Best Drug Manufacturers - General Stocks in Healthcare for 2026
Top-ranked Drug Manufacturers - General stocks within the Healthcare sector. Big pharma earns premium gross margins on branded pipelines and annuity-like franchises; Health-pillar cash coverage against patent cliffs matters as much as Quality.
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.
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Top 20 Drug Manufacturers - General stocks in Healthcare by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300181.SHE | Zhejiang Jolly Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 71.4 |
| 2 | NOV.XETRA | Novo Nordisk A/S | 70.6 |
| 3 | 300357.SHE | Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 70.0 |
| 4 | N1VO34.SA | Novo Nordisk A/S | 68.4 |
| 5 | LLY.XETRA | Eli Lilly and Company | 68.0 |
| 6 | LILY34.SA | Eli Lilly and Company | 67.5 |
| 7 | LLY.MX | Eli Lilly and Company | 66.9 |
| 8 | BMY.MX | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 64.8 |
| 9 | ZEG.XETRA | AstraZeneca PLC | 64.0 |
| 10 | NVO.US | Novo Nordisk A/S | 63.8 |
| 11 | A1ZN34.SA | AstraZeneca PLC | 63.8 |
| 12 | LLY.US | Eli Lilly and Company | 63.6 |
| 13 | 000411.SHE | Zhejiang Int'L Group Co Ltd | 63.4 |
| 14 | AMGN.MX | Amgen Inc | 62.9 |
| 15 | BRM.XETRA | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 62.8 |
| 16 | GILD.MX | Gilead Sciences Inc | 62.4 |
| 17 | 001367.SHE | Zhejiang Haisen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. A | 61.8 |
| 18 | NVON.MX | Novo Nordisk A/S | 61.7 |
| 19 | GS71.XETRA | GSK plc | 61.0 |
| 20 | LLY.BA | Eli Lilly and Company | 59.7 |
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Methodology: How we score stocks. Data refreshed nightly around 03:30 ET. This page lists the top 20 by composite score within the Drug Manufacturers - General industry under Healthcare. Use the screener for the full ranked list.