Health care
Tools, biotech and large-cap pharma — defensive growth.
Updated June 18, 2026
Life-science tools, biotech and pharma that move on their own clinical and regulatory cycle rather than the market's (XLV, IBB, TMO, DHR, A). A durable long-run compounder that rivals tech over 10–20 years.
Cumulative excess return vs SPY — trailing 52 weeks
Average weekly rank — trailing 52 weeks (0 = bottom, 100 = top)
54 names cluster here, grouped purely by how their prices have moved together over the last five years (with the market’s common move removed) — not by GICS sector. Each row shows price change over 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 1 year, then the four SYMBOL-card scores: Perform (beat vs the S&P 500), Persist (how steadily it holds rank), Profit (business growth) and Pressure (money flow & volatility). Scores are percentiles from 0–100; greener is stronger.
| # | Stock | 1D | 1W | 1M | 1Y | Perform | Persist | Profit | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRNAModernaHealth Care | −2.2% | +5.5% | +170.2% | +499.5% | 100 | 89 | 0 | 97 |
| 2 | MRKMerck & Co.Health Care | −1.3% | +1.3% | +17.1% | +78.9% | 94 | 18 | 4 | 86 |
| 3 | CRLCharles River LaboratoriesHealth Care | −1.7% | −1.0% | +8.7% | +77.7% | 94 | 75 | 22 | 89 |
| 4 | XBISPDR S&P Biotech ETFETF | −0.3% | +0.9% | +6.0% | +75.3% | 94 | 44 | — | 98 |
| 5 | VTRSViatrisHealth Care | −0.4% | +3.3% | +3.6% | +63.4% | 92 | 13 | 40 | 34 |
| 6 | BIIBBiogenHealth Care | −1.6% | +1.1% | +7.1% | +57.8% | 90 | 25 | 8 | 61 |
| 7 | AMGNAmgenHealth Care | −1.6% | +1.1% | +8.0% | +56.1% | 89 | 7 | 62 | 68 |
| 8 | LLYLilly (Eli)Health Care | −1.0% | −2.1% | −3.7% | +54.6% | 89 | 17 | 98 | 38 |
| 9 | JNJJohnson & JohnsonHealth Care | −1.1% | +2.7% | +7.1% | +54.0% | 89 | 57 | 52 | 96 |
| 10 | RVTYRevvityHealth Care | −0.3% | +1.1% | +14.0% | +51.9% | 89 | 11 | 31 | 79 |
| 11 | IBBiShares Biotechnology ETFETF | −0.9% | +1.4% | +9.8% | +51.0% | 88 | 77 | — | 97 |
| 12 | INCYIncyteHealth Care | −1.0% | +1.9% | +7.1% | +48.3% | 87 | 7 | 99 | 68 |
| 13 | REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsHealth Care | −1.9% | +4.2% | +7.2% | +45.9% | 87 | 25 | 36 | 99 |
| 14 | IQVIQVIAHealth Care | −1.4% | +2.3% | +15.2% | +45.5% | 86 | 37 | 48 | 90 |
| 15 | BMYBristol Myers SquibbHealth Care | −1.9% | +0.4% | +4.2% | +43.1% | 85 | 28 | 26 | 98 |
| 16 | VRTXVertex PharmaceuticalsHealth Care | −2.1% | +0.8% | +12.8% | +37.6% | 82 | 9 | 85 | 97 |
| 17 | WSTWest Pharmaceutical ServicesHealth Care | −0.8% | +0.7% | −2.5% | +37.3% | 82 | 21 | 80 | 92 |
| 18 | WATWaters CorporationHealth Care | −1.0% | −1.3% | +2.4% | +36.6% | 81 | 27 | 19 | 58 |
| 19 | DVADaVitaHealth Care | +1.3% | +1.8% | +1.8% | +35.7% | 81 | 10 | 15 | 68 |
| 20 | GILDGilead SciencesHealth Care | −0.1% | +3.6% | +15.4% | +33.9% | 80 | 40 | 56 | 67 |
| 21 | TECHBio-TechneHealth Care | −0.0% | +0.2% | +0.2% | +33.1% | 81 | 16 | 15 | 96 |
| 22 | HSICHenry ScheinHealth Care | −1.2% | +0.3% | +1.8% | +32.5% | 79 | 10 | 13 | 92 |
