Investing
CapEx
Stryker CapEx decreased by 38.1% to $166.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 35.0%, from $123.00M to $166.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $106.00M | $130.00M | $206.00M | $119.00M | $143.00M | $138.00M | $188.00M | $130.00M | $152.00M | $148.00M | $145.00M | $167.00M | $152.00M | $170.00M | $266.00M | $123.00M | $183.00M | $187.00M | $268.00M | $166.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +22.6% | +58.5% | -42.2% | +20.2% | -3.5% | +36.2% | -30.9% | +16.9% | -2.6% | -2.0% | +15.2% | -9.0% | +11.8% | +56.5% | -53.8% | +48.8% | +2.2% | +43.3% | -38.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +34.9% | +6.2% | -8.7% | +9.2% | +6.3% | +7.2% | -22.9% | +28.5% | +0.0% | +14.9% | +83.4% | -26.3% | +20.4% | +10.0% | +0.8% | +35.0% |
Range$106.00M – $268.00M
CAGR+9.9%
Avg YoY Growth+12.4%
Median YoY Growth+8.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Stryker's capex?
- Stryker (SYK) reported capex of $166.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Stryker's capex changed year-over-year?
- Stryker's capex increased by 35.0% year-over-year, from $123.00M to $166.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Stryker's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stryker's capex has grown at a 9.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $525.00M to $761.00M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.