Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the free cash flow yield high or low?
The free cash flow yield of 3.63% is 42% above its 5-year average of 2.55%, near the high end of its 5-year range (1.75%–4.19%).
As of Friday, July 31, 2026. 15.41% above its 12-month average of 3.15%.
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
3.63%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG TTM
3.15%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 3Y
2.49%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 5Y
2.54%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 10Y
2.47%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 15Y
3.27%
FREE CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 20Y
3.65%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+15.41%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
+46.07%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
+42.68%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
+47.10%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
+11.17%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-0.44%
SECTOR MEDIAN · HEALTHCARE
4.55%
median of 74 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
-20.22%
vs the sector median at left
Stryker Corporation
Market Cap
$124.86B
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.63%
TTM Avg
3.15%
3Y Avg
2.49%
5Y Avg
2.54%
Market Cap
$124.82B
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.54%
TTM Avg
1.44%
3Y Avg
0.93%
5Y Avg
1.11%
Market Cap
$121.09B
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.03%
TTM Avg
3.05%
3Y Avg
3.34%
5Y Avg
3.75%
Market Cap
$131.47B
Free Cash Flow Yield
6.09%
TTM Avg
6.26%
3Y Avg
6.40%
5Y Avg
6.05%
Market Cap
$133.25B
Free Cash Flow Yield
5.49%
TTM Avg
6.30%
3Y Avg
8.65%
5Y Avg
10.49%
Market Cap
$133.37B
Free Cash Flow Yield
9.20%
TTM Avg
12.82%
3Y Avg
12.33%
5Y Avg
10.99%
Market Cap
$137.13B
Free Cash Flow Yield
3.94%
TTM Avg
3.56%
3Y Avg
3.44%
5Y Avg
3.68%
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stryker Corporation (SYK) | $124.86B | 3.63% | 3.15% | 2.49% | 2.54% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG)vs › | $124.82B | 2.54% | 1.44% | 0.93% | 1.11% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)vs › | $121.09B | 3.03% | 3.05% | 3.34% | 3.75% |
| AstraZeneca PLC (AZN)vs › | $131.47B | 6.09% | 6.26% | 6.40% | 6.05% |
| CVS Health Corp. (CVS)vs › | $133.25B | 5.49% | 6.30% | 8.65% | 10.49% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY)vs › | $133.37B | 9.20% | 12.82% | 12.33% | 10.99% |
| Danaher Corporation (DHR)vs › | $137.13B | 3.94% | 3.56% | 3.44% | 3.68% |
| Medtronic plc (MDT)vs › | $109.30B | 4.91% | 4.59% | 4.54% | 4.38% |
| Pfizer Inc. (PFE)vs › | $142.54B | 6.62% | 7.18% | 5.81% | 7.37% |
| GSK plc (GSK)vs › | $103.56B | 7.93% | 9.33% | 8.08% | 9.98% |
FCF Yield
3.63%
Earnings Yield
2.96%
Dividend Yield
1.07%
Formula: FCF Yield = (Free Cash Flow / Market Cap) × 100
How FCF Yield is used:
FCF vs earnings: Differences between FCF yield and earnings yield can reflect capital expenditures, working capital changes, and other non-cash accounting items.
