Health Care Stocks That Beat the S&P 500 Most Consistently
Steady sector leaders, not one-month wonders
Updated October 13, 2026
Sector rotation makes raw-return lists whiplash — a sector’s whole cohort looks brilliant in its quarter and terrible after. Weekly consistency cuts through that: it asks which Health Care names finished ahead of the index week after week, through their sector’s good stretches and bad ones. For scale: the typical Health Care stock managed 25 winning weeks of 52.
| # | Stock | Weeks > SPY | 1Y excess | 1Y return | 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CRLCharles River Laboratories | 32 / 52 | +69.0% | +79.0% | +9.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +79.0% total return — +69.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 2 | HUMHumana | 32 / 52 | +52.0% | +49.9% | +3.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 32 of its last 52 weeks, on a +49.9% total return — +52.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 3 | BIIBBiogen | 31 / 52 | +38.3% | +56.2% | +5.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 31 of its last 52 weeks, on a +56.2% total return — +38.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 4 | MRNAModerna | 30 / 52 | +272.3% | +706.0% | +47.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +706.0% total return — +272.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 5 | CNCCentene Corporation | 30 / 52 | +60.5% | +92.6% | −0.8% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +92.6% total return — +60.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 6 | VTRSViatris | 30 / 52 | +48.0% | +77.1% | +3.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +77.1% total return — +48.0% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 7 | WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services | 30 / 52 | +22.4% | +42.0% | +4.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +42.0% total return — +22.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 8 | MCKMcKesson Corporation | 30 / 52 | +9.6% | +26.0% | +5.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 30 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.0% total return — +9.6% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 9 | RVTYRevvity | 28 / 52 | +52.1% | +75.6% | +20.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +75.6% total return — +52.1% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 10 | MRKMerck & Co. | 28 / 52 | +50.4% | +65.1% | −2.0% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +65.1% total return — +50.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 11 | LLYLilly (Eli) | 28 / 52 | +37.9% | +40.0% | +2.5% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +40.0% total return — +37.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 12 | WATWaters Corporation | 28 / 52 | +30.4% | +29.7% | +4.7% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +29.7% total return — +30.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 13 | AMGNAmgen | 28 / 52 | +30.2% | +42.3% | +8.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +42.3% total return — +30.2% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 14 | TMOThermo Fisher Scientific | 28 / 52 | +24.8% | +26.3% | +8.1% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +26.3% total return — +24.8% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 15 | JNJJohnson & Johnson | 28 / 52 | +23.3% | +30.4% | −6.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +30.4% total return — +23.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 16 | CORCencora | 28 / 52 | −7.9% | +3.8% | +1.2% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 28 of its last 52 weeks, on a +3.8% total return — −7.9% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 17 | IQVIQVIA | 27 / 52 | +29.5% | +31.6% | −1.9% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +31.6% total return — +29.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 18 | MTDMettler Toledo | 27 / 52 | +17.3% | +25.5% | +24.3% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +25.5% total return — +17.3% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 19 | DXCMDexcom | 27 / 52 | +15.5% | +30.6% | +0.4% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +30.6% total return — +15.5% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||
| 20 | VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals | 27 / 52 | +11.4% | +19.0% | −6.6% |
| Beat the S&P 500 in 27 of its last 52 weeks, on a +19.0% total return — +11.4% ahead of the index for the year. | |||||