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 July 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	LLYEli Lilly and Company	0.58%	11 yr	quarterly
2	JNJJohnson & Johnson	2.03%	55 yr	quarterly
3	ABBVAbbVie Inc.	2.69%	12 yr	quarterly
4	UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated	2.21%	16 yr	quarterly
5	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	2.61%	15 yr	quarterly
6	NVSNovartis AG	3.06%	3 yr	annual
7	NVSEFNovartis AG	3.06%	6 yr	annual
8	AZNAstraZeneca PLC	1.87%	2 yr	semiannual
9	NONOFNovo Nordisk A/S	3.71%	6 yr	semiannual
10	NVONovo Nordisk A/S	3.74%	7 yr	semiannual
11	TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	0.33%	8 yr	quarterly
12	AMGNAmgen Inc.	2.68%	14 yr	quarterly
13	ABTAbbott Laboratories	2.45%	12 yr	quarterly
14	GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.	2.54%	10 yr	quarterly
15	PFEPfizer Inc.	6.88%	16 yr	quarterly
16	CVSCVS Health Corporation	2.47%	0 yr	quarterly
17	DHRDanaher Corporation	0.84%	12 yr	quarterly
18	BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company	4.06%	18 yr	quarterly
19	SYKStryker Corporation	1.07%	16 yr	quarterly
20	MDTMedtronic plc	3.51%	25 yr	quarterly
21	SNYNFSanofi	5.48%	3 yr	annual
22	SNYSanofi	5.58%	3 yr	annual
23	GSKGSK plc	3.50%	2 yr	quarterly
24	GLAXFGSK plc	3.55%	2 yr	quarterly
25	MCKMcKesson Corporation	0.46%	18 yr	quarterly
26	HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.	0.82%	5 yr	quarterly
27	ELVElevance Health, Inc.	1.82%	14 yr	quarterly
28	CIThe Cigna Group	2.15%	5 yr	quarterly
29	REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	0.57%	0 yr	quarterly
30	CORCencora, Inc.	0.77%	3 yr	quarterly
31	TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	3.58%	1 yr	semiannual
32	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	0.90%	39 yr	quarterly
33	TKPHFTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	4.16%	1 yr	semiannual
34	GALDGALDYGALDERMA GROUP AG	0.21%	0 yr	annual
35	HUMHumana Inc.	0.90%	0 yr	quarterly
36	JHPCJHPCYJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd./ADR	0.43%	0 yr	annual
37	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.69%	42 yr	quarterly
38	HLNHLNHaleon plc	1.97%	2 yr	semiannual
39	HLNCHLNCFHaleon plc	1.98%	2 yr	monthly
40	CMXHFCSL Limited	3.53%	0 yr	semiannual
41	AAgilent Technologies, Inc.	0.74%	13 yr	quarterly
42	CSLLYCSL Limited	3.59%	0 yr	semiannual
43	RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc	1.60%	5 yr	quarterly
44	ALCAlcon Inc.	0.53%	4 yr	annual
45	ZTSZoetis Inc.	2.84%	12 yr	quarterly
46	FSNUFFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.25%	2 yr	annual
47	RMDResMed Inc.	1.23%	13 yr	quarterly
48	FSNUYFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.44%	2 yr	annual
49	GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.	0.23%	1 yr	quarterly
50	RYLPFKoninklijke Philips N.V.	3.55%	1 yr	annual
51	PHGKoninklijke Philips N.V.	3.87%	1 yr	annual
52	DGXQuest Diagnostics Incorporated	1.64%	14 yr	quarterly
53	LHLabcorp Holdings Inc.	0.99%	0 yr	quarterly
54	RSMDFResMed Inc.	1.44%	5 yr	quarterly
55	HNSPHNSPFHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited	1.45%	2 yr	monthly
56	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	0.25%	33 yr	quarterly
57	STESTERIS plc	1.18%	20 yr	quarterly
58	VTRSViatris Inc.	2.78%	0 yr	quarterly
59	SDMHFSartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.	0.41%	1 yr	annual
60	ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	1.07%	0 yr	quarterly

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