What are the best healthcare stocks for value investors?

KLA Corporation (KLAC) currently leads the healthcare sector on the Warren Buffett framework with a composite score of 80/100, followed by HALO (78/100). The full ranked list of 25 healthcare stocks indexed against the framework is on this page. Educational only, not investment advice.

Which healthcare stock has the highest Buffett-Fit score?

According to invest-like.com, KLA Corporation (KLAC) currently has the highest Buffett-Fit composite score in the healthcare sector at 80/100. invest-like.com's Buffett-Fit Score weighs five pillars - economic moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, and valuation - each on a 0-100 sub-scale, and refreshes the cached verdict on a 7-day TTL.

Is healthcare a good sector for Warren Buffett-style investing?

The healthcare sector's median quality score on invest-like.com is 66/100 with a median ROIC of 20%. Whether healthcare is "good" for Warren Buffett-style investing depends on which sub-sectors and specific stocks you focus on - the framework's sector-relative scoring means stocks are graded against their own sector benchmarks, not a fixed cross-market hurdle.

Which healthcare stocks have the best moats?

invest-like.com anchors moat strength in the Buffett-Fit framework on ROIC sustainability (above 15% sustained over multiple years) plus gross-margin durability (above 40% in industries where peers sit lower). The healthcare sector's median ROIC on invest-like.com is 20% - the top-scoring stocks on this page are the ones with both quantitative moat anchors clearing the threshold AND qualitative moat sources (brand, switching costs, network effects, regulatory).

How many healthcare stocks does invest-like.com cover?

invest-like.com currently indexes 25 healthcare stocks above $500M market cap with cached verdicts on the Buffett-Fit framework. invest-like.com grades each stock A+ to D on a composite 0-100 score, with sub-scores for moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation. The full ranked list is on this page.

Is the healthcare ranking on this page investment advice?

No. invest-like.com publishes the ranking as an educational pattern-match against documented value-investing frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith). invest-like.com's scores reflect how closely each stock fits the documented criteria - they are NOT recommendations to buy, hold, or sell. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised investment advice.

Healthcare · Warren Buffett fit

Best Healthcare Stocks for Warren Buffett Investors

Top 25 healthcare stocks ranked by their Warren Buffett fit score - every score computed from current financials against published criteria. Updated daily.

How We Rank These

Each stock is scored on a 0–100 scale across the Warren Buffett criteria (moat, durability, valuation, financial health, capital allocation). The score is a deterministic function of the company's TTM financials - no opinion, no hand-tuning. Rows with insufficient data are excluded.

The Top 25

#1
80/100
KLACKLA CorporationA
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$236.01B
ROIC
37.17%
#2
78/100
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$12.17B
ROIC
23.65%
#3
75/100
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$39.81B
ROIC
40.66%
#4
74/100
LLYEli Lilly and CompanyB
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$994.49B
ROIC
34.84%
#5
73/100
LMATLeMaitre Vascular, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$1.84B
ROIC
9.43%
#6
72/100
RMDResMed Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$31.49B
ROIC
19.63%
#7
71/100
UTHRUnited Therapeutics CorporationB
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$21.32B
ROIC
18.81%
#8
69/100
CPRXCatalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$3.85B
ROIC
19.67%
#9
69/100
MTDMettler-Toledo International Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$25.92B
ROIC
36.09%
#10
68/100
IRMDIRadimed CorporationB
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$1.05B
ROIC
21.38%
#11
67/100
HRMYHarmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$2.42B
ROIC
12.5%
#12
67/100
DXCMDexCom, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$31.33B
ROIC
18.03%
#13
66/100
CORTCorcept Therapeutics IncorporatedD
Partial Buffett fit - meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$12.19B
ROIC
-1.23%
#14
66/100
NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences, Inc.B
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$15.88B
ROIC
13.68%
#15
64/100
EXELExelixis, Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$13.91B
ROIC
35.01%
#16
64/100
AMGNAmgen Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$204.01B
ROIC
15.02%
#17
64/100
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$130.56B
ROIC
17.74%
#18
64/100
RPRXRoyalty Pharma plcC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$33.87B
ROIC
8.43%
#19
64/100
ZTSZoetis Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$30.15B
ROIC
21.79%
#20
63/100
CRMDCorMedix Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$609.91M
ROIC
27.59%
#21
63/100
EWEdwards Lifesciences CorporationC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$48.58B
ROIC
12.06%
#22
63/100
INCYIncyte CorporationC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$24.62B
ROIC
19.98%
#23
63/100
MCKMcKesson CorporationC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$102.78B
ROIC
31.07%
#24
62/100
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.C
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$80.46B
ROIC
8.53%
#25
62/100
HAEHaemonetics CorporationC
Partial Buffett fit - meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$4.67B
ROIC
8.37%

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