Health Care stocks YTD
Year-to-date returns for all 60 S&P 500 health care stocks · Updated November 04, 2026
Sector avg YTD+35.98%
Median YTD+24.20%
Best: MRNAModerna +776.16%
Worst: BSXBoston Scientific -51.95%
Stocks tracked60
S&P 500 index YTD+12.32%
vs S&P 500outperforming by 23.66 pp
| Rank | Company | Ticker | Price | YTD Return | vs Sector Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moderna | MRNA | $258.38 | +776.16% | +740.18 pts |
| 2 | Centene Corporation | CNC | $76.01 | +84.71% | +48.73 pts |
| 3 | Illumina, Inc. | ILMN | $226.54 | +72.72% | +36.74 pts |
| 4 | DaVita | DVA | $192.66 | +69.58% | +33.60 pts |
| 5 | Revvity | RVTY | $159.43 | +65.12% | +29.14 pts |
| 6 | Humana | HUM | $417.42 | +64.19% | +28.21 pts |
| 7 | Charles River Laboratories | CRL | $326.29 | +63.57% | +27.59 pts |
| 8 | Viatris | VTRS | $19.22 | +58.02% | +22.04 pts |
| 9 | Quest Diagnostics | DGX | $255.68 | +49.26% | +13.28 pts |
| 10 | Amgen | AMGN | $478.48 | +49.18% | +13.20 pts |
| 11 | West Pharmaceutical Services | WST | $408.78 | +48.92% | +12.94 pts |
| 12 | Labcorp | LH | $367.79 | +47.69% | +11.71 pts |
| 13 | Merck & Co. | MRK | $150.36 | +45.79% | +9.81 pts |
| 14 | Gilead Sciences | GILD | $174.48 | +44.71% | +8.73 pts |
| 15 | Biogen | BIIB | $254.46 | +44.59% | +8.61 pts |
| 16 | Becton Dickinson | BDX | $209.19 | +39.78% | +3.80 pts |
| 17 | Veeva Systems | VEEV | $310.63 | +39.15% | +3.17 pts |
| 18 | Baxter International | BAX | $26.50 | +38.86% | +2.88 pts |
| 19 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | $276.32 | +35.67% | -0.31 pts |
| 20 | Dexcom | DXCM | $88.48 | +33.31% | -2.67 pts |
| 21 | Lilly (Eli) | LLY | $1,417.99 | +32.58% | -3.40 pts |
| 22 | AbbVie | ABBV | $294.83 | +32.08% | -3.90 pts |
| 23 | Agilent Technologies | A | $177.17 | +30.99% | -4.99 pts |
| 24 | McKesson | MCK | $1,069.44 | +30.76% | -5.22 pts |
| 25 | Pfizer | PFE | $30.79 | +30.04% | -5.94 pts |
| 26 | Cardinal Health | CAH | $261.93 | +28.37% | -7.61 pts |
| 27 | UnitedHealth Group | UNH | $409.38 | +26.47% | -9.51 pts |
| 28 | Elevance Health | ELV | $434.18 | +25.67% | -10.31 pts |
| 29 | Incyte | INCY | $122.85 | +24.38% | -11.60 pts |
| 30 | Bio-Techne | TECH | $72.73 | +24.20% | -11.78 pts |
| 31 | Mettler Toledo | MTD | $1,723.24 | +23.60% | -12.38 pts |
| 32 | Zimmer Biomet | ZBH | $110.15 | +23.16% | -12.82 pts |
| 33 | Waters Corporation | WAT | $467.60 | +23.11% | -12.87 pts |
| 34 | Bristol Myers Squibb | BMY | $64.19 | +23.02% | -12.96 pts |
| 35 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | TMO | $706.16 | +22.20% | -13.78 pts |
| 36 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | VRTX | $549.04 | +21.10% | -14.88 pts |
| 37 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | REGN | $930.67 | +21.04% | -14.94 pts |
| 38 | IQVIA | IQV | $263.79 | +17.03% | -18.95 pts |
| 39 | Henry Schein | HSIC | $88.24 | +16.75% | -19.23 pts |
| 40 | Edwards Lifesciences | EW | $99.37 | +16.56% | -19.42 pts |
| 41 | Cigna | CI | $305.41 | +12.85% | -23.13 pts |
| 42 | Solventum | SOLV | $89.35 | +12.76% | -23.22 pts |
| 43 | Medtronic | MDT | $104.96 | +11.15% | -24.83 pts |
| 44 | HCA Healthcare | HCA | $510.70 | +9.98% | -26.00 pts |
| 45 | Align Technology | ALGN | $164.90 | +5.60% | -30.38 pts |
| 46 | Cencora | COR | $354.00 | +5.44% | -30.54 pts |
| 47 | GE HealthCare | GEHC | $85.81 | +4.77% | -31.21 pts |
| 48 | Idexx Laboratories | IDXX | $698.55 | +3.25% | -32.73 pts |
| 49 | CVS Health | CVS | $79.96 | +3.11% | -32.87 pts |
| 50 | Danaher Corporation | DHR | $234.93 | +3.06% | -32.92 pts |
| 51 | ResMed | RMD | $240.51 | +0.67% | -35.31 pts |
| 52 | Steris | STE | $247.91 | -1.37% | -37.35 pts |
| 53 | Stryker Corporation | SYK | $339.65 | -2.84% | -38.82 pts |
| 54 | Abbott Laboratories | ABT | $115.51 | -6.09% | -42.07 pts |
| 55 | Universal Health Services | UHS | $196.46 | -9.57% | -45.55 pts |
| 56 | Intuitive Surgical | ISRG | $482.10 | -14.88% | -50.86 pts |
| 57 | Cooper Companies (The) | COO | $64.42 | -21.40% | -57.38 pts |
| 58 | Zoetis | ZTS | $89.20 | -27.99% | -63.97 pts |
| 59 | Insulet Corporation | PODD | $165.02 | -41.94% | -77.92 pts |
| 60 | Boston Scientific | BSX | $45.82 | -51.95% | -87.93 pts |
Sector averages are equal-weighted across S&P 500 constituents with usable price data. Stocks without a usable December 31, 2025 baseline are excluded. Data: Yahoo Finance; sector assignments: Wikipedia GICS sectors.
Health Care is averaging +35.98% year-to-date in 2026 across 60 S&P 500 stocks, with a median return of +24.20%. The sector's best performer is Moderna (MRNA) at +776.16%, and the weakest is Boston Scientific (BSX) at -51.95%, as of November 04, 2026.
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