SYK: Financial results

ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION Stryker Corporation issued a press release on October 29, 2026 announcing its third quarter 2026 operating results. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information furnished in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (d) Exhibits 99.1 Stryker reports third quarter 2026 operating results, press release dated October 29, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. STRYKER CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: October 29, 2026 /s/ PRESTON W. WELLS Preston W. Wells Vice President, Chief Financial Officer