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Health Care stocks in the S&P 500

In their latest fiscal years the companies of the sector had combined revenue of $3.66T and net income of $196B (5.4% of revenue). The largest by revenue is UnitedHealth Group.

Combined revenue in the latest fiscal year, 60 companies

$3.66T+9.1% a year

median revenue growth over 10 years (53 companies)

Companies
60
sub-industries: 10
Combined net income
$196B
5.4% of revenue
Median net margin
13.0%
latest fiscal year
Pay a dividend
37 of 60
raised it every year in the data: 7 companies
Fewer shares than 10 years ago
31 of 57
median change −5.8%

Combined revenue and net income since 2010

Revenue of the companies with figures for every year (48) went from $980B in 2010 to $3.33T in 2025, 8.5% a year.

RevenueNet income
48 companies with every year in the data · fiscal years · US dollars · today’s members onlySource: SEC EDGAR (company filings)

Companies

UnitedHealth GroupUNHManaged Health Care2025$448B$12.1B2.7%11.7%11.0%8.2%$8.7316−5.8%
McKessonMCKHealth Care Distributors2026$403B$4.76B1.2%11.1%7.8%14.7%$3.1713−46.7%
CVS HealthCVSHealth Care Services2025$402B$1.77B0.4%8.4%10.1%−11.3%$2.660+12.9%
CencoraCORHealth Care Distributors2025$321B$1.55B0.5%11.1%9.0%—$2.2017+−10.4%
CignaCIHealth Care Services2025$275B$5.96B2.2%11.4%21.9%10.7%$6.045+3.1%
Cardinal HealthCAHHealth Care Distributors2026$254B$1.71B0.7%9.4%7.7%5.3%$2.0418+−28.2%
Elevance HealthELVManaged Health Care2025$199B$5.66B2.8%10.3%9.7%10.4%$6.8414−17.7%
Centene CorporationCNCManaged Health Care2025$195B−$6.67B−3.4%11.9%23.9%———+100.3%
HumanaHUMManaged Health Care2025$130B$1.19B0.9%10.9%9.1%1.5%$3.540−20.1%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJPharmaceuticals2025$94.2B$26.8B28.5%2.7%3.0%7.2%$5.1418+−13.6%
HCA HealthcareHCAHealth Care Facilities2025$75.6B$6.78B9.0%8.0%—19.0%$2.885−43.9%
Lilly (Eli)LLYPharmaceuticals2025$65.2B$20.6B31.7%21.6%12.6%26.1%$6.239−15.6%
Merck & Co.MRKPharmaceuticals2025$65B$18.3B28.1%9.4%5.1%16.7%$3.2815−11.8%
PfizerPFEPharmaceuticals2025$62.6B$7.77B12.4%8.5%2.5%2.1%$1.7215−8.7%
AbbVieABBVBiotechnology2025$61.2B$4.23B6.9%6.0%10.3%−2.8%$6.6511+8.3%
Bristol Myers SquibbBMYPharmaceuticals2025$48.2B$7.05B14.6%2.5%11.3%14.0%$2.4918++21.4%
Thermo Fisher ScientificTMOLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$44.6B$6.7B15.0%6.7%10.1%13.7%$1.728−6.0%
Abbott LaboratoriesABTHealth Care Equipment2025$44.3B$6.52B14.7%5.1%8.1%2.5%$2.403+16.1%
AmgenAMGNBiotechnology2025$36.8B$7.71B21.0%7.6%5.4%4.6%$9.6612−29.2%
MedtronicMDTHealth Care Equipment2026$36.4B$4.8B13.2%3.8%2.3%4.2%$2.8418+−9.7%
Gilead SciencesGILDBiotechnology2025$29.4B$8.51B28.9%3.6%−1.0%−5.5%$3.1610−17.5%
Stryker CorporationSYKHealth Care Equipment2025$25.1B$3.25B12.9%11.8%9.7%8.3%$3.4016+1.5%
Danaher CorporationDHRLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$24.6B$3.61B14.7%2.0%—0.6%——+1.1%
Becton DickinsonBDXHealth Care Equipment2025$21.8B$1.68B7.7%6.3%7.8%5.7%$4.1612+39.0%
GE HealthCareGEHCHealth Care Equipment2025$20.6B$2.08B10.1%———$0.142+—
Boston ScientificBSXHealth Care Equipment2025$20.1B$2.9B14.4%15.2%9.5%———+11.4%
Universal Health ServicesUHSHealth Care Facilities2025$17.4B$1.49B8.6%8.5%6.7%13.1%$0.800−36.0%
IQVIAIQVLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$16.3B$1.36B8.3%7.5%11.0%9.8%——+38.1%
