Earnings Per Share

Shares (Basic)

Stryker Shares (Basic) increased by 382800.0% to 382.9M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 0.3%, from 381.7M to 382.9M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Shares (Basic) shows relatively stable performance with a 0.3% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement
SectionEarnings Per Share
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 11, 2026

How to read this metric

Changes reflect share buybacks (decrease) or equity issuance (increase), which impact the per-share earnings calculation.

Detailed definition

The average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, calculated by weighting the number of share...

Peer comparison

Standard metric for all public companies; reflects capital structure and share repurchase activity.

Metric ID: weighted_shares_basic

Historical Data

20 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Value376.9M377.1M200K377.7M378.3M378.4M100K379M379.7M379.8M100K380.4M381M381.1M100K381.7M382.2M382.4M100K382.9M
QoQ Change+0.1%-99.9%>999%+0.2%+0.0%-100.0%>999%+0.2%+0.0%-100.0%>999%+0.2%+0.0%-100.0%>999%+0.1%+0.1%-100.0%>999%
YoY Change+0.4%+0.3%-50.0%+0.3%+0.4%+0.4%+0.0%+0.4%+0.3%+0.3%+0.0%+0.3%+0.3%+0.3%+0.0%+0.3%
Range100K382.9M
CAGR+0.3%
Avg YoY Growth-2.9%
Median YoY Growth+0.3%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stryker's shares (basic)?
Stryker (SYK) reported shares (basic) of 382.9M in Q1 2026.
How has Stryker's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
Stryker's shares (basic) increased by 0.3% year-over-year, from 381.7M to 382.9M.
What is the long-term trend for Stryker's shares (basic)?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stryker's shares (basic) has grown at a 0.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.1B to 1.1B.
What does shares (basic) mean?
The average number of shares held by investors during the period.