How Many SYK Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $3.52 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 1,705 SYK shares, about $542,923 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $318.43. $1,000 a month takes about 3,410 shares, about $1,085,846. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Stryker (SYK) pays $0.88 a share quarterly, $3.52 a year, a 1.11% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $318.43. It has paid since 1991 and raised its annual dividend 15 years in a row.
At today’s rate of $0.88 quarterly and the last close of $318.43, this is what SYK pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.88 | $0.29 | $3.52 |
| 100 shares | $88.00 | $29.33 | $352.00 |
| $10,000 invested (31.4 shares) | $27.64 | $9.21 | $110.54 |
| 1,705 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.40 | $500.13 | $6,001.60 |
| 3,410 shares ($1,000/mo) | $3,000.80 | $1,000.27 | $12,003.20 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 SYK shares reinvest into 0.28 new shares each payment, about 1.1 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 362 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with SYK’s own history in the SYK DRIP calculator.
- Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
- Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
- Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
- Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
- Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
- Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
- Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
- Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
- Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
- Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
- Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
- Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
- Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history
SYK Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- SYK yields 1.11% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $318.43.
- Its own 10-year median is 1.08%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is SYK’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026
SYK has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.88 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
- Next earnings report: Feb 4, 2027
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does SYK Pay?
SYK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
- Streak: 15 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Dec 31, 2025 - $0.84 to $0.88 (+$0.04, +4.76%)
- Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 37.5% - $3.52 paid / $9.39 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 42.2% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 29.7% - $3.52 paid / $11.87 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 40.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
SYK vs Similar Dividend Stocks (MCK, BMY...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Healthcare companies closest to SYK in market value, SYK’s 1.11% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 2.53%, and its raise streak of 15 years is the 4th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating | Recessions ⓘ | No cut ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYK $318.43Stryker | $0.88/qtr$3.52/yr fwd | 1.11% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 34+ yrsraised 15 yrs in a row |
| MCK $1,083.68McKesson | $0.94/qtr$3.76/yr fwd | 0.35% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 42000 held2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 26 yrsraised 18 yrs in a row |
| BMY $62.80Bristol-Myers Squibb | $0.63/qtr$2.52/yr fwd | 4.01% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 52+ yrsraised 18 yrs in a row |
| SNY $48.23Sanofi | $2.4225/yr | 5.02% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 32008 raised2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record | 4 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row |
| MDT $101.61Medtronic | $0.72/qtr$2.88/yr fwd | 2.83% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 43+ yrsraised 25 yrs in a row |
| HCA $504.19HCA Healthcare | $0.78/qtr$3.12/yr fwd | 0.62% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20202020 stopped2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 5 yrsraised 5 yrs in a row |
| CVS $89.01CVS Health | $0.665/qtr$2.66/yr fwd | 2.99% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 held2022 raised | 28 yrsno raise streak |
| GSK $51.23GSK | $0.452/qtr$1.81/yr fwd | 3.53% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Cut in 20222000 raised2008 held2020 held2022 cut | 3 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| ESLOY $105.26EssilorLuxottica S.A. | $2.346/yr | 2.23% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 5 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| REGN $915.69Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | $0.94/qtr$3.76/yr fwd | 0.41% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | —no raise streak |
| ELV $429.69Elevance Health | $1.72/qtr$6.88/yr fwd | 1.60% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 14+ yrsraised 14+ yrs in a row |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: SYK vs MCK, SYK vs BMY, SYK vs SNY.
