Operating
Stock-Based Comp
Stryker Stock-Based Comp increased by 26.5% to $62.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 21.6%, from $51.00M to $62.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Stock-Based Comp shows an upward trend with a 10.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical Data
18 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $39.00M | $34.00M | $30.00M | $71.00M | $36.00M | $33.00M | $28.00M | $74.00M | $39.00M | $52.00M | $40.00M | $87.00M | $46.00M | $51.00M | $45.00M | $84.00M | $49.00M | $62.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -12.8% | -11.8% | +136.7% | -49.3% | -8.3% | -15.2% | +164.3% | -47.3% | +33.3% | -23.1% | +117.5% | -47.1% | +10.9% | -11.8% | +86.7% | -41.7% | +26.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.7% | -2.9% | -6.7% | +4.2% | +8.3% | +57.6% | +42.9% | +17.6% | +17.9% | -1.9% | +12.5% | -3.4% | +6.5% | +21.6% |
Range$28.00M – $87.00M
CAGR+11.5%
Avg YoY Growth+11.9%
Median YoY Growth+7.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Stryker's stock-based comp?
- Stryker (SYK) reported stock-based comp of $62.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Stryker's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- Stryker's stock-based comp increased by 21.6% year-over-year, from $51.00M to $62.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Stryker's stock-based comp?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Stryker's stock-based comp has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $171.00M to $229.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.