USD as filed.
Latest period
$1.30B
YoY change
+5.3%
5Y CAGR
+8.3%
Peak year (2025)
$1.28B
Latest annual
$1.28B
Cash dividends paid over time for Stryker (SYK)
Per-period cash dividends paid
Cash dividends paid annual + quarterly history for Stryker (SYK)
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Reported | Dividends Paid | YoY | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.28B | +5.3% | +$65.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.22B | +7.0% | +$80.00M | ||
| 2023 | $1.14B | +8.4% | +$88.00M | ||
| 2022 | $1.05B | +10.6% | +$101.00M | ||
| 2021 | $950.00M | +10.1% | +$87.00M | ||
| 2020 | $863.00M | +10.9% | +$85.00M | ||
| 2019 | $778.00M | +10.7% | +$75.00M | ||
| 2018 | $703.00M | +10.5% | +$67.00M | ||
| 2017 | $636.00M | +12.0% | +$68.00M | ||
| 2016 | $568.00M | +9.0% | +$47.00M | ||
| 2015 | $521.00M | +12.8% | +$59.00M | ||
| 2014 | $462.00M | +15.2% | +$61.00M | ||
| 2013 | $401.00M | +23.8% | +$77.00M | ||
| 2012 | $324.00M | +16.1% | +$45.00M | ||
| 2011 | $279.00M | +17.1% | +$40.70M | ||
| 2010 | $238.30M | +20.1% | +$39.90M | ||
| 2009 | $198.40M | +46.3% | +$62.80M | ||
| 2008 | $135.60M | +51.2% | +$45.90M | ||
| 2007 | $89.70M | +101.1% | +$45.10M | ||
| 2006 | $44.60M | +23.2% | +$8.40M | ||
| 2005 | $36.20M | +29.3% | +$8.20M | ||
| 2004 | $28.00M | +18.1% | +$4.30M | ||
| 2003 | $23.70M | +20.3% | +$4.00M | ||
| 2002 | $19.70M | +25.5% | +$4.00M | ||
| 2001 | $15.70M | +23.6% | +$3.00M | ||
| 2000 | $12.70M | +9.5% | +$1.10M | ||
| 1999 | $11.60M | +9.4% | +$1.00M | ||
| 1998 | $10.60M | +9.3% | +$900,000 | ||
| 1997 | $9.70M | +120.5% | +$5.30M | ||
| 1996 | $4.40M | +12.8% | +$500,000 | ||
| 1995 | $3.90M | +14.7% | +$500,000 | ||
| 1994 | $3.40M | +17.2% | +$500,000 | ||
| 1993 | $2.90M | +20.8% | +$500,000 | ||
| 1992 | $2.40M | — | +$2.40M | ||
| 1991 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1990 | $0 | — | $0 | ||
| 1989 | $0 | — | — |
Stryker (SYK) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $1.28B (2025) – grew 5.3% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Stryker dividends paid expanded at a +8.3% compound annual rate, sustaining 34 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Across the available history, dividends paid reached its high of $1.28B in 2025 and its low of $0 in 1989.
Within Healthcare, Stryker (SYK) ranks 9th among 8 peers we track. The peer median for dividends paid is $8.05B.
Stryker Dividends Paid 2025: $1.28B
Stryker dividends paid in 2025 was $1.28B, grew 5.3% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Stryker Dividends Paid 2024: $1.22B
Stryker dividends paid in 2024 was $1.22B, grew 7.0% from 2023.
Stryker Dividends Paid 2023: $1.14B
Stryker dividends paid in 2023 was $1.14B, grew 8.4% from 2022.
Stryker Dividends Paid 2022: $1.05B
Stryker dividends paid in 2022 was $1.05B, grew 10.6% from 2021.
Stryker Dividends Paid 2021: $950.00M
Stryker dividends paid in 2021 was $950.00M.
See more financial history for Stryker (SYK).
Sector peers by dividends paid
Companies in the same sector as Stryker, ranked by their latest dividends paid.
| Company | Dividends Paid | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk (NVO) | $51.76B | Healthcare |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | $12.38B | Healthcare |
| AbbVie (ABBV) | $11.66B | Healthcare |
| Merck & Co. (MRK) | $8.18B | Healthcare |
| UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | $7.92B | Healthcare |
| Eli Lilly (LLY) | $5.38B | Healthcare |
| Amgen (AMGN) | $5.12B | Healthcare |
| AstraZeneca (AZN) | $5.08B | Healthcare |
Frequently asked questions
Does Stryker pay dividends?
Yes, Stryker (SYK) pays quarterly dividends of approximately $3.44 per share annually, yielding 1.07%.
What is Stryker's dividend yield?
Stryker (SYK) has a current dividend yield of 1.07%.
Is Stryker's dividend safe?
Stryker (SYK) passes 7 out of 8 dividend safety checks. See the detailed breakdown above for each criterion.
How many consecutive years has Stryker increased its dividend?
Stryker (SYK) has 17 consecutive years of dividend increases.
What is Stryker's dividend payout ratio?
Stryker (SYK) has a dividend payout ratio of 39.8%. Trailing twelve months (GAAP): adjusted dividends over roughly 12 months aligned with the latest reported quarter, divided by the sum of diluted EPS from the last four fiscal quarters (not NII or taxable income for BDCs/REITs).
What is Stryker's dividends paid?
Latest reported dividends paid for Stryker (SYK) is $1.30B (period ending March 31, 2026).
How has Stryker dividends paid changed year-over-year?
Stryker (SYK) dividends paid changed +5.3% year-over-year on the latest annual filing.
What is the long-term growth rate of Stryker dividends paid?
Stryker (SYK) dividends paid compound annual growth rate is +8.3% over the most recent 5 years available.
When did Stryker dividends paid hit its highest annual value?
Stryker dividends paid reached its highest annual value of $1.28B in 2025.
What was Stryker dividends paid in 2024?
Stryker (SYK) dividends paid in 2024 was $1.22B.
What was Stryker dividends paid in 2025?
Stryker (SYK) dividends paid in 2025 was $1.28B.
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