Healthcare dividend stocks (2026)

Healthcare dividend stocks by subsector

Healthcare dividend stocks can include pharmaceutical companies, medical device makers, distributors, insurers, and healthcare service providers. The sector is broad, and dividend characteristics can vary significantly by business model. This page screens healthcare dividend stocks in the Dividend Terminal coverage universe. It helps investors compare yield, payout ratio, dividend growth, and sector classification across companies with different growth drivers. Healthcare companies may benefit from recurring demand and demographic trends, but they also face risks from patent cliffs, regulation, litigation, reimbursement changes, and research-and-development productivity. When evaluating healthcare dividend stocks, look for companies with durable product portfolios, manageable debt, consistent free cash flow, and a dividend policy aligned with long-term earnings growth.

Dividend stock screen

Symbol Company Yield Payout 5Y Growth Sector Mkt Cap
ABBV AbbVie Inc. 3.05% 326% 6.8% Health Care $401.5B
ABT Abbott Laboratories 2.77% 67% 10.6% Health Care $158.6B
AMGN Amgen Inc. 2.88% 67% 8.3% Health Care $188.7B
BDX Becton, Dickinson and Company 2.78% 73% 6.0% Health Care $41.7B
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb 4.40% 70% 3.5% Health Care $116.9B
CAH Cardinal Health, Inc. 1.00% 31% 1.0% Health Care $48.2B
COR Cencora, Inc. 0.87% 18% -14.8% Health Care $53.5B
CTRE CareTrust REIT, Inc. 4.11% 88% 6.1% Health Care $9.0B
DHR Danaher Corporation 0.87% 26% 15.0% Health Care $130.4B
ELV Elevance Health, Inc. 1.66% 29% 12.6% Health Care $90.2B
ENSG The Ensign Group, Inc. 0.15% 4% 4.6% Health Care $10.0B
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.54% 43% 3.1% Health Care $160.4B
HUM Humana Inc. 1.01% 38% 7.4% Health Care $42.0B
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 2.30% 60% 5.3% Health Care $560.3B
KVUE Kenvue Inc. 4.69% 99% - Health Care $34.0B
LMAT LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. 1.06% 31% 16.1% Health Care $2.2B
MCK McKesson Corporation 0.42% 8% 13.1% Health Care $93.2B
MDT Medtronic plc 3.53% 76% 4.5% Health Care $104.9B
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. 2.81% 94% 6.8% Health Care $298.3B
NHC National HealthCare Corporation 1.35% 33% 4.0% Health Care $3.0B
PFE Pfizer Inc. 6.61% 131% 3.6% Health Care $148.4B
PRGO Perrigo Company plc 10.71% 10950% 0.0% Health Care $1.5B
STE STERIS plc 1.19% 31% 3.5% Health Care $20.7B
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc. 2.32% 67% 12.6% Health Care $362.8B
WST West Pharmaceutical Services 0.28% 12% 5.5% Health Care $22.2B
ZTS Zoetis Inc. 2.67% 33% 20.3% Health Care $33.3B

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