Top Healthcare Stocks by Market Cap and Dividend Yield
GNG Research tracks 918 healthcare stocks, from drug manufacturers and biotech companies to medical device makers, insurers and care providers. 80 of them pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 1.48% among payers. The largest by market cap are Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and AbbVie (ABBV). State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), the sector proxy used here, has a total return of +13.8% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026, against +13.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
Prices and yields use the latest available records. Returns through Oct 14, 2026.
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Healthcare Dividend Stocks
Companies worth at least $1B with a forward yield up to 25%, one listing per company.
Top Healthcare Stocks by Market Cap
Companies ranked by reported market capitalization, one listing per company.
- $611.90B
- $484.83B
- $363.59B
- $270.68B
- $251.29B
- $248.91B
- $230.37B
- $190.38B
Healthcare Sector Performance
Calendar-year total returns of State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) and the S&P 500 (SPY), with dividends reinvested.
Total returns from daily closes with dividends reinvested and splits applied, using State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) as the sector proxy and SPY for the S&P 500. 2026 is year to date through Oct 14, 2026.
Growth of $10,000 in XLV
A $10,000 investment in State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) at the start of 2010, with dividends reinvested, against the same amount in the S&P 500 (SPY).
$10,000 invested in XLV at the start of 2010 grew to $74,405 by Oct 14, 2026 with dividends reinvested, against $92,848 in SPY.
Healthcare Stocks by Industry
One listing per company; preferred shares, notes and funds are left out.
Healthcare ETFs
Funds that hold healthcare stocks. XLV is the sector proxy for the returns on this page; yields and expense ratios are the figures each fund's page shows.
Healthcare Stocks List
All 918 healthcare stocks GNG Research tracks, largest first. Yield is the trailing 12-month dividend yield each stock page shows.
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About Healthcare
Healthcare covers drug makers, biotechnology companies, medical device and instrument makers, health insurers and care providers.
Demand for medical care is steadier than most spending, while results for drug and biotech companies often turn on clinical trials, regulatory approvals and patent protection.
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Other Stock Sectors
Median forward dividend yield among each sector's dividend payers, and each sector ETF's total return this year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top healthcare stocks by market cap?
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and AbbVie (ABBV) are the largest healthcare stocks by market cap, at $1.08T, $611.90B and $484.83B.
Which healthcare stocks pay dividends?
Among healthcare stocks worth at least $1 billion with forward yields up to 25%, the highest forward dividend yields are Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) at 7.25%, Perrigo Company (PRGO) at 7.03% and Sanofi (SNY) at 6.19%. 80 healthcare stocks on this page pay a dividend, with a median forward yield of 1.48%.
How has the healthcare sector performed?
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV), used here as the sector proxy, returned +13.8% in 2026 through Oct 14, 2026 and +14.5% in 2025, with dividends reinvested. The S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.8% and +17.7% over the same periods.
What are healthcare stocks?
Healthcare covers drug makers, biotechnology companies, medical device and instrument makers, health insurers and care providers. GNG Research tracks 918 healthcare stocks.
Which ETFs hold healthcare stocks?
GNG Research covers 3 ETFs that hold healthcare stocks: XLV (State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF, 0.08% expense ratio), VHT (Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares, 0.09% expense ratio) and IYH (iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF, 0.38% expense ratio). XLV is the sector proxy for the returns on this page.
All Healthcare stocks covered by GNG
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