Best Healthcare Stocks in South Korea for 2026
Pharma, biotech, managed care, and devices, screened with Health and Quality pillars weighted above headline growth to filter out cash-burning outliers.
Healthcare ranges from pharma and biotech to managed care and devices. Pre-revenue biotechs distort sector averages on growth and quality factors, so the composite score weights Health (balance-sheet runway) and Quality (margin durability) higher than headline growth. The "growing fast while burning cash" pattern gets filtered down by the Health pillar.
South Korea listings on the Korea Exchange (KRX) include both the main board and KOSDAQ growth segment. IFRS reporting; technology, autos, and chemicals dominate composite-score leaders. Universe filters apply a minimum KRW 500 share price.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Healthcare in South Korea by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 096760.KO | Jw Holdings | 69.9 |
| 2 | 326030.KO | Sk Biopharmaceuticals Co Ltd | 67.4 |
| 3 | 068270.KO | Celltrion Inc | 66.6 |
| 4 | 128940.KO | Hanmi Pharm Co Ltd | 65.3 |
| 5 | 000105.KO | Yuhan Corp Preferred | 63.9 |
| 6 | 003850.KO | Boryung Pharm | 63.8 |
| 7 | 001067.KO | JW Pharmaceutical Corp | 63.5 |
| 8 | 000640.KO | Donga Socio Holdings | 63.1 |
| 9 | 000100.KO | Yuhan Corp. | 63.1 |
| 10 | 069620.KO | Daewoong Pharma | 61.8 |
| 11 | 000020.KO | Dongwha Pharm.Co.Ltd | 61.6 |
| 12 | 001065.KO | JW Pharmaceutical Corp | 61.5 |
| 13 | 207940.KO | Samsung Biologics Co Ltd | 61.1 |
| 14 | 008490.KO | Suheung Capsul | 59.5 |
| 15 | 001060.KO | Jw Pharmac | 59.2 |
| 16 | 005690.KO | Pharmicell | 58.9 |
| 17 | 214390.KO | Kyongbo Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 58.9 |
| 18 | 002720.KO | Kukje Pharma Co Ltd | 58.0 |
| 19 | 016580.KO | Whanin Pharm | 57.4 |
| 20 | 008930.KO | Hanmi Science | 56.9 |
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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 Healthcare sector listed in South Korea; use the screener for the full ranked list.