What SEC filings does Stryker Corporation submit to the SEC?

Stryker Corporation (SYK) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about SYK?

A Form 4 for SYK discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Stryker Corporation?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for SYK?

The 10-K is Stryker Corporation's annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all SYK SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Stryker Corporation filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for SYK. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Stryker Corporation file with the SEC?

Stryker Corporation files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling SYK shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

SYK SEC Filing News — Stryker Corporation

Latest SEC filings for Stryker Corporation (SYK) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-06.

Stryker Corporation operates as a medical technology company in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, MedSurg and Neurotechnology, and Orthopaedics. The MedSurg and Neurotechnology segment offers surgical equipment, patient and caregiver safety technologies, navigation systems, endoscopic and communications systems, patient handling, emergency medical equipment and intensive care disposable products, clinical communication and artificial intelligence-assisted v…

Sector: Healthcare Industry: Medical Devices Market Cap: $114.5B

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for SYK currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 6 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 1 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

SYK Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-05-28 — 2026-10-06

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 5 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$117.78M

STRYKER RONDA E (Director) · 2026-08-20

350,000 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 13 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 13 filings in this group are Form 4s for Stryker Corporation.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 13 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 open-market sale, 4 tax withholding, 2 other reported transaction, 1 gift and 1 open-market purchase. 6 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×5: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Tax withholding ×4: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Other reported transaction ×2: The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
Gift ×1: Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-28

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Wells Preston Wendell (VP, Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	109	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wells Preston Wendell (VP, Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 109

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-24

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	1,776	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	962	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wells Preston Wendell (VP, Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 2,738

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-09-02

SYK insider BRAINERD MARY K (Director) bought 131 shares (~$26.7K)

BRAINERD MARY K, listed as Director at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market purchase of 131 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	63	$202.21	$12.7K
`P`	Open-market purchase	11	$221.03	$2.4K
`P`	Open-market purchase	36	$193.21	$7.0K
`P`	Open-market purchase	3	$185.65	$556.95
`P`	Open-market purchase	18	$225.19	$4.1K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: BRAINERD MARY K (Director) Shares: 131 Est. Value: $26.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-26

SYK insider Crotty Dylan Bram (Group President) sold 441 shares (~$144.9K)

Crotty Dylan Bram, listed as Group President at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market sale of 441 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	441	$328.61	$144.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Crotty Dylan Bram (Group President) Shares: 441 Est. Value: $144.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-20

SYK insider STRYKER RONDA E (Director) sold 350,000 shares (~$117.78M)

STRYKER RONDA E, listed as Director at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market sale of 350,000 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	2,239	$331.74	$742.8K
`S`	Open-market sale	2,920	$332.69	$971.5K
`S`	Open-market sale	8,404	$333.82	$2.81M
`S`	Open-market sale	25,536	$334.94	$8.55M
`S`	Open-market sale	131,752	$335.64	$44.22M
`S`	Open-market sale	109,425	$336.43	$36.81M
`S`	Open-market sale	16,243	$337.63	$5.48M
`S`	Open-market sale	3,481	$338.50	$1.18M
`S`	Open-market sale	40	$331.81	$13.3K
`S`	Open-market sale	440	$333.18	$146.6K
`S`	Open-market sale	200	$333.93	$66.8K
`S`	Open-market sale	80	$335.06	$26.8K
`S`	Open-market sale	320	$336.79	$107.8K
`S`	Open-market sale	2,308	$337.98	$780.1K
`S`	Open-market sale	11,257	$338.90	$3.81M
`S`	Open-market sale	10,812	$339.71	$3.67M
`S`	Open-market sale	16,612	$340.71	$5.66M
`S`	Open-market sale	3,274	$341.84	$1.12M
`S`	Open-market sale	3,852	$342.80	$1.32M
`S`	Open-market sale	805	$343.47	$276.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: STRYKER RONDA E (Director) Shares: 350,000 Est. Value: $117.78M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-18

SYK insider King Debra (See Remarks) sold 826 shares (~$277.8K)

King Debra, listed as See Remarks at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market sale of 826 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	826	$336.30	$277.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: King Debra (See Remarks) Shares: 826 Est. Value: $277.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Montagnino Kimberly Ann (VP, Chief Comm. Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	155	$325.70	$50.5K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Montagnino Kimberly Ann (VP, Chief Comm. Officer) Shares: 155

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

King Debra (See Remarks) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	533	$325.70	$173.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: King Debra (See Remarks) Shares: 533

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fletcher Robert S (VP, Chief Legal Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	94	$325.70	$30.6K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fletcher Robert S (VP, Chief Legal Officer) Shares: 94

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Fink M Kathryn (VP, Chief HR Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	111	$325.70	$36.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fink M Kathryn (VP, Chief HR Officer) Shares: 111

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Gift Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-02

SYK insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Stiles Spencer S (President and COO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were transferred as a gift, typically for estate or charitable planning. No sale into the market took place.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`G`	Gift	1,607	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Stiles Spencer S (President and COO) Shares: 1,607

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-05-29

SYK insider Fletcher Robert S (VP, Chief Legal Officer) sold 4,544 shares (~$1.39M)

Fletcher Robert S, listed as VP, Chief Legal Officer at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market sale of 4,544 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	120	$304.23	$36.5K
`S`	Open-market sale	165	$305.66	$50.4K
`S`	Open-market sale	2,809	$306.56	$861.1K
`S`	Open-market sale	1,067	$307.30	$327.9K
`S`	Open-market sale	258	$308.79	$79.7K
`S`	Open-market sale	125	$310.22	$38.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Fletcher Robert S (VP, Chief Legal Officer) Shares: 4,544 Est. Value: $1.39M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-05-28

SYK insider STRYKER RONDA E (Director) sold 310,000 shares (~$96.79M)

STRYKER RONDA E, listed as Director at STRYKER CORP, reported an open-market sale of 310,000 SYK shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	21,807	$310.77	$6.78M
`S`	Open-market sale	115,960	$311.60	$36.13M
`S`	Open-market sale	114,059	$312.44	$35.64M
`S`	Open-market sale	44,060	$313.35	$13.81M
`S`	Open-market sale	10,407	$314.38	$3.27M
`S`	Open-market sale	3,707	$315.11	$1.17M

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: STRYKER RONDA E (Director) Shares: 310,000 Est. Value: $96.79M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 3 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Stryker Corporation has 3 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-18

SYK Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Debra King (826 shares) ~$277.8K

Debra King filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SYK (STRYKER CORP) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Debra King Shares: 826 Est. Value: $277.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Large Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-17

SYK Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by STRYKER RONDA E (350,000 shares) ~$117.25M

STRYKER RONDA E filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SYK (STRYKER CORP) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4. The proposed dollar value is large enough to merit attention.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: STRYKER RONDA E Shares: 350,000 Est. Value: $117.25M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-05-28

SYK Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Fletcher Robert S (4,544 shares) ~$1.39M

Fletcher Robert S filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell SYK (STRYKER CORP) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Fletcher Robert S Shares: 4,544 Est. Value: $1.39M

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 3 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 3 in this period for Stryker Corporation. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-06

SYK filed 8-K — material company event

STRYKER CORP filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-30

SYK filed 8-K — material company event

STRYKER CORP filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-06-26

SYK filed 8-K — material company event

STRYKER CORP filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

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Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for Stryker Corporation.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-07-31

SYK filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

STRYKER CORP filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

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How we classify Stryker Corporation's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on SYK. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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