Top Companies by Dividends Paid in Healthcare
Largest public companies ranked by dividends paid in Healthcare on a trailing twelve months basis. Compare top issuers, sector peers and historical context on…
How TTM dividends paid is measured
Trailing twelve months (TTM) dividends paid is the cash a company distributed to common shareholders over the most recent four fiscal quarters. The figure comes from the financing section of the cash flow statement and is shown as a positive amount paid out. Unlike buybacks, dividends are a recurring commitment — boards rarely cut them without signalling distress, so the leaderboard skews toward mature, free-cash-flow-rich businesses.
Compare against buyback spend for the other half of capital return, and free cash flow to gauge whether dividends are being funded from operating cash or borrowed money. Ranked in USD after period-average FX translation (IAS 21). Rankings USD translation methodology · IFRS IAS 21 (official)
Calculated from each company's four most recent reported quarters, as of .
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Top companies by Dividends Paid — Healthcare
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $12.52B
- As of
- AbbVie
ABBV
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $11.66B
- As of
- Pfizer
PFE
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $9.77B
- As of
- Merck & Co.
MRK
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $8.18B
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $8.01B
- As of
- Novo Nordisk
NVO
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $7.61B
- As of
- Eli Lilly
LLY
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $5.38B
- As of
- Amgen
AMGN
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $5.12B
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $5.04B
- As of
- AstraZeneca
AZN
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $4.97B
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $4.12B
- As of
- Gilead Sciences
GILD
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $4.00B
- As of
- Medtronic
MDT
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $3.63B
- As of
- CVS Health
CVS
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $3.40B
- As of
- Cigna
CI
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $1.61B
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $1.52B
- As of
- Stryker
SYK
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $1.28B
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $1.19B
- As of
- Danaher
DHR
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $910.00M
- As of
- Zoetis
ZTS
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $889.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $682.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $649.00M
- As of
- Viatris
VTRS
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $561.20M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $495.00M
- As of
- Cencora
COR
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $452.71M
- As of
- Humana
HUM
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $430.00M
- As of
- McKesson
MCK
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $371.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $370.30M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $357.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $348.00M
- As of
- ResMed
RMD
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $330.63M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $283.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $240.70M
- As of
- STERIS
STE
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $236.01M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $190.30M
- As of
- AptarGroup
ATR
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $120.78M
- As of
- GE HealthCare
GEHC
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $64.00M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $61.80M
- As of
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $51.27M
- As of
- Bio-Techne
TECH
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $49.88M
- As of
- Revvity
RVTY
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Dividends Paid
- $32.80M
- As of
| # | Company | Sector | Dividends Paid | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | Healthcare | $12.52B | |
| 2 | AbbVie (ABBV) | Healthcare | $11.66B | |
| 3 | Pfizer (PFE) | Healthcare | $9.77B | |
| 4 | Merck & Co. (MRK) | Healthcare | $8.18B | |
| 5 | UnitedHealth Group (UNH) | Healthcare | $8.01B | |
| 6 | Novo Nordisk (NVO) | Healthcare | $7.61B | |
| 7 | Eli Lilly (LLY) | Healthcare | $5.38B | |
| 8 | Amgen (AMGN) | Healthcare | $5.12B | |
| 9 | Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) | Healthcare | $5.04B | |
| 10 | AstraZeneca (AZN) | Healthcare | $4.97B | |
| 11 | Abbott Laboratories (ABT) | Healthcare | $4.12B | |
| 12 | Gilead Sciences (GILD) | Healthcare | $4.00B | |
| 13 | Medtronic (MDT) | Healthcare | $3.63B | |
| 14 | CVS Health (CVS) | Healthcare | $3.40B | |
| 15 | Cigna (CI) | Healthcare | $1.61B | |
| 16 | Elevance Health (ELV) | Healthcare | $1.52B | |
| 17 | Stryker (SYK) | Healthcare | $1.28B | |
| 18 | Becton, Dickinson and (BDX) | Healthcare | $1.19B | |
| 19 | Danaher (DHR) | Healthcare | $910.00M | |
| 20 | Zoetis (ZTS) | Healthcare | $889.00M | |
| 21 | HCA Healthcare (HCA) | Healthcare | $682.00M | |
| 22 | Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) | Healthcare | $649.00M | |
| 23 | Viatris (VTRS) | Healthcare | $561.20M | |
| 24 | Cardinal Health (CAH) | Healthcare | $495.00M | |
| 25 | Cencora (COR) | Healthcare | $452.71M | |
| 26 | Humana (HUM) | Healthcare | $430.00M | |
| 27 | McKesson (MCK) | Healthcare | $371.00M | |
| 28 | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) | Healthcare | $370.30M | |
| 29 | Quest Diagnostics (DGX) | Healthcare | $357.00M | |
| 30 | Baxter International (BAX) | Healthcare | $348.00M | |
| 31 | ResMed (RMD) | Healthcare | $330.63M | |
| 32 | Agilent Technologies (A) | Healthcare | $283.00M | |
| 33 | Labcorp Holdings (LH) | Healthcare | $240.70M | |
| 34 | STERIS (STE) | Healthcare | $236.01M | |
| 35 | Zimmer Biomet Holdings (ZBH) | Healthcare | $190.30M | |
| 36 | AptarGroup (ATR) | Healthcare | $120.78M | |
| 37 | GE HealthCare (GEHC) | Healthcare | $64.00M | |
| 38 | West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) | Healthcare | $61.80M | |
| 39 | Universal Health Services (UHS) | Healthcare | $51.27M | |
| 40 | Bio-Techne (TECH) | Healthcare | $49.88M | |
| 41 | Revvity (RVTY) | Healthcare | $32.80M |