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Stryker (SYK) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Stryker (SYK - Free Report) reported $6.02 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.6%. EPS of $2.60 for the same period compares to $2.84 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -4.36% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.29 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.98, the EPS surprise was -12.63%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Stryker performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales by Geography- International: $1.54 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.52 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.3%.
  • Net Sales by Geography- United States: $4.48 billion versus $4.75 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.8% change.
  • Net Sales by Geography- Orthopaedics: $2.81 billion versus $2.36 billion estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.5% change.
  • Net Sales by Business- MedSurg and Neurotechnology: $3.21 billion versus the five-analyst average estimate of $3.92 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8.7%.
  • Net Sales by Geography- Orthopaedics- Knees: $670 million versus $683.73 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.9% change.
  • Net Sales by Geography- Orthopaedics- Hips: $460 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $469.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +3.8%.
  • Net Sales by Business- MedSurg and Neurotechnology- Medical: $902 million versus $994 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -4.6% change.
  • Net Sales by Geography- Orthopaedics- Trauma and Extremities: $1.04 billion compared to the $1.01 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.5% year over year.
  • Net Sales by Business- MedSurg and Neurotechnology- Instruments: $920 million versus $812.5 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +26% change.
  • Net Sales by Business- MedSurg and Neurotechnology- Endoscopy: $868 million compared to the $954.9 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.1% year over year.
  • Net Sales by Business- MedSurg and Neurotechnology- Vascular: $517 million compared to the $514.63 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +27.3% year over year.

View all Key Company Metrics for Stryker here>>>

Shares of Stryker have returned -4.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +12.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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