FCF Yield measures free cash flow relative to market capitalization. It compares cash generation after capital expenditures with the equity value of the company.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | FREE CASH FLOW YIELD |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 3.63% |
| 2026-07-30 | 3.40% |
| 2026-07-29 | 3.36% |
| 2026-07-28 | 3.41% |
| 2026-07-27 | 3.51% |
| 2026-07-24 | 3.58% |
| 2026-07-23 | 3.71% |
| 2026-07-22 | 3.82% |
| 2026-07-21 | 3.76% |
| 2026-07-20 | 3.71% |
| 2026-07-17 | 3.70% |
| 2026-07-16 | 3.57% |
| 2026-07-15 | 3.74% |
| 2026-07-14 | 3.80% |
| 2026-07-13 | 3.57% |
| 2026-07-10 | 3.59% |
| 2026-07-09 | 3.62% |
| 2026-07-08 | 3.62% |
| 2026-07-07 | 3.59% |
| 2026-07-06 | 3.64% |
| 2026-07-02 | 3.62% |
| 2026-07-01 | 3.77% |
| 2026-06-30 | 3.76% |
| 2026-06-29 | 3.58% |
| 2026-06-26 | 3.55% |
| 2026-06-25 | 3.74% |
| 2026-06-24 | 3.77% |
| 2026-06-23 | 3.82% |
| 2026-06-22 | 3.88% |
| 2026-06-18 | 3.84% |
| 2026-06-17 | 3.93% |
| 2026-06-16 | 3.81% |
| 2026-06-15 | 3.84% |
| 2026-06-12 | 3.79% |
| 2026-06-11 | 3.87% |
| 2026-06-10 | 3.83% |
| 2026-06-09 | 3.77% |
| 2026-06-08 | 3.92% |
| 2026-06-05 | 3.87% |
| 2026-06-04 | 3.93% |
| 2026-06-03 | 4.01% |
| 2026-06-02 | 4.03% |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.95% |
| 2026-05-29 | 3.88% |
| 2026-05-28 | 3.84% |
| 2026-05-27 | 3.87% |
| 2026-05-26 | 3.78% |
| 2026-05-22 | 3.74% |
| 2026-05-21 | 3.77% |
| 2026-05-20 | 3.68% |
| 2026-05-19 | 3.72% |
| 2026-05-18 | 3.78% |
| 2026-05-15 | 3.86% |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.87% |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.92% |
| 2026-05-12 | 4.02% |
| 2026-05-11 | 4.19% |
| 2026-05-08 | 3.88% |
| 2026-05-07 | 3.77% |
| 2026-05-06 | 3.79% |
| 2026-05-05 | 3.75% |
| 2026-05-04 | 3.81% |
| 2026-05-01 | 3.76% |
| 2026-04-30 | 3.52% |
| 2026-04-29 | 3.52% |
| 2026-04-28 | 3.45% |
| 2026-04-27 | 3.37% |
| 2026-04-24 | 3.38% |
| 2026-04-23 | 3.36% |
| 2026-04-22 | 3.36% |
| 2026-04-21 | 3.39% |
| 2026-04-20 | 3.28% |
| 2026-04-17 | 3.23% |
| 2026-04-16 | 3.27% |
| 2026-04-15 | 3.25% |
| 2026-04-14 | 3.20% |
| 2026-04-13 | 3.19% |
| 2026-04-10 | 3.27% |
| 2026-04-09 | 3.27% |
| 2026-04-08 | 3.26% |
| 2026-04-07 | 3.34% |
| 2026-04-06 | 3.33% |
| 2026-04-02 | 3.34% |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.36% |
| 2026-03-31 | 3.37% |
| 2026-03-30 | 3.40% |
| 2026-03-27 | 3.38% |
| 2026-03-26 | 3.33% |
| 2026-03-25 | 3.38% |
| 2026-03-24 | 3.37% |
| 2026-03-23 | 3.33% |
| 2026-03-20 | 3.30% |
| 2026-03-19 | 3.26% |
| 2026-03-18 | 3.20% |
| 2026-03-17 | 3.17% |
| 2026-03-16 | 3.17% |
| 2026-03-13 | 3.29% |
| 2026-03-12 | 3.29% |
| 2026-03-11 | 3.21% |
| 2026-03-10 | 3.09% |
| 2026-03-09 | 3.03% |
| 2026-03-06 | 3.04% |
| 2026-03-05 | 2.99% |
| 2026-03-04 | 2.90% |
| 2026-03-03 | 2.88% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2.86% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.86% |
| 2026-02-26 | 2.87% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2.89% |
| 2026-02-24 | 2.91% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2.88% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2.91% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2.97% |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.94% |
| 2026-02-17 | 3.00% |
| 2026-02-13 | 3.03% |
| 2026-02-12 | 3.03% |
| 2026-02-11 | 3.05% |
| 2026-02-10 | 2.92% |
| 2026-02-09 | 2.96% |
| 2026-02-06 | 2.94% |
| 2026-02-05 | 2.91% |
| 2026-02-04 | 2.92% |
| 2026-02-03 | 2.92% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2.86% |
| 2026-01-30 | 2.85% |
| 2026-01-29 | 2.97% |
| 2026-01-28 | 2.94% |
| 2026-01-27 | 2.97% |
| 2026-01-26 | 2.95% |
| 2026-01-23 | 2.97% |
| 2026-01-22 | 2.94% |
