Stryker's March Cyberattack Erases First-Quarter Earnings

First-quarter earnings will be materially impacted by a cybersecurity incident on March 11, 2026. The disruption affected global manufacturing, commercial, ordering and distribution systems. The threat group Handala launched the attack by abusing the company's Microsoft Intune environment to insert a malicious file. Data was wiped from thousands of company devices and electronic ordering systems were disabled. The U.K. National Health Service reported that orders in the days after the attack were required to move to an interim ordering system. Stryker will report first-quarter results and guidance on April 30, 2026. The incident is not reasonably likely to have a material impact on 2026 full-year guidance.