Quick facts
$11.325

billion in annual sales in 2016, 73% in U.S., annual revenue has grown for 37 straight years

18%

CAGR (compound annual growth rate) in sales over 37 years

~33,000

employees globally in 2016

42

manufacturing and research and development locations worldwide

500

included in the Standard & Poor鈥檚 500 Index

# 252

on Fortune Magazine鈥檚 鈥淔ORTUNE 500鈥 list for 2017

# 5

on Fortune Magazine鈥檚 鈥淲orld鈥檚 Most Admired Companies鈥 list for the 鈥淢edical Equipment鈥 industry for 2017

# 19

on Fortune Magazine鈥檚 鈥100 Best Companies to Work For鈥 list (U.S.) for 2017

$715

spent on research and development in 2016, consistently spend between 5.0 鈥 6.3% of sales on research and development annually since 2000

5,638

patents owned globally in 2016

1979

initial public offering of stock

SYK

listed on the New York Stock Exchange under this ticker 

Headquarters 

2825 Airview Boulevard, Kalamazoo, MI 49002 U.S.A.