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 | −1.2% | −8.2% | +2.7% | +645.3% | 100 | 97 | 0 | 98 |
| 2 | CRLCharles River LaboratoriesHealth Care | +1.7% | +15.1% | +17.3% | +84.7% | 97 | 78 | 22 | 76 |
| 3 | VTRSViatrisHealth Care | −2.6% | −3.5% | +3.3% | +72.9% | 96 | 21 | 40 | 52 |
| 4 | BIIBBiogenHealth Care | −1.2% | +7.8% | +10.7% | +69.7% | 96 | 72 | 8 | 72 |
| 5 | RVTYRevvityHealth Care | +0.9% | +4.0% | +5.4% | +65.9% | 95 | 40 | 31 | 91 |
| 6 | MRKMerck & Co.Health Care | −1.3% | −0.5% | −1.9% | +65.8% | 96 | 41 | 4 | 55 |
| 7 | LLYLilly (Eli)Health Care | −2.5% | +1.3% | +7.6% | +56.7% | 95 | 68 | 98 | 68 |
| 8 | AMGNAmgenHealth Care | −1.8% | +1.6% | +8.2% | +48.4% | 90 | 6 | 62 | 77 |
| 9 | DVADaVitaHealth Care | −1.3% | −2.0% | +5.1% | +42.3% | 89 | 13 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | WSTWest Pharmaceutical ServicesHealth Care | −0.5% | +2.1% | +5.0% | +41.6% | 88 | 11 | 80 | 93 |
| 11 | XBISPDR S&P Biotech ETFETF | −1.4% | +3.6% | −4.2% | +39.3% | 86 | 12 | — | 59 |
| 12 | BMYBristol Myers SquibbHealth Care | −2.4% | +2.9% | −0.0% | +38.5% | 88 | 15 | 26 | 74 |
| 13 | REGNRegeneron PharmaceuticalsHealth Care | −1.7% | +1.8% | +1.1% | +37.7% | 88 | 5 | 36 | 74 |
| 14 | JNJJohnson & JohnsonHealth Care | −1.4% | +3.2% | −2.5% | +36.7% | 87 | 59 | 52 | 59 |
| 15 | IBBiShares Biotechnology ETFETF | −0.9% | +2.8% | −0.7% | +35.0% | 84 | 35 | — | 84 |
| 16 | BDXBecton DickinsonHealth Care | −0.8% | +3.7% | +11.0% | +34.5% | 85 | 47 | 32 | 62 |
| 17 | HSICHenry ScheinHealth Care | −1.2% | −1.6% | −0.7% | +33.8% | 84 | 29 | 13 | 76 |
| 18 | DGXQuest DiagnosticsHealth Care | −0.6% | +2.9% | +2.2% | +33.5% | 81 | 11 | 74 | 30 |
| 19 | INCYIncyteHealth Care | −1.0% | +2.3% | −7.0% | +31.4% | 84 | 38 | 99 | 7 |
| 20 | WATWaters CorporationHealth Care | −0.4% | +3.8% | +5.4% | +30.1% | 80 | 30 | 19 | 85 |
| 21 | GILDGilead SciencesHealth Care | −0.7% | −0.1% | +4.2% | +28.5% | 77 | 13 | 56 | 58 |
| 22 | IQVIQVIAHealth Care | +0.4% | +4.7% | +1.6% | +28.2% | 78 | 39 | 48 | 75 |
| 23 | PSCHInvesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETFETF | −0.5% | +4.1% | +2.6% | +26.2% | 77 | 64 | — | 28 |
| 24 | ABBVAbbVieHealth Care | +0.2% | +0.1% | +7.7% | +24.9% | 74 | 13 | 90 | 90 |
| 25 | PPHVanEck Pharmaceutical ETFETF | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.4% | +24.5% | 78 | 73 | — | 47 |
| 26 | VRTXVertex PharmaceuticalsHealth Care | −2.1% | +4.8% | +0.3% | +22.9% | 77 | 0 | 85 | 95 |
| 27 | XLVSPDR Health Care Select Sector ETFETF | −1.1% | +1.5% | +5.5% | +22.8% | 76 | 13 | — | 53 |
