TTM
21.3%
YoY change
−2.93pp
Trough year (1999)
-5.6%
Peak year (2009)
25.6%
Latest annual
19.5%
Operating Margin history chart for Stryker (SYK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 19.5%
Operating Margin change chart for Stryker (SYK) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −2.93pp
Operating Margin history table for Stryker (SYK) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 19.5% | -2.93pp | ||
| 2024 | 22.4% | +1.51pp | ||
| 2023 | 20.9% | +0.65pp | ||
| 2022 | 20.2% | -1.76pp | ||
| 2021 | 22.0% | +0.90pp | ||
| 2020 | 21.1% | -1.66pp | ||
| 2019 | 22.8% | -0.06pp | ||
| 2018 | 22.8% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2017 | 22.2% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2016 | 22.8% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2015 | 22.6% | -0.40pp | ||
| 2014 | 23.0% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2013 | 23.3% | +1.12pp | ||
| 2012 | 22.1% | -1.58pp | ||
| 2011 | 23.7% | -1.55pp | ||
| 2010 | 25.3% | -0.36pp | ||
| 2009 | 25.6% | +2.51pp | ||
| 2008 | 23.1% | +1.01pp | ||
| 2007 | 22.1% | +1.27pp | ||
| 2006 | 20.8% | +1.02pp | ||
| 2005 | 19.8% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2004 | 19.7% | +0.97pp | ||
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.59pp | ||
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2001 | 18.1% | +2.50pp | ||
| 2000 | 15.6% | +21.27pp | ||
| 1999 | -5.6% | -22.74pp | ||
| 1998 | 17.1% | -1.65pp | ||
| 1997 | 18.8% | +4.02pp | ||
| 1996 | 14.7% | -3.29pp | ||
| 1995 | 18.0% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1994 | 17.7% | +1.18pp | ||
| 1993 | 16.5% | +1.04pp | ||
| 1992 | 15.4% | +1.33pp | ||
| 1991 | 14.1% | +1.39pp | ||
| 1990 | 12.7% | -1.31pp | ||
| 1989 | 14.0% | -0.75pp | ||
| 1988 | 14.8% | -0.07pp | ||
| 1987 | 14.9% | -0.26pp | ||
| 1986 | 15.1% | +0.74pp | ||
| 1985 | 14.4% | — |
- 202519.5%-2.93pp
- 202422.4%+1.51pp
- 202320.9%+0.65pp
- 202220.2%-1.76pp
- 202122.0%+0.90pp
- 202021.1%-1.66pp
- 201922.8%-0.06pp
- 201822.8%+0.59pp
- 201722.2%-0.52pp
- 201622.8%+0.11pp
- 201522.6%-0.40pp
- 201423.0%-0.23pp
- 201323.3%+1.12pp
- 201222.1%-1.58pp
- 201123.7%-1.55pp
- 201025.3%-0.36pp
- 200925.6%+2.51pp
- 200823.1%+1.01pp
- 200722.1%+1.27pp
- 200620.8%+1.02pp
- 200519.8%+0.09pp
- 200419.7%+0.97pp
- 200318.8%+0.59pp
- 200218.2%+0.04pp
- 200118.1%+2.50pp
- 200015.6%+21.27pp
- 1999-5.6%-22.74pp
- 199817.1%-1.65pp
- 199718.8%+4.02pp
- 199614.7%-3.29pp
- 199518.0%+0.37pp
- 199417.7%+1.18pp
- 199316.5%+1.04pp
- 199215.4%+1.33pp
- 199114.1%+1.39pp
- 199012.7%-1.31pp
- 198914.0%-0.75pp
- 198814.8%-0.07pp
- 198714.9%-0.26pp
- 198615.1%+0.74pp
- 198514.4%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Stryker's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Stryker (SYK)
According to Stryker's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 21.3%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Stryker (SYK) operating margin totalled 19.47% – contracted 2.9 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 25.64% was reported in 2009. The lowest in the available history was -5.63% in 1999.
Stryker Operating Margin by Year
Stryker Operating Margin 2025: 19.5%
2025's operating margin for Stryker came in at 19.47%, contracted 2.9 percentage points from 2024.
Stryker Operating Margin 2024: 22.4%
Stryker posted operating margin of 22.40% in 2024, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2023.
Stryker Operating Margin 2023: 20.9%
In 2023, Stryker reported operating margin of 20.88%, expanded 0.6 percentage points from 2022.
Stryker Operating Margin 2022: 20.2%
Stryker operating margin in 2022 was 20.24%, contracted 1.8 percentage points from 2021.
Stryker Operating Margin 2021: 22.0%
Stryker operating margin in 2021 was 22.00%.
See more financial history for Stryker (SYK).
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