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 June 2026 · 60 stocks · refreshed daily

#	Company	Yield	Growth Streak	Frequency
1	LLYEli Lilly and Company	0.61%	53 yr	quarterly
2	JNJJohnson & Johnson	2.35%	55 yr	quarterly
3	ABBVAbbVie Inc.	3.08%	12 yr	quarterly
4	UNHUnitedHealth Group Incorporated	2.34%	26 yr	quarterly
5	MRKMerck & Co., Inc.	2.83%	55 yr	quarterly
6	NVSNovartis AG	3.19%	3 yr	annual
7	AZNAstraZeneca PLC	1.74%	12 yr	semiannual
8	NVSEFNovartis AG	3.29%	6 yr	annual
9	NONOFNovo Nordisk A/S	4.08%	6 yr	semiannual
10	NVONovo Nordisk A/S	4.12%	8 yr	semiannual
11	AMGNAmgen Inc.	2.92%	14 yr	quarterly
12	TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.	0.39%	13 yr	quarterly
13	GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.	2.54%	10 yr	quarterly
14	ABTAbbott Laboratories	2.78%	12 yr	quarterly
15	PFEPfizer Inc.	6.70%	16 yr	quarterly
16	DHRDanaher Corporation	0.86%	32 yr	quarterly
17	CVSCVS Health Corporation	2.81%	28 yr	quarterly
18	BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company	4.45%	53 yr	quarterly
19	SYKStryker Corporation	1.17%	16 yr	quarterly
20	SNYSanofi	5.45%	3 yr	annual
21	MDTMedtronic plc	3.52%	43 yr	quarterly
22	SNYNFSanofi	5.59%	3 yr	annual
23	GSKGSK plc	3.51%	2 yr	quarterly
24	GLAXFGSK plc	3.69%	2 yr	quarterly
25	MCKMcKesson Corporation	0.43%	26 yr	quarterly
26	ELVElevance Health, Inc.	1.68%	14 yr	quarterly
27	HCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.	0.86%	5 yr	quarterly
28	CIThe Cigna Group	2.22%	21 yr	quarterly
29	REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	0.60%	0 yr	quarterly
30	CORCencora, Inc.	0.89%	3 yr	quarterly
31	JHPCJHPCYJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd./ADR	0.37%	0 yr	annual
32	TAKTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	4.28%	1 yr	semiannual
33	TKPHFTakeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited	4.26%	1 yr	semiannual
34	GALDGALDYGALDERMA GROUP AG	0.22%	0 yr	annual
35	CAHCardinal Health, Inc.	1.02%	39 yr	quarterly
36	HUMHumana Inc.	1.01%	14 yr	quarterly
37	BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company	2.81%	42 yr	quarterly
38	HLNHLNHaleon plc	2.15%	2 yr	semiannual
39	HLNCHLNCFHaleon plc	2.17%	2 yr	monthly
40	AAgilent Technologies, Inc.	0.74%	13 yr	quarterly
41	ZTSZoetis Inc.	2.67%	12 yr	quarterly
42	ALCAlcon Inc.	0.54%	4 yr	annual
43	CSLLYCSL Limited	4.35%	0 yr	semiannual
44	CMXHFCSL Limited	4.36%	0 yr	semiannual
45	RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc	1.71%	5 yr	quarterly
46	FSNUFFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.25%	2 yr	annual
47	GEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.	0.22%	2 yr	quarterly
48	RMDResMed Inc.	1.24%	13 yr	quarterly
49	HNSPHNSPFHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company Limited	1.23%	2 yr	quarterly
50	RSMDFResMed Inc.	1.34%	10 yr	quarterly
51	PHGKoninklijke Philips N.V.	3.90%	1 yr	annual
52	RYLPFKoninklijke Philips N.V.	3.79%	1 yr	annual
53	FSNUYFresenius SE & Co. KGaA	2.85%	2 yr	annual
54	WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.	0.28%	38 yr	quarterly
55	DGXQuest Diagnostics Incorporated	1.75%	21 yr	quarterly
56	LHLabcorp Holdings Inc.	1.10%	8 yr	quarterly
57	STESTERIS plc	1.19%	20 yr	quarterly
58	SDMHFSartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.	0.38%	1 yr	annual
59	SOAGYSartorius Aktiengesellschaft	0.29%	0 yr	annual
60	VTRSViatris Inc.	3.02%	24 yr	quarterly

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