Healthcare Stock Returns
Historical returns for pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device stocks. The same $1,000 in each, the compounders next to the ones a single trial sank, and how bumpy the road was for each. 14 companies tracked.
#1ISRG
Intuitive Surgical
since 2000
$168K
per $1,000 invested
+16,748% total
#2GILD
Gilead Sciences
since 2000
$130K
per $1,000 invested
+12,869% total
#3UNH
UnitedHealth
since 2000
$81,756
per $1,000 invested
+8075.6% total
All Healthcare investments
Best return per company. Click any row to see the full breakdown with interactive chart.
| # | Company | Since | $1K became |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intuitive Surgical | 2000 | $168K |
| 2 | Gilead Sciences | 2000 | $130K |
| 3 | UnitedHealth | 2000 | $81,756 |
| 4 | Novo Nordisk | 2000 | $62,319 |
| 5 | Eli Lilly | 2010 | $49,942 |
| 6 | Thermo Fisher | 2000 | $40,798 |
| 7 | Johnson & Johnson | 2000 | $11,862 |
| 8 | AbbVie | 2013 | $11,627 |
| 9 | Merck | 2005 | $10,505 |
| 10 | Amgen | 2010 | $9,811 |
| 11 | CVS Health | 2000 | $9,581 |
| 12 | Moderna | 2018 | $3,590 |
| 13 | Hims & Hers | 2023 | $3,354 |
| 14 | Pfizer | 2010 | $2,852 |
Returns shown are price return only. Dividends, taxes, and fees not included. Data sourced from Yahoo Finance. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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