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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 Oct 16, 2026, SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list includes 60 stocks.
  • Ranked first on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 16, 2026 is Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), with a forward dividend yield of 0.57% 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 2.00% as of Oct 16, 2026.
  • The highest-yielding stock on SmarterDividends' Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks list as of Oct 16, 2026 is Sanofi (SNYNF), at 6.16%.
  • 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 Oct 16, 2026.
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SmarterDividends, "Healthcare Dividend Stocks," updated Oct 16, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/sectors/healthcare

#CompanyYieldGrowth Streak
1LLYLLYEli Lilly and CompanyDividend history0.57%11 yr
2JNJJNJJohnson & JohnsonDividend history2.11%55 yr
3ABBVABBVAbbVie Inc.Dividend history2.44%12 yr
4UNHUNHUnitedHealth Group IncorporatedDividend history2.35%16 yr
5MRKMRKMerck & Co., Inc.Dividend history2.34%15 yr
6NVSNVSNovartis AGDividend history3.15%3 yr
7AZNAZNAstraZeneca PLCDividend history1.92%2 yr
8TMOTMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Dividend history0.27%8 yr
9AMGNAMGNAmgen Inc.Dividend history2.32%14 yr
10GILDGILDGilead Sciences, Inc.Dividend history2.08%10 yr
11ABTABTAbbott LaboratoriesDividend history2.45%12 yr
12NONOFNONOFNovo Nordisk A/SDividend history4.56%6 yr
13NVONVONovo Nordisk A/SDividend history4.58%7 yr
14PFEPFEPfizer Inc.Dividend history5.84%16 yr
15DHRDHRDanaher CorporationDividend history0.71%12 yr
16BMYBMYBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyDividend history4.16%18 yr
17MDTMDTMedtronic plcDividend history3.02%25 yr
18CVSCVSCVS Health CorporationDividend history2.87%0 yr
19MCKMCKMcKesson CorporationDividend history0.38%18 yr
20SYKSYKStryker CorporationDividend history1.20%16 yr
21HCAHCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.Dividend history0.66%5 yr
22GSKGSKGSK plcDividend history3.79%2 yr
23GLAXFGLAXFGSK plcDividend history3.80%2 yr
24SNYSNYSanofiDividend history6.01%3 yr
25SNYNFSNYNFSanofiDividend history6.16%3 yr
26ELVELVElevance Health, Inc.Dividend history1.61%14 yr
27REGNREGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Dividend history0.47%0 yr
28CICIThe Cigna GroupDividend history2.15%5 yr
29CORCORCencora, Inc.Dividend history0.70%3 yr
30CSLLYCSLLYCSL LimitedDividend history2.18%0 yr
31TKPHFTKPHFTakeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedDividend history3.81%1 yr
32CMXHFCMXHFCSL LimitedDividend history2.28%0 yr
33CAHCAHCardinal Health, Inc.Dividend history0.81%39 yr
34BDXBDXBecton, Dickinson and CompanyDividend history2.17%42 yr
35HUMHUMHumana Inc.Dividend history0.82%0 yr
36AAAgilent Technologies, Inc.Dividend history0.59%13 yr
37GALDGALDYGalderma Group AGDividend history0.21%0 yr
38HLNHLNHaleon plcDividend history1.99%2 yr
39JHPCJHPCYJiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co.,LtdDividend history0.48%0 yr
40HLNCHLNCFHaleon plcDividend history2.01%2 yr
41RPRXRPRXRoyalty Pharma plcDividend history1.58%5 yr
42RMDRMDResMed Inc.Dividend history1.12%13 yr
43ZTSZTSZoetis Inc.Dividend history2.70%12 yr
44ALCALCAlcon Inc.Dividend history0.54%4 yr
45GEHCGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies Inc.Dividend history0.23%1 yr
46RSMDFRSMDFResMed Inc.Dividend history1.17%5 yr
47FSNUYFSNUYFresenius SE & Co. KGaADividend history2.44%2 yr
48WSTWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Dividend history0.23%33 yr
49DGXDGXQuest Diagnostics IncorporatedDividend history1.44%14 yr
50FSNUFFSNUFFresenius SE & Co. KGaADividend history2.61%2 yr
51LHLHLabcorp Holdings Inc.Dividend history0.89%0 yr
52HNSPHNSPFHansoh Pharmaceutical Group Company LimitedDividend history1.45%2 yr
53PHGPHGKoninklijke Philips N.V.Dividend history3.97%1 yr
54RYLPFRYLPFKoninklijke Philips N.V.Dividend history3.94%1 yr
55SDMHFSDMHFSartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.Dividend history0.33%1 yr
56STESTESTERIS plcDividend history1.15%20 yr
57VTRSVTRSViatris Inc.Dividend history2.75%0 yr
58SOAGYSOAGYSartorius AktiengesellschaftDividend history0.29%0 yr
59ZBHZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Dividend history1.02%0 yr
60RVTYRVTYRevvity, Inc.Dividend history0.18%0 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.