What are the best Dividend Stocks stocks in Drug Manufacturers - General?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. This page ranks Drug Manufacturers - General stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria by dividend yield, drawn from ShareValue.ai's coverage of 52,000+ globally-listed equities.

How many Dividend Stocks stocks does ShareValue.ai find in Drug Manufacturers - General?

The leaderboard on this page shows the top 20 Drug Manufacturers - General stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria, ranked by dividend yield. Use the screener (with both the Dividend Stocks preset and Drug Manufacturers - General filter applied) for the full ranked list.

What is the top Dividend Stocks stock in Drug Manufacturers - General right now?

As of the most recent scoring run, Amgen Inc (AMGN34.SA) ranks first among Drug Manufacturers - General stocks meeting the Dividend Stocks criteria with a composite score of 54.6 out of 100. Rankings refresh every weekday night.

What criteria does the Dividend Stocks screen use?

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health. Every stock also receives four underlying pillar scores (Valuation, Quality, Growth, Health) on a 0-100 scale; detailed pillar weights are documented on the /methodology page. The same Dividend Stocks criteria apply across every industry ShareValue.ai covers, so this Drug Manufacturers - General list is directly comparable to the same preset applied elsewhere.

How often does this Drug Manufacturers - General list update?

Every weekday night, after the scoring pipeline completes around 03:30 ET. The dateModified stamp on this page reflects the actual last-refresh time so you can verify freshness. Markets-closed weekends and holidays show the most recent weekday's rankings.

Best Dividend Stocks in Drug Manufacturers - General for 2026

Reliable dividend payers with sustainable yields, screened on payout ratio and balance-sheet health.

General Drug Manufacturers (big pharma) earn premium gross margins on branded pipelines plus annuity-like revenue from in-line franchises. Composite scoring weights the Quality pillar (gross margin, ROIC, FCF conversion) and the Health pillar (patent-cliff cash coverage); Growth pillar uses pipeline NPV proxies.

Data as of Aug 13, 2026 (updated daily)

Top 20 Drug Manufacturers - General stocks by dividend yield

#	Ticker	Name	Sector	Yield	P/E
1	AMGN34.SA	Amgen Inc	Healthcare	13.9%	27.1
2	MRK.TO	Merck CDR (CAD Hedged)	Healthcare	12.2%	34.1
3	GILD.TO	Gilead Sciences CDR (CAD Hedged)	Healthcare	11.7%	-
4	SNY.US	Sanofi ADR	Healthcare	9.6%	22.9
5	ABBV34.SA	AbbVie Inc.	Healthcare	8.8%	69.7
6	PFE.XETRA	Pfizer Inc	Healthcare	7.5%	34.5
7	PFE.US	Pfizer Inc	Healthcare	6.6%	34.3
8	JNJB34.SA	Johnson & Johnson	Healthcare	6.0%	29.9
9	N1VS34.SA	Novartis AG	Healthcare	5.9%	23.4
10	SAN.PA	Sanofi SA	Healthcare	5.5%	22.9
11	PFIZ34.SA	Pfizer Inc	Healthcare	5.1%	34.9
12	BRM.XETRA	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Healthcare	4.5%	14.3
13	MRCK34.SA	Merck & Co. Inc	Healthcare	4.0%	105.4
14	BMY.US	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Healthcare	3.9%	14.4
15	NVO.US	Novo Nordisk A/S	Healthcare	3.7%	11.7
16	000411.SHE	Zhejiang Int'L Group Co Ltd	Healthcare	3.7%	11.0
17	GRFS.US	Grifols SA ADR	Healthcare	3.6%	10.3
18	GSK.LSE	GSK plc	Healthcare	3.5%	13.8
19	GSK.US	GlaxoSmithKline PLC ADR	Healthcare	3.5%	13.5
20	600713.SHG	NanJing Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	Healthcare	3.3%	12.6

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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by dividend yield within the Drug Manufacturers - General industry; use the screener for the full ranked list.