| 23 | DGXQuest DiagnosticsHealth Care | −0.9% | −2.3% | −0.6% | +31.7% | 77 | 14 | 74 | 16 |
| 24 | PSCHInvesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETFETF | −0.7% | −0.5% | +0.7% | +31.3% | 77 | 72 | — | 95 |
| 25 | PPHVanEck Pharmaceutical ETFETF | −1.3% | +0.5% | +3.2% | +28.3% | 75 | 50 | — | 34 |
| 26 | VHTVanguard Health Care ETFETF | −1.0% | +0.2% | +4.1% | +25.8% | 72 | 64 | — | 75 |
| 27 | TMOThermo Fisher ScientificHealth Care | −0.8% | −1.4% | +5.8% | +25.4% | 71 | 11 | 24 | 89 |
| 28 | XLVSPDR Health Care Select Sector ETFETF | −1.0% | +0.2% | +4.3% | +24.8% | 70 | 64 | — | 62 |
| 29 | BDXBecton DickinsonHealth Care | −1.5% | −2.5% | +4.3% | +22.9% | 68 | 21 | 32 | 93 |
| 30 | ABBVAbbVieHealth Care | −1.5% | +0.3% | +5.1% | +20.3% | 66 | 40 | 90 | 80 |
| 31 | LHLabcorpHealth Care | −1.4% | −2.5% | +3.3% | +18.8% | 64 | 49 | 71 | 76 |
| 32 | ALGNAlign TechnologyHealth Care | −0.8% | +0.7% | −6.2% | +17.8% | 62 | 53 | 23 | 57 |
| 33 | AAgilent TechnologiesHealth Care | +0.6% | −2.0% | +6.7% | +17.4% | 61 | 45 | 12 | 83 |
| 34 | PFEPfizerHealth Care | −1.2% | +1.8% | +8.6% | +15.9% | 59 | 33 | 3 | 52 |
| 35 | EWEdwards LifesciencesHealth Care | +0.1% | −0.3% | +0.6% | +11.0% | 51 | 2 | 90 | 62 |
| 36 | BAXBaxter InternationalHealth Care | +1.0% | −1.1% | −4.4% | +9.5% | 50 | 40 | 48 | 83 |
| 37 | DXCMDexcomHealth Care | −2.0% | −3.2% | +5.9% | +8.8% | 49 | 19 | 96 | 94 |
| 38 | MTDMettler ToledoHealth Care | −0.8% | −3.8% | −5.3% | +4.5% | 41 | 28 | 21 | 79 |
| 39 | DHRDanaher CorporationHealth Care | −1.6% | −3.9% | +3.8% | +4.3% | 41 | 27 | 19 | 67 |
| 40 | COOCooper Companies (The)Health Care | −1.5% | −2.2% | −5.1% | +2.3% | 38 | 17 | 35 | 60 |
| 41 | MDTMedtronicHealth Care | +1.1% | +3.2% | +9.6% | +1.4% | 36 | 47 | 42 | 94 |
| 42 | AZNAstraZenecaHealth Care | −1.3% | +0.0% | +1.0% | +0.4% | 34 | 37 | 69 | 10 |
| 43 | HCAHCA HealthcareHealth Care | −1.0% | −3.1% | −1.0% | −1.6% | 31 | 42 | 70 | 60 |
| 44 | ZBHZimmer BiometHealth Care | −0.9% | −2.8% | +0.9% | −6.4% | 23 | 1 | 60 | 67 |
| 45 | STESterisHealth Care | −1.0% | −3.9% | −3.1% | −7.7% | 21 | 70 | 85 | 46 |
| 46 | UHSUniversal Health ServicesHealth Care | +0.3% | −1.2% | −0.0% | −8.6% | 20 | 19 | 43 | 72 |
| 47 | IDXXIdexx LaboratoriesHealth Care | +1.2% | −3.5% | −9.3% | −16.4% | 14 | 26 | 87 | 82 |
| 48 | RMDResMedHealth Care | −0.4% | −5.0% | +2.3% | −16.6% | 14 | 46 | 72 | 78 |
| 49 | ABTAbbott LaboratoriesHealth Care | −0.4% | −3.7% | +0.3% | −18.4% | 13 | 76 | 49 | 89 |
| 50 | ISRGIntuitive SurgicalHealth Care | −0.8% | −1.6% | −1.9% | −19.3% | 12 | 47 | 93 | 53 |
| 51 | SYKStryker CorporationHealth Care | −1.6% | −8.3% | −10.2% | −23.1% | 9 | 29 | 51 | 36 |
| 52 | ZTSZoetisHealth Care | −0.6% | −2.0% | −1.9% | −50.5% | 1 | 29 | 19 | 35 |
| 53 | BSXBoston ScientificHealth Care | +1.8% | +2.0% | −3.0% | −55.4% | 1 | 75 | 87 | 57 |
| 54 | PODDInsulet CorporationHealth Care | −2.1% | +1.6% | +5.9% | −57.4% | 1 | 68 | 92 | 90 |