| 28 | VHTVanguard Health Care ETFETF | −1.1% | +1.6% | +4.4% | +22.3% | 75 | 54 | — | 57 |
| 29 | PFEPfizerHealth Care | −1.3% | +1.5% | +5.7% | +21.5% | 73 | 73 | 3 | 98 |
| 30 | MTDMettler ToledoHealth Care | −0.9% | +3.0% | +9.9% | +20.9% | 72 | 37 | 21 | 92 |
| 31 | TMOThermo Fisher ScientificHealth Care | −0.4% | −2.3% | −0.7% | +18.8% | 72 | 29 | 24 | 94 |
| 32 | AAgilent TechnologiesHealth Care | −0.5% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +18.6% | 69 | 29 | 12 | 91 |
| 33 | LHLabcorpHealth Care | −0.3% | +3.5% | +6.5% | +16.3% | 66 | 31 | 71 | 65 |
| 34 | EWEdwards LifesciencesHealth Care | −1.1% | +2.9% | +3.9% | +15.9% | 68 | 8 | 90 | 88 |
| 35 | ALGNAlign TechnologyHealth Care | −0.6% | +4.9% | +6.1% | +14.0% | 62 | 5 | 23 | 47 |
| 36 | TECHBio-TechneHealth Care | −0.1% | −0.0% | −0.0% | +13.7% | 63 | 17 | 15 | 67 |
| 37 | BAXBaxter InternationalHealth Care | −1.4% | +0.1% | +7.8% | +10.3% | 57 | 57 | 48 | 17 |
| 38 | DXCMDexcomHealth Care | −0.5% | −9.4% | −10.9% | +10.2% | 57 | 22 | 96 | 88 |
| 39 | HCAHCA HealthcareHealth Care | +0.4% | +2.2% | +10.8% | +6.3% | 50 | 17 | 70 | 17 |
| 40 | DHRDanaher CorporationHealth Care | +0.3% | +0.6% | +3.0% | +5.7% | 44 | 19 | 19 | 83 |
| 41 | AZNAstraZenecaHealth Care | −0.6% | +3.7% | +4.2% | +2.8% | 42 | 0 | 69 | 19 |
| 42 | MDTMedtronicHealth Care | −1.2% | +0.7% | +7.8% | −0.5% | 40 | 45 | 42 | 92 |
| 43 | STESterisHealth Care | −0.0% | +4.3% | +11.2% | −4.2% | 30 | 73 | 85 | 7 |
| 44 | RMDResMedHealth Care | −0.1% | +5.8% | +14.0% | −5.1% | 26 | 45 | 72 | 80 |
| 45 | ZBHZimmer BiometHealth Care | −0.3% | +3.8% | +9.9% | −5.2% | 31 | 22 | 60 | 65 |
| 46 | UHSUniversal Health ServicesHealth Care | −0.7% | +1.0% | +5.6% | −11.2% | 22 | 50 | 43 | 80 |
| 47 | IDXXIdexx LaboratoriesHealth Care | −1.1% | +0.0% | +9.2% | −11.6% | 20 | 70 | 87 | 95 |
| 48 | ISRGIntuitive SurgicalHealth Care | +1.9% | +6.0% | +13.2% | −14.2% | 30 | 17 | 93 | 97 |
| 49 | COOCooper Companies (The)Health Care | −0.7% | +5.6% | +10.5% | −17.8% | 15 | 8 | 35 | 21 |
| 50 | ABTAbbott LaboratoriesHealth Care | +1.2% | −1.1% | +2.6% | −19.0% | 13 | 46 | 49 | 61 |
| 51 | SYKStryker CorporationHealth Care | +0.0% | +4.2% | +13.9% | −20.9% | 13 | 24 | 51 | 19 |
| 52 | ZTSZoetisHealth Care | −1.2% | +2.1% | +15.3% | −44.9% | 3 | 29 | 19 | 65 |
| 53 | PODDInsulet CorporationHealth Care | +0.6% | +5.6% | +9.7% | −54.7% | 1 | 41 | 92 | 76 |
| 54 | BSXBoston ScientificHealth Care | −0.7% | +2.9% | +2.3% | −56.0% | 1 | 68 | 87 | 71 |