Stryker Corporation announced preliminary sales results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of $2.7 billion an increase of 3.7%.

For the full year, the company reported net sales of $9.9 billion an increase of 2.8%.

For the full year, the company expects net earnings per diluted share to be in the range of $5.09 to $5.12, an increase of 7.6% to 8.2% over 2014.

The company expects 2016 adjusted net earnings per diluted share to be negatively impacted by approximately $0.10 to $0.15 per share.