Best Healthcare Stocks in the United States 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.
United States listings cover NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX (the deepest equity market by float and analyst coverage). Composite scores combine Valuation, Quality, Growth, and Health pillars on US GAAP fundamentals refreshed nightly.
Data as of (updated daily)
Top 20 Healthcare in United States by composite score
| # | Ticker | Name | Composite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INCY.US | Incyte Corporation | 80.9 |
| 2 | NBIX.US | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | 72.9 |
| 3 | EXEL.US | Exelixis Inc | 70.5 |
| 4 | INVA.US | Innoviva Inc | 70.1 |
| 5 | AUPH.US | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc | 69.6 |
| 6 | GMED.US | Globus Medical | 69.2 |
| 7 | NUTX.US | Nutex Health Inc | 68.3 |
| 8 | PLX.US | Protalix Biotherapeutics Inc | 68.0 |
| 9 | RIGL.US | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc | 67.7 |
| 10 | PRTA.US | Prothena Corporation plc | 67.7 |
| 11 | UHS.US | Universal Health Services Inc | 67.5 |
| 12 | CRMD.US | CorMedix Inc | 67.3 |
| 13 | VXRT.US | Vaxart Inc | 66.6 |
| 14 | ZVRA.US | Zevra Therapeutics Inc. | 66.5 |
| 15 | HCSG.US | Healthcare Services Group Inc | 66.0 |
| 16 | NHC.US | National HealthCare Corporation | 65.9 |
| 17 | VEEV.US | Veeva Systems Inc Class A | 65.8 |
| 18 | DXCM.US | DexCom Inc | 65.5 |
| 19 | HRMY.US | Harmony Biosciences Holdings | 65.0 |
| 20 | UTHR.US | United Therapeutics Corporation | 64.8 |
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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 the United States; use the screener for the full ranked list.