What are the best healthcare dividend stocks?

This list ranks dividend-paying healthcare companies by market cap, with their forward yield and dividend-growth streak. Larger, established names tend to offer steadier dividends.

Do healthcare stocks pay good dividends?

Dividend quality varies within every sector. Use the yield, payout ratio and growth-streak columns to compare — a long growth streak with a covered payout is generally a better signal than a high yield alone.

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Daily. Prices, yields and dividend history refresh every day across the whole universe.

Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks

The top healthcare dividend stocks, ranked by size, with forward yield and dividend-growth streak for each. Use it to find income ideas within the healthcare sector.

Compare across sectors with the dividend screener or browse the best dividend stocks overall.

Updated September 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	LLYEli Lilly and Company	0.59%	11 yr	quarterly
2	JNJJohnson & Johnson	1.99%	55 yr	quarterly
3	ABBVAbbVie Inc.	2.62%	12 yr	quarterly
4	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	2.27%	15 yr	quarterly
5	UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated	2.46%	16 yr	quarterly
6	NVSNovartis AG	3.36%	3 yr	annual
7	AZNAstraZeneca PLC	1.91%	2 yr	semiannual
8	TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	0.29%	8 yr	quarterly
9	AMGNAmgen Inc.	2.56%	14 yr	quarterly
10	GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.	2.18%	10 yr	quarterly
11	ABTAbbott Laboratories	2.45%	12 yr	quarterly
12	NVONovo Nordisk A/S	4.51%	7 yr	semiannual
13	NONOFNovo Nordisk A/S	4.51%	6 yr	semiannual
14	PFEPfizer Inc.	6.20%	16 yr	quarterly
15	DHRDanaher Corporation	0.74%	12 yr	quarterly
16	BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company	4.02%	18 yr	quarterly
17	MDTMedtronic plc	3.14%	25 yr	quarterly
18	CVSCVS Health Corporation	3.04%	0 yr	quarterly
19	SYKStryker Corporation	1.28%	16 yr	quarterly
20	MCKMcKesson Corporation	0.42%	18 yr	quarterly
21	SNYSanofi	5.69%	3 yr	annual
22	GSKGSK plc	3.56%	2 yr	quarterly
23	GLAXFGSK plc	3.68%	2 yr	quarterly
24	SNYNFSanofi	5.67%	3 yr	annual
25	HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.	0.73%	5 yr	quarterly
26	ELVElevance Health, Inc.	1.68%	14 yr	quarterly
27	REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	0.47%	0 yr	quarterly
28	CIThe Cigna Group	2.27%	5 yr	quarterly
29	CSLLYCSL Limited	2.27%	0 yr	semiannual
30	CMXHFCSL Limited	2.36%	0 yr	semiannual
31	TKPHFTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	3.41%	1 yr	semiannual
32	TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	3.26%	1 yr	semiannual
33	CORCencora, Inc.	0.76%	3 yr	quarterly
34	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	0.91%	39 yr	quarterly
35	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.32%	42 yr	quarterly
36	AAgilent Technologies, Inc.	0.63%	13 yr	quarterly
37	GALDGALDYGalderma Group AG	0.23%	0 yr	annual
38	HUMHumana Inc.	0.94%	0 yr	quarterly
39	HLNHLNHaleon plc	2.12%	2 yr	semiannual
40	HLNCHLNCFHaleon plc	2.14%	2 yr	quarterly
41	JHPCJHPCYJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co.,Ltd	0.51%	0 yr	annual
42	RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc	1.61%	5 yr	quarterly
43	RSMDFResMed Inc.	1.17%	5 yr	quarterly
44	RMDResMed Inc.	1.18%	13 yr	quarterly
45	ALCAlcon Inc.	0.55%	4 yr	annual
46	FSNUFFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.25%	2 yr	annual
47	GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.	0.22%	1 yr	quarterly
48	ZTSZoetis Inc.	2.97%	12 yr	quarterly
49	FSNUYFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.33%	2 yr	annual
50	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	0.24%	33 yr	quarterly
51	DGXQuest Diagnostics Incorporated	1.40%	14 yr	quarterly
52	HNSPHNSPFHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited	1.46%	2 yr	quarterly
53	LHLabcorp Holdings Inc.	0.90%	0 yr	quarterly
54	PHGKoninklijke Philips N.V.	4.07%	1 yr	annual
55	RYLPFKoninklijke Philips N.V.	4.08%	1 yr	annual
56	SDMHFSartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.	0.34%	1 yr	annual
57	STESTERIS plc	1.25%	20 yr	quarterly
58	SOAGYSartorius Aktiengesellschaft	0.30%	0 yr	annual
59	VTRSViatris Inc.	2.81%	0 yr	quarterly
60	ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	1.02%	0 yr	quarterly

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