---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000310764-22-000103"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYK"
cik: "0000310764"
company_name: "STRYKER CORP"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:01:02.777521+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stryker Q3 organic sales +9.9% to $4.5B; adj EPS $2.12 -3.6%; guides FY adj EPS $9.15-$9.25

## Summary
- Net sales $4.5B (+7.7% reported, +9.9% organic); MedSurg & Neuro +10.8% organic, Ortho & Spine +8.7%.
- Reported EPS $2.14 (+87.7%); adjusted EPS $2.12 (-3.6%); adjusted operating margin 22.3% (-310 bps).
- FY 2022 organic net sales growth guidance raised to 8.5%-9.0%; currency to hit sales ~4% and adj EPS $0.35-$0.40.
- Adjusted EPS guidance narrowed to $9.15-$9.25 from prior view, citing inflation and FX headwinds.
- CEO cites strong capital equipment order book and sales momentum despite product shortages.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000310764-22-000103
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYK
- cik: 0000310764
- company_name: STRYKER CORP
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076422000103/0000310764-22-000103-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076422000103/syk-20221031.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  STRYKER CORP reported third quarter of 2022 results: revenue $4.5 billion, net income $816 million, EPS $2.14. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: third quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $4.5 billion
  - Net income: $816 million
  - EPS: $2.14
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported operating results for the third quarter of 2022: Third Quarter Results • Reported net sales increased 7.7% to $4.5 billion • Organic net sales increased 9.9% • Reported operating income margin of 18.0% • Adjusted operating income margin (1) contracted 310 bps to 22.3% • Reported EPS increased 87.7% to $2.14 • Adjusted EPS (1) decreased 3.6% to $2.12
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076422000103/0000310764-22-000103-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.