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Stryker Corporation stock research

Mar 31, 2024

FY2024 Q1

Stryker (SYK) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2024

Revenue and gross profit both decreased from the prior quarter but increased compared to the same quarter last year. Gross margin was slightly lower than the prior quarter and higher than the year-ago quarter, reflecting a mixed sequential and year-over-year performance.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 · FY2024 Q1

Revenue and gross profit both decreased from the prior quarter but increased compared to the same quarter last year. Gross margin was slightly lower than the prior quarter and higher than the year-ago quarter, reflecting a mixed sequential and year-over-year performance.

  • The relationship among revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit shows that gross margin remained relatively stable, with cost of revenue changing proportionally to revenue across periods.
  • Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, while gross margin weakened slightly. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

63.6%

Gross profit

$3.3B

Revenue

$5.2B

Cost of revenue

$1.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

+0.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$4.8B$3.0B$1.8B63.1%
Jun 30, 2023$5.0B$3.2B$1.8B63.7%
Sep 30, 2023$4.9B$3.2B$1.8B64.3%
Mar 31, 2024$5.2B$3.3B$1.9B63.6%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Sep 30, 2023

-0.8 pts

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2023

+0.4 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The relationship among revenue, cost of revenue, and gross profit shows that gross margin remained relatively stable, with cost of revenue changing proportionally to revenue across periods.

Compared to the immediately preceding quarter, revenue and gross profit were lower, while gross margin weakened slightly. Compared to the same quarter one year earlier, revenue and gross profit were higher, and gross margin improved.

Monitor the trend in gross margin stability given the slight sequential decline despite year-over-year improvement.

SYK Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2024