Filings Radar

SEC 8-K and 6-K filings classified by Claude with reasoning, plus Form 4 insider transactions. Ingested from EDGAR’s filing stream in near-real time, reconciled overnight.

STRYKER CORP (SYK)

CIK 0000310764 3 material events

Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

Open-market buys and sells only — the deliberate trades. Zero here doesn’t mean no filings: grants, option exercises and tax withholding (below) are compensation, not market trades.

Open-market · last 30 days: 0 buyers bought $0 3 sellers sold $118.2M
Open-market · last 90 days: 0 buyers bought $0 3 sellers sold $118.2M
InsiderRoleDateTransactionSharesValue
Crotty Dylan Bram Group President 2026-08-21 Open-market sell 441 $145K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 40 $13K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 440 $147K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 200 $67K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 80 $27K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 320 $108K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 2308 $780K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 11257 $3.8M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 10812 $3.7M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 16612 $5.7M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 3274 $1.1M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 3852 $1.3M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-19 Open-market sell 805 $276K
King Debra See Remarks 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 826 $278K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 2239 $743K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 2920 $971K
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 8404 $2.8M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 25536 $8.6M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 131752 $44.2M
STRYKER RONDA E Director 2026-08-18 Open-market sell 109425 $36.8M
Most recent 20 reported transactions. Open-market buys (P) and sells (S) are the deliberate ones; grants and option exercises are compensation. Not investment advice.

Risk Radar (year-over-year Risk Factors)

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Fiscal period ending 2025-12-31 versus 2024-12-31view filing on EDGAR →

The risk profile worsened on balance, with new concrete exposures added across tariffs, M&A integration, cybersecurity, and EU litigation, partially offset by the closure of SEC/DOJ investigations that had previously carried significant regulatory overhang. The German tax audit (2010–2017) converts a generic tax risk into a disclosed liability with interest and penalty exposure, while the Inari acquisition introduces integration and management-distraction risk. Tariff and geopolitical threats now appear in multiple themes simultaneously, signaling a broader macro-driven deterioration rather than isolated disclosures.

2 company-specific · 1 eased/removed · 4 common-mode

Company-specific changes

Revised

Added specific German tax audit (2010-2017) with material exposure, interest, penalties, and litigation risk. Concrete example escalates generic tax risk to substantive disclosed liability.

We could be negatively impacted by future changes in the allocation of income to each of the income tax jurisdictions in which we operate: We operate in multiple income tax jurisdictions both in the…

New

New disclosure of material 2025 Inari acquisition and integration risks, including management distraction and integration failure risk.

We may be unable to capitalize on previous or future acquisitions: In addition to internally developed products, we invest in new products and technologies through acquisitions, including our…

Eased / removed

Revised

Prior year disclosed ongoing SEC/DOJ investigations with potentially significant impact. This year reports both agencies closed inquiries, substantially reducing regulatory risk exposure.

We are subject to federal, state and foreign healthcare regulations, including anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti- kickback and false claims laws, globally and could face substantial penalties if we…

Also disclosed — common-mode (Tariffs trade policy ×2, AI cybersecurity escalation, Social inflation litigation funding)
Tariffs trade policy Revised

Added specific tariff risks and new inflation/cost-pass-through disclosure. Escalates supply chain risk from generic to concrete geopolitical and macroeconomic threats.

BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL RISKS We use a variety of raw materials, components, devices and third-party services in our global supply chains, production and distribution processes; significant…

Tariffs trade policy Revised

New explicit tariff risk added: "United States has recently enacted and proposed to enact new tariffs" with material adverse effect warning on global trade.

We rely on indirect distribution channels and major distributors that are independent of Stryker: In many markets we rely on indirect distribution channels to market, distribute and sell our…

AI cybersecurity escalation Revised

Added geopolitical cybersecurity threat escalation and specific FDA regulatory compliance requirement (Section 524B), expanding disclosed risk scope and regulatory obligations.

We, our business partners or our third-party vendors could experience a material failure or breach of a key information technology system, network, process or site: We rely extensively on information…

Social inflation litigation funding Revised

New disclosure of European Representative Actions Directive creating class action regime in EU member states, expanding litigation exposure and risk.

We may be adversely affected by product liability claims, unfavorable court decisions or legal settlements: We are exposed to potential product liability risks inherent in the design, manufacture and…

Material year-over-year changes to this company's Risk Factors (Item 1A), found by comparing each annual report to the prior year, judged for materiality, and classified as company-specific or common-mode against the cross-company catalog. Common-mode changes are the macro themes many companies disclose in common; they are collapsed above. A filing marked unchanged had no material change from the prior year; its summary describes the company's standing risks, which remain in force. Fiscal periods are the reporting period ends. Not investment advice.

Earnings release

8-K filed 2026-07-30 confidence 98% Item 2.02

Stryker issued a press release on July 30, 2026 announcing second quarter 2026 operating results, with detailed financial statements showing net sales of $6.6 billion (9.4% growth), reported EPS of $3.30 (44.1% increase), and adjusted EPS of $3.69 (17.9% increase). The filing includes consolidated statements of earnings, balance sheets, and cash flows, along with updated 2026 guidance. This is a standard quarterly earnings disclosure under Item 2.02.

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Operational Other

8-K filed 2026-06-26 confidence 75% Item 8.01

Stryker announced a material reorganization of its business structure in Q1 2026, combining the orthopaedic instruments portfolio with Mako and enabling technologies into a new "Ortho Tech" business. This restructuring changes the company's segment reporting from three segments to two (MedSurg and Neurotechnology, and Orthopaedics), affecting how financial results are presented and analyzed. While the filing emphasizes this is a "recast" rather than a restatement, the organizational restructuring and resulting segment reporting changes are material operational events that would affect investor understanding of the company's business structure and performance metrics.

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Exec departure

8-K filed 2026-05-20 confidence 72% Item 5.02

William E. Berry, Jr., Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, is retiring effective September 1, 2026. While the filing also discloses Emily Baculik's appointment as his successor and compensatory arrangements for both executives, the principal disclosed action centers on Berry's departure from his officer role. The retirement of a named executive officer responsible for accounting oversight is material to investors assessing management continuity and financial reporting controls.

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