Highest dividend yield Healthcare stocks
Healthcare companies worth over $1 billion with the highest trailing dividend yield. A very high yield often means the market expects a cut, so the payout ratio is shown next to it.
Top of the list: Perrigo Company (PRGO) 7.8%; Dentsply Sirona (XRAY) 6.0%; Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) 4.1%.
The median dividend yield across these 43 companies is 1.1%.
| # | Company | Dividend yield | Payout ratio | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perrigo Company PLCPRGO | 7.8% | 45.1% | $2.1B | — | -3.2% |
| 2 | Dentsply Sirona IncXRAY | 6.0% | 59.3% | $1.7B | — | -4.1% |
| 3 | Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBMY | 4.1% | 42.2% | $122.0B | 16.7x | +5.7% |
| 4 | Medtronic PLCMDT | 3.2% | 55.4% | $117.1B | 25.5x | +13.7% |
| 5 | CVS Health CorpCVS | 3.1% | 37.6% | $109.7B | 37.7x | +7.3% |
| 6 | UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedUNH | 2.4% | 54.1% | $334.2B | 27.7x | +0.4% |
| 7 | Amgen IncAMGN | 2.4% | 44.3% | $217.3B | 28.0x | +9.5% |
| 8 | AbbVie IncABBV | 2.4% | 66.1% | $492.9B | 78.1x | +10.2% |
| 9 | Abbott LaboratoriesABT | 2.4% | 49.2% | $174.8B | 28.1x | +7.8% |
| 10 | Merck & Company IncMRK | 2.3% | 60.7% | $362.1B | 41.3x | +5.1% |
| 11 | Cigna CorpCI | 2.3% | 19.9% | $70.9B | 11.1x | +6.7% |
| 12 | Gilead Sciences IncGILD | 2.3% | 38.5% | $184.1B | 20.2x | +10.2% |
| 13 | Elevance Health IncELV | 1.7% | 23.1% | $88.9B | 17.3x | +1.4% |
| 14 | AptarGroup IncATR | 1.6% | 33.0% | $7.5B | 20.1x | +6.3% |
| 15 | Quest Diagnostics IncorporatedDGX | 1.5% | 32.1% | $25.0B | 25.0x | +10.2% |
| 16 | Iradimed CoIRMD | 1.4% | 53.8% | $1.1B | 49.0x | +0.3% |
| 17 | Phibro Animal Health CorporationPAHC | 1.3% | 16.4% | $1.5B | 15.8x | +4.8% |
| 18 | Stryker CorporationSYK | 1.2% | 29.3% | $111.8B | 28.7x | +9.4% |
| 19 | STERIS plcSTE | 1.2% | 24.8% | $21.4B | 27.5x | +7.3% |
| 20 | National HealthCare CorporationNHC | 1.1% | 32.5% | $3.6B | 29.1x | +4.1% |
| 21 | LeMaitre Vascular IncLMAT | 1.1% | 34.9% | $1.9B | 30.8x | +9.6% |
| 22 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings IncZBH | 1.1% | 11.3% | $17.9B | 24.0x | +4.8% |
| 23 | ResMed IncRMD | 1.0% | 22.3% | $34.4B | 22.8x | +8.6% |
| 24 | Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH | 0.92% | 17.1% | $25.9B | 28.0x | +5.8% |
| 25 | Humana IncHUM | 0.89% | 26.8% | $52.8B | 46.9x | +25.7% |
| 26 | Cencora Inc.COR | 0.75% | 15.2% | $63.5B | 25.0x | +5.1% |
| 27 | HCA Holdings IncHCA | 0.74% | 10.3% | $94.7B | 14.7x | +4.3% |
| 28 | Concentra Group Holdings Parent, Inc.CON | 0.69% | 17.7% | $4.8B | 26.8x | +10.0% |
| 29 | Danaher CorporationDHR | 0.64% | 21.2% | $151.8B | 41.6x | +5.5% |
| 30 | Encompass Health CorpEHC | 0.64% | 13.0% | $11.9B | 20.6x | +9.6% |
| 31 | Agilent Technologies IncA | 0.60% | 18.8% | $47.8B | 37.2x | +8.1% |
| 32 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals IncREGN | 0.56% | 8.0% | $68.5B | 16.0x | +16.7% |
| 33 | Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY | 0.53% | 22.0% | $1.08T | 43.0x | +47.7% |
| 34 | Organon & CoOGN | 0.49% | — | $3.7B | 15.0x | -2.3% |
| 35 | Chemed CorpCHE | 0.49% | 10.6% | $6.8B | 27.9x | +8.8% |
| 36 | Universal Health Services IncUHS | 0.48% | 3.5% | $10.4B | 7.21x | +8.3% |
| 37 | Bio-Techne CorpTECH | 0.43% | 16.5% | $11.5B | 104.9x | +1.3% |
| 38 | McKesson CorporationMCK | 0.35% | 8.4% | $116.6B | 25.3x | +7.7% |
| 39 | Thermo Fisher Scientific IncTMO | 0.27% | 7.6% | $245.5B | 36.3x | +10.5% |
| 40 | West Pharmaceutical Services IncWST | 0.24% | 10.9% | $26.0B | 49.2x | +13.8% |
| 41 | GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.GEHC | 0.21% | 3.2% | $31.0B | 16.4x | +7.4% |
| 42 | Revvity Inc.RVTY | 0.18% | 6.5% | $17.3B | 74.5x | +1.3% |
| 43 | The Ensign Group IncENSG | 0.15% | 3.7% | $10.1B | 28.1x | +17.3% |
Ranked from each company's latest price and reported results. Companies need a page on Investingly (SEC statements on file). Open any company for its reverse DCF, insider buying and 13F holders.
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Which company ranks first on the highest dividend yield healthcare stocks list?
Perrigo Company (PRGO), with a dividend yield of 7.8%, as of October 12, 2026.
How is this list built?
US companies worth over $1 billion with the highest trailing dividend yield. A very high yield often means the market expects a cut, so the payout ratio is shown next to it. It shows the top 43 and is rebuilt every day.
Prices and ratios as of Oct 11, 2026. Statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.