# Stryker quarterly sales rise 7.7% while reported earnings fall > Stryker reported third-quarter net sales of 6.5 billion dollars on 29 October, up 7.7% on both reported and organic bases. Reported net earnings fell 12.3% to 753 million dollars and diluted earnings per share declined 11.7% to 1.96 dollars. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Business - Country: United States - Published: 2026-10-29T23:19:00+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-29T23:19:00+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-30 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks.md) The reported operating margin was 15.9%, compared with an adjusted operating margin of 26.2%. Adjusted diluted earnings rose 10.3% to 3.52 dollars per share. Adjusted results exclude specified acquisition, integration, impairment, regulatory, legal and other items, so they differ from reported accounting results. The company repurchased 1.0 billion dollars of shares during the quarter and said its board increased the existing repurchase programme by 3.0 billion dollars in October. The additional authorisation is separate from completed purchases. Full-year adjusted earnings guidance was 14.80–14.90 dollars per diluted share, a forecast rather than a quarterly result. ## Data ### Source publication Publication of the official announcement on 29 October 2026. Methodology: The date records publication of the cited primary source. Statistical reference periods and announced future actions are identified in the article. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-29 | Stryker quarterly sales rise 7.7% while reported earnings fall | Stryker reported third-quarter net sales of 6.5 billion dollars on 29 October, up 7.7% on both reported and organic bases. Reported net earnings fell 12.3% to 753 million dollars and diluted earnings per share declined 11.7% to 1.96 dollars. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks/data/source-announcement?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/stryker-third-quarter-2026-sales-earnings-buybacks/data/source-announcement?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Stryker, issuer release via GlobeNewswire]() (Source checked: 2026-10-29; Published: 2026-10-29) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)