Earnings call briefSecond-quarter 2026
Stryker narrows 2026 guidance and plans to resume share repurchases
Stryker ended the second quarter with approximately $3.5 billion of cash and marketable securities and said M&A remains its primary capital allocation priority.
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Stryker said on its second-quarter call that it now expects 2026 organic net sales growth of 8.3% to 9.3% and adjusted earnings per share of $14.95 to $15.10.
Stryker said it plans to resume share repurchases this quarter and is looking at doing more in the second half. Stryker said about $1 billion is available under a prior board approval, but that this is not a commitment to spend it.
Quotes from the call
“...we are narrowing our full year guidance and now expect organic net sales growth to be in the range of 8.3% to 9.3% and adjusted net earnings per share to be in the range of $14.95 to $15.10...”
Key facts from the call
- Narrowed 2026 organic net sales growth outlook
- 8.3% to 9.3%
- Narrowed 2026 adjusted earnings per share outlook
- $14.95 to $15.10
- Cash and marketable securities at quarter end
- Approximately $3.5 billion
Source: Stryker's second-quarter 2026 earnings call, July 30, 2026.
Written by GetSignal with AI from the company's earnings call.
Not investment advice.
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