Regeneron PharmaceuticalsREGNBiotechnology2025$14.3B$4.5B31.4%11.0%13.3%22.3%$3.520−5.8%
ViatrisVTRSPharmaceuticals2025$14.3B−$3.51B−24.6%3.7%4.3%—$0.480+134.6%
LabcorpLHHealth Care Services2025$14B$876M6.3%−0.0%4.9%9.2%$2.880−16.7%
DaVitaDVAHealth Care Services2025$13.6B$747M5.5%3.4%—22.9%——−64.9%
Henry ScheinHSICHealth Care Distributors2025$13.2B$398M3.0%5.4%—1.4%——−27.7%
Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTXBiotechnology2025$12B$3.95B32.9%14.1%27.8%———+6.9%
Baxter InternationalBAXHealth Care Equipment2025$11.2B−$957M−8.5%−0.7%1.2%—$0.520−6.6%
Quest DiagnosticsDGXHealth Care Services2025$11B$992M9.0%3.2%3.9%6.0%$3.2015−22.1%
Intuitive SurgicalISRGHealth Care Equipment2025$10.1B$2.86B28.4%18.2%15.5%16.4%——+6.3%
BiogenBIIBBiotechnology2025$9.89B$1.29B13.1%−6.0%−0.8%−5.4%——−36.4%
ZoetisZTSPharmaceuticals2025$9.47B$2.67B28.2%7.2%7.1%24.4%$2.0312−11.6%
SolventumSOLVHealth Care Technology2025$8.32B$1.56B18.7%——————
Zimmer BiometZBHHealth Care Equipment2025$8.23B$705M8.6%6.1%3.2%16.5%$0.960+4.7%
Agilent TechnologiesALife Sciences Tools & Services2025$6.95B$1.3B18.8%5.4%5.6%14.3%$0.9910−14.9%
Edwards LifesciencesEWHealth Care Equipment2025$6.07B$1.07B17.7%6.7%9.3%9.3%——−11.4%
SterisSTEHealth Care Equipment2026$5.94B$782M13.2%13.8%10.2%17.7%$2.4615+38.7%
ResMedRMDHealth Care Equipment2026$5.65B$1.52B26.9%12.1%11.9%15.4%$2.405+3.1%
IncyteINCYBiotechnology2025$5.14B$1.29B25.0%14.0%21.2%71.0%——+7.2%
DexcomDXCMHealth Care Equipment2025$4.66B$836M17.9%19.3%27.8%———+27.0%
Illumina, Inc.ILMNLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$4.34B$850M19.6%6.0%6.9%5.8%——+4.7%
Idexx LaboratoriesIDXXHealth Care Equipment2025$4.3B$1.06B24.6%9.7%10.4%20.4%——−13.5%
Cooper Companies (The)COOHealth Care Supplies2025$4.09B$375M9.2%11.0%8.6%6.1%——+1.6%
Align TechnologyALGNHealth Care Supplies2025$4.03B$410M10.2%10.3%16.9%12.3%——−11.0%
Mettler ToledoMTDLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$4.03B$869M21.6%5.5%5.3%12.9%——−26.9%
Charles River LaboratoriesCRLLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$4.02B−$144M−3.6%6.5%11.4%———+4.1%
Veeva SystemsVEEVHealth Care Technology2026$3.2B$909M28.4%16.9%22.8%30.5%——+15.2%
Waters CorporationWATLife Sciences Tools & Services2025$3.17B$643M20.3%6.0%4.5%6.7%——−28.1%
West Pharmaceutical ServicesWSTHealth Care Supplies2025$3.07B$494M16.1%7.4%8.2%18.0%$0.8617+−1.5%
RevvityRVTYHealth Care Equipment2025$2.86B$241M8.4%1.4%3.1%1.0%$0.280+2.9%
Insulet CorporationPODDHealth Care Equipment2025$2.71B$247M9.1%24.5%26.2%———+26.6%
ModernaMRNABiotechnology2025$1.94B−$2.82B−145.2%19.3%—————
Bio-TechneTECHLife Sciences Tools & Services2026$1.22B$182M15.0%5.5%9.3%5.2%$0.320+5.2%

Revenue and net income: the latest full fiscal year (FY). Growth: average annual rate over 5 or 10 years. Dividend: per share in the latest year. Raises in a row: consecutive years of a higher dividend per share; the SEC data start in 2009 (with 2007–2008 as comparison years), so + marks a run that goes back to where the company’s figures begin. Shares, 10 yrs: change in the number of shares; below zero means buybacks. —: not in the data or not meaningful.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (company filings), data as of November 8, 2026. Sectors, sub-industries, headquarters and index dates: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.