| 2026-01-21 | 2.90% |
| 2026-01-20 | 2.93% |
| 2026-01-16 | 2.90% |
| 2026-01-15 | 2.91% |
| 2026-01-14 | 2.93% |
| 2026-01-13 | 2.96% |
| 2026-01-12 | 2.91% |
| 2026-01-09 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-08 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-07 | 2.86% |
| 2026-01-06 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-05 | 3.02% |
| 2026-01-02 | 3.02% |
| 2025-12-31 | 3.00% |
| 2025-12-30 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.99% |
| 2025-12-26 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-23 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2.95% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-18 | 2.98% |
| 2025-12-17 | 2.99% |
| 2025-12-16 | 2.99% |
| 2025-12-15 | 2.96% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2.97% |
| 2025-12-11 | 2.98% |
| 2025-12-10 | 2.98% |
| 2025-12-09 | 3.02% |
| 2025-12-08 | 2.98% |
| 2025-12-05 | 2.89% |
| 2025-12-04 | 2.89% |
| 2025-12-03 | 2.88% |
| 2025-12-02 | 2.87% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.83% |
| 2025-11-28 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-26 | 2.83% |
| 2025-11-25 | 2.81% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2.86% |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.92% |
| 2025-11-19 | 2.89% |
| 2025-11-18 | 2.93% |
| 2025-11-17 | 2.92% |
| 2025-11-14 | 2.91% |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.82% |
| 2025-11-12 | 2.87% |
| 2025-11-11 | 2.90% |
| 2025-11-10 | 2.97% |
| 2025-11-07 | 2.96% |
| 2025-11-06 | 2.98% |
| 2025-11-05 | 2.94% |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.90% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2.94% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.96% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-29 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-28 | 2.77% |
| 2025-10-27 | 2.71% |
| 2025-10-24 | 2.73% |
| 2025-10-23 | 2.72% |
| 2025-10-22 | 2.68% |
| 2025-10-21 | 2.74% |
| 2025-10-20 | 2.73% |
| 2025-10-17 | 2.78% |
| 2025-10-16 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-15 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-14 | 2.81% |
| 2025-10-13 | 2.85% |
| 2025-10-10 | 2.86% |
| 2025-10-09 | 2.81% |
| 2025-10-08 | 2.77% |
| 2025-10-07 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-06 | 2.84% |
| 2025-10-03 | 2.81% |
| 2025-10-02 | 2.84% |
| 2025-10-01 | 2.86% |
| 2025-09-30 | 2.82% |
| 2025-09-29 | 2.82% |
| 2025-09-26 | 2.82% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2.83% |
| 2025-09-24 | 2.81% |
| 2025-09-23 | 2.79% |
| 2025-09-22 | 2.75% |
| 2025-09-19 | 2.76% |
| 2025-09-18 | 2.76% |
| 2025-09-17 | 2.76% |
| 2025-09-16 | 2.77% |
| 2025-09-15 | 2.76% |
| 2025-09-12 | 2.72% |
| 2025-09-11 | 2.68% |
| 2025-09-10 | 2.72% |
| 2025-09-09 | 2.65% |
| 2025-09-08 | 2.65% |
| 2025-09-05 | 2.65% |
| 2025-09-04 | 2.64% |
| 2025-09-03 | 2.68% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2.67% |
| 2025-08-29 | 2.66% |
| 2025-08-28 | 2.67% |
| 2025-08-27 | 2.65% |
| 2025-08-26 | 2.64% |
| 2025-08-25 | 2.66% |
| 2025-08-22 | 2.64% |
| 2025-08-21 | 2.71% |
| 2025-08-20 | 2.66% |
| 2025-08-19 | 2.67% |
| 2025-08-18 | 2.73% |
| 2025-08-15 | 2.73% |
| 2025-08-14 | 2.75% |
| 2025-08-13 | 2.75% |
| 2025-08-12 | 2.77% |
| 2025-08-11 | 2.76% |
| 2025-08-08 | 2.76% |
| 2025-08-07 | 2.77% |
| 2025-08-06 | 2.78% |
| 2025-08-05 | 2.73% |
| 2025-08-04 | 2.73% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2.76% |
| 2025-07-31 | 2.36% |
| 2025-07-30 | 2.31% |
| 2025-07-29 | 2.31% |
| 2025-07-28 | 2.31% |
| 2025-07-25 | 2.29% |
| 2025-07-24 | 2.33% |
| 2025-07-23 | 2.31% |
| 2025-07-22 | 2.34% |
| 2025-07-21 | 2.39% |
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