Operating Cash Flow
Stryker Operating Cash Flow decreased by 72.9% to $581.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 132.4%, from $250.00M to $581.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 11.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | $878.00M | $933.00M | $1.00B | $203.00M | $529.00M | $889.00M | $1.00B | $445.00M | $688.00M | $1.05B | $1.53B | $204.00M | $633.00M | $1.47B | $1.93B | $250.00M | $1.11B | $1.54B | $2.14B | $581.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +6.3% | +7.2% | -79.7% | +160.6% | +68.1% | +12.8% | -55.6% | +54.6% | +52.6% | +45.5% | -86.6% | +210.3% | +132.9% | +31.0% | -87.1% | +344.4% | +38.6% | +39.2% | -72.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -39.7% | -4.7% | +0.3% | +119.2% | +30.1% | +18.1% | +52.3% | -54.2% | -8.0% | +40.4% | +26.4% | +22.5% | +75.5% | +4.5% | +11.0% | +132.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Stryker's operating cash flow?
- Stryker (SYK) reported operating cash flow of $581.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Stryker's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Stryker's operating cash flow increased by 132.4% year-over-year, from $250.00M to $581.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Stryker's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Stryker's operating cash flow has grown at a 11.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.26B to $5.04B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.