SYK Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1991
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 | $0.88 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 30, 2026 | Jul 2, 2026 | $0.88 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | $0.88 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Jan 2, 2026 | $0.88 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 | $0.84 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Jul 2, 2025 | $0.84 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | $0.84 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Jan 2, 2025 | $0.84 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Oct 2, 2024 | $0.80 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 1, 2024 | $0.80 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $0.80 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 1, 2024 | $0.80 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jul 3, 2023 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Apr 3, 2023 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 31, 2023 | $0.75 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 31, 2022 | $0.695 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | $0.695 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | $0.695 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 31, 2022 | $0.695 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Jan 29, 2021 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | $0.575 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | $0.575 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | $0.575 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 30, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | $0.575 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 27, 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | $0.52 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Jul 31, 2019 | $0.52 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 28, 2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | $0.52 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Jan 31, 2019 | $0.52 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | $0.47 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | $0.47 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | $0.47 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2017 | Jan 31, 2018 | $0.47 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2017 | Oct 31, 2017 | $0.425 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Jul 31, 2017 | $0.425 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Apr 28, 2017 | $0.425 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2016 | Jan 31, 2017 | $0.425 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2016 | Oct 31, 2016 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2016 | Jul 29, 2016 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Apr 29, 2016 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Jan 29, 2016 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2015 | Oct 30, 2015 | $0.345 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | $0.345 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | $0.345 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2014 | Jan 30, 2015 | $0.345 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Oct 31, 2014 | $0.305 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 26, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | $0.305 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | $0.305 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2013 | Jan 31, 2014 | $0.305 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 26, 2013 | Oct 31, 2013 | $0.265 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 26, 2013 | Jul 31, 2013 | $0.265 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | $0.265 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2012 | Jan 31, 2013 | $0.265 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 26, 2012 | Oct 31, 2012 | $0.2125 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 27, 2012 | Jul 31, 2012 | $0.2125 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 28, 2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | $0.2125 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2011 | Jan 31, 2012 | $0.2125 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2011 | Oct 31, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2011 | Jul 29, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 29, 2011 | Apr 29, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2010 | Jan 31, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 28, 2010 | Oct 29, 2010 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 28, 2010 | Jul 30, 2010 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 26, 2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | $0.15 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2009 | Jan 29, 2010 | $0.15 | Annual | Regular |
| Nov 16, 2009 | Dec 16, 2009 | $0.10 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2008 | Jan 30, 2009 | $0.40 | Annual | Special |
| Dec 27, 2007 | Jan 31, 2008 | $0.33 | Annual | Special |
| Dec 27, 2006 | Jan 31, 2007 | $0.22 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 28, 2005 | Jan 31, 2006 | $0.11 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2004 | Jan 31, 2005 | $0.09 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 2003 | Jan 30, 2004 | $0.07 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2002 | Jan 31, 2003 | $0.06 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2001 | Jan 31, 2002 | $0.05 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 27, 2000 | Jan 31, 2001 | $0.04 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 1999 | Jan 31, 2000 | $0.0325 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 1998 | Jan 29, 1999 | $0.0075 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 29, 1997 | Jan 30, 1998 | $0.0275 | Annual | Special |
| Dec 27, 1996 | Jan 1, 1997 | $0.0063 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 27, 1995 | Jan 31, 1996 | $0.0028 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 23, 1994 | Dec 28, 1994 | $0.0023 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 27, 1993 | Dec 29, 1993 | $0.0021 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 24, 1992 | Dec 28, 1992 | $0.001 | Annual | Regular |
| Dec 24, 1991 | Dec 26, 1991 | $0.0015 | Annual | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for SYK
SYK Dividend Questions
How often does SYK pay dividends?
SYK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does SYK pay dividends monthly?
No. SYK pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next SYK dividend?
SYK has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.88 a share, went ex on Sep 30, 2026 and paid Oct 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.88 per share, $3.52 a year.
Does SYK pay a dividend in January 2027?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 31, 2026, with the cash around Jan 2, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does SYK pay per share?
SYK pays $0.88 a share quarterly, $3.52 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $318.43 that is a 1.11% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 10-year median is 1.08%.
Has SYK raised its dividend?
Yes. SYK has raised its annual dividend 15 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Dec 31, 2025, took the rate from $0.84 to $0.88 (+4.76%). Over five years the dividend grew 4.8% a year.
Is SYK’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. SYK paid out 37% of its earnings and 30% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 15 years in a row and gone 34+ years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2000, 2008, 2020 and 2022 crashes. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my SYK dividends?
Add SYK to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run SYK in the DRIP calculator.