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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.

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Key facts: Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Nov 6, 2026, SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 6, 2026 is Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), with a forward dividend yield of 0.49% and 11 consecutive years of dividend increases on record.
  • The median forward dividend yield of the 60 stocks on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list is 1.98% as of Nov 6, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list as of Nov 6, 2026 is Pfizer Inc. (PFE), at 5.59%.
  • By SmarterDividends' count, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has the longest dividend-growth streak on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list, at 55 consecutive years as of Nov 6, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Healthcare Dividend Stocks," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/sectors/healthcare

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1LLYLLYEli Lilly and CompanyDividend history0.49%11 yr
2JNJJNJJohnson & JohnsonDividend history1.94%55 yr
3ABBVABBVAbbVie Inc.Dividend history2.35%12 yr
4MRKMRKMerck & Co., Inc.Dividend history2.26%15 yr
5UNHUNHUnitedHealth Group IncorporatedDividend history2.27%16 yr
6NVSNVSNovartis AGDividend history2.87%3 yr
7AZNAZNAstraZeneca PLCDividend history1.69%2 yr
8TMOTMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Dividend history0.27%8 yr
9AMGNAMGNAmgen Inc.Dividend history2.11%14 yr
10GILDGILDGilead Sciences, Inc.Dividend history1.88%10 yr
11ABTABTAbbott LaboratoriesDividend history2.18%12 yr
12NVONVONovo Nordisk A/SDividend history4.26%7 yr
13NONOFNONOFNovo Nordisk A/SDividend history4.25%6 yr
14PFEPFEPfizer Inc.Dividend history5.59%16 yr
15DHRDHRDanaher CorporationDividend history0.68%12 yr
16MDTMDTMedtronic plcDividend history2.74%25 yr
17BMYBMYBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyDividend history3.93%18 yr
18SYKSYKStryker CorporationDividend history1.04%16 yr
19MCKMCKMcKesson CorporationDividend history0.35%18 yr
20SNYSNYSanofiDividend history5.10%3 yr
21SNYNFSNYNFSanofiDividend history5.28%3 yr
22HCAHCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.Dividend history0.61%5 yr
23CVSCVSCVS Health CorporationDividend history3.33%0 yr
24GSKGSKGSK plcDividend history3.55%2 yr
25GLAXFGLAXFGSK plcDividend history3.64%2 yr
26ELVELVElevance Health, Inc.Dividend history1.58%14 yr
27REGNREGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dividend history0.40%0 yr
28CICIThe Cigna GroupDividend history2.04%5 yr
29CSLLYCSLLYCSL LimitedDividend history2.02%0 yr
30TKPHFTKPHFTakeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedDividend history3.08%1 yr
31CMXHFCMXHFCSL LimitedDividend history2.03%0 yr
32CORCORCencora, Inc.Dividend history0.75%3 yr
33CAHCAHCardinal Health, Inc.Dividend history0.79%39 yr
34BDXBDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyDividend history2.01%42 yr
35GALDGALDYGalderma Group AGDividend history0.19%0 yr
36HUMHUMHumana Inc.Dividend history0.85%0 yr
37AAAgilent Technologies, Inc.Dividend history0.58%13 yr
38JHPCJHPCYJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co.,LtdDividend history0.48%0 yr
39HLNHLNHaleon plcDividend history2.15%2 yr
40RPRXRPRXRoyalty Pharma plcDividend history1.39%5 yr
41HLNCHLNCFHaleon plcDividend history2.22%2 yr
42GEHCGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Dividend history0.19%1 yr
43ALCALCAlcon Inc.Dividend history0.46%4 yr
44ZTSZTSZoetis Inc.Dividend history2.38%12 yr
45RMDRMDResMed Inc.Dividend history1.10%13 yr
46FSNUYFSNUYFresenius SE & Co. KGaADividend history2.12%2 yr
47RSMDFRSMDFResMed Inc.Dividend history1.16%5 yr
48PHGPHGKoninklijke Philips N.V.Dividend history3.26%1 yr
49RYLPFRYLPFKoninklijke Philips N.V.Dividend history3.22%1 yr
50LHLHLabcorp Holdings Inc.Dividend history0.78%0 yr
51WSTWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Dividend history0.25%33 yr
52DGXDGXQuest Diagnostics IncorporatedDividend history1.35%14 yr
53FSNUFFSNUFFresenius SE & Co. KGaADividend history2.61%2 yr
54HNSPHNSPFHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company LimitedDividend history1.52%2 yr
55STESTESTERIS plcDividend history1.11%20 yr
56SDMHFSDMHFSartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.Dividend history0.32%1 yr
57SOAGYSOAGYSartorius AktiengesellschaftDividend history0.26%0 yr
58VTRSVTRSViatris Inc.Dividend history2.49%0 yr
59ZBHZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Dividend history0.87%0 yr
60SGIOFSGIOFShionogi & Co., Ltd.Dividend history2.86%3 yr

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

How often is this updated?

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

Data is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Yields and figures refresh daily.