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 scores each stock from 0 to 100, 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 Corporation80/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$200.53B
ROIC
38.16%
#2
78/100
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics, Inc.78/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$14.58B
ROIC
23.65%
#3
75/100
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories, Inc.75/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$44.27B
ROIC
40.66%
#4
74/100
LLYEli Lilly and Company74/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$1.14T
ROIC
34.84%
#5
73/100
LMATLeMaitre Vascular, Inc.73/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$1.92B
ROIC
9.43%
#6
72/100
RMDResMed Inc.72/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$35.27B
ROIC
19.63%
#7
71/100
UTHRUnited Therapeutics Corporation71/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$25.36B
ROIC
18.81%
#8
69/100
MTDMettler-Toledo International Inc.69/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$33.77B
ROIC
36.09%
#9
69/100
CPRXCatalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.69/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$3.85B
ROIC
19.67%
#10
68/100
IRMDIRadimed Corporation68/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$1.07B
ROIC
21.38%
#11
67/100
DXCMDexCom, Inc.67/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$29.65B
ROIC
18.03%
#12
67/100
HRMYHarmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc.67/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$2.21B
ROIC
12.5%
#13
66/100
CORTCorcept Therapeutics Incorporated66/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$9.47B
ROIC
-1.23%
#14
66/100
NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences, Inc.66/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$14.84B
ROIC
13.68%
#15
65/100
ISRGIntuitive Surgical, Inc.65/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$157.52B
ROIC
13.39%
#16
64/100
AMGNAmgen Inc.64/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$242.18B
ROIC
15.02%
#17
64/100
ZTSZoetis Inc.64/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 8/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$32.33B
ROIC
21.79%
#18
64/100
EXELExelixis, Inc.64/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$16.19B
ROIC
35.01%
#19
64/100
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated64/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$131.98B
ROIC
17.74%
#20
64/100
RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc64/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 4/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$37.72B
ROIC
8.43%
#21
63/100
INCYIncyte Corporation63/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 9/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$23.63B
ROIC
19.98%
#22
63/100
CRMDCorMedix Inc.63/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$623.55M
ROIC
27.59%
#23
63/100
MCKMcKesson Corporation63/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 7/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$112.75B
ROIC
31.07%
#24
63/100
EWEdwards Lifesciences Corporation63/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 5/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$52.29B
ROIC
12.06%
#25
62/100
HAEHaemonetics Corporation62/100
Partial Buffett fit: meets 6/9 key criteria, but with reservations.
Mkt cap
$5.46B
ROIC
8.37%

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