Stryker Corporation dividend history

Stryker Corporation's dividend was $1.56 a share in fiscal 2016, up 10.6% on the year before. That was 34.5% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2010, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM): $1.3B
Diluted share count: −0.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 1.1%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 37%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 6.4%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 34.4%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 51 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Stryker Corporation: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2009Dec 2009	2010Dec 2010	2011Dec 2011	2012Dec 2012	2013Dec 2013	2014Dec 2014	2015Dec 2015	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMSept 2026
Dividend per share	—	$0.630	$0.752	$0.902	$1.10	$1.26	$1.42	$1.56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	+19.4%	+19.9%	+21.9%	+14.5%	+12.3%	+10.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	198	238	279	324	401	462	521	568	636	703	778	863	950	1,051	1,139	1,219	1,284	1,333
Share buybacks	0	426	622	108	317	100	700	13	230	300	307	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends ÷ net income	17.9%	18.7%	20.7%	25.0%	39.9%	89.7%	36.2%	34.5%	62.4%	19.8%	37.4%	54.0%	47.6%	44.6%	36.0%	40.7%	39.6%	36.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	14.9%	17.4%	23.1%	22.4%	23.7%	29.8%	73.3%	39.9%	66.2%	34.5%	50.5%	30.9%	34.7%	51.6%	36.3%	35.0%	30.0%	29.1%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

Recent dividend announcements

August 5, 2026 Stryker declares an $0.88 per share quarterly dividend Source

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Figures from Stryker Corporation's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 30, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Stryker Corporation.