Stryker (SYK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kevin A. Lobo, Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $21.4M in 2025, down 3% from $22M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 264:1, on median employee pay of $81,018.

Filed
March 23, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$21.4M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
264:1median $81,018
CEO pay in equity
78%$16.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
2025 Net Sales
$25,116MIncreased 11.2% over prior year
Adjusted Net Earnings Per Share
$13.63Up 11.8% compared to 2024
Say-on-Pay Support
92%Favorable vote at prior meeting
Variable Compensation Share
87%Average percentage of total direct compensation

How Lobo was paid

$21.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards46%Option awards32%Non-equity incentive11%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kevin A. LoboChair, Chief Executive Officer and President$21,401,495
Preston W. WellsVice President, Chief Financial Officer$4,410,422
Spencer S. StilesGroup President, Orthopaedics$6,328,959
J. Andrew PierceGroup President, MedSurg and Neurotechnology$6,323,107
Viju S. MenonGroup President, Global Quality and Operations$4,235,809
Glenn S. BoehnleinAdvisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Former Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$1,893,046

What changed and why

  • $21.4MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $21,401,495 in 2025 compared to $21,979,369 in 2024.
  • $25,116MNet sales increased 11.2% to $25,116 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
  • 87%Variable performance and stock-based compensation averaged 87% of total direct compensation for named executive officers in 2025.
  • 92%Advisory vote on executive compensation received approximately 92% favorable support at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.