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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

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Medical is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
INFU	INFUSYSTEM HOLDINGS INC	$170.01M	11.90%	6.60%	14.83%	12.00%	0.75	1.80	56.00%	4.60%	8.31%
BLCO	BAUSCH & LOMB CORP	$5.77B	-3.40%	-1.60%	1.80%	2.50%	1.15	1.53	60.60%	-4.20%	4.13%
ICUI	ICU MEDICAL INC	$3.16B	2.20%	1.10%	2.49%	3.60%	0.90	2.34	37.90%	2.10%	4.03%
NVST	ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORP	$3.94B	2.20%	1.20%	4.91%	10.30%	0.81	2.44	54.90%	2.40%	8.37%
MMSI	MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$3.66B	8.90%	5.20%	8.51%	11.50%	0.67	5.08	48.70%	9.00%	13.81%
COO	COOPER COMPANIES INC	$11.71B	4.80%	3.20%	6.48%	8.60%	0.49	1.34	65.40%	9.70%	16.90%
WST	WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC	$23.03B	17.90%	13.20%	19.99%	22.60%	0.37	2.71	36.30%	16.80%	21.33%
ATRC	ATRICURE INC	$1.33B	-1.00%	-0.70%	0.45%	1.20%	0.31	4.29	75.60%	-0.80%	0.46%
BLFS	BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS INC	$1.08B	-0.80%	-0.70%	-1.55%	-4.10%	0.08	7.30	64.00%	-3.00%	-5.94%
LMAT	LEMAITRE VASCULAR INC	$2.47B	16.20%	10.30%	14.39%	13.60%	0.55	14.32	72.40%	24.30%	33.48%
ALC	ALCON INC	$30.51B	3.70%	2.60%	4.17%	8.50%	0.43	2.20	55.40%	7.70%	11.22%
HAE	HAEMONETICS CORP	$2.56B	20.30%	7.10%	12.87%	14.10%	1.73	1.75	59.40%	13.30%	19.05%
ISRG	INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC	$159.39B	17.00%	14.90%	19.58%	25.50%	0.14	4.61	66.30%	28.20%	33.67%
PDEX	PRO DEX INC	$189.23M	29.10%	18.30%	27.94%	27.90%	0.66	3.67	27.80%	16.10%	22.59%
NNNN	ANBIO BIOTECHNOLOGY	$3.72B	27.00%	26.00%	21.24%	46.00%	0.00	344.31	87.20%	74.10%	74.06%
RMD	RESMED INC	$29.99B	24.40%	18.00%	25.19%	59.10%	0.35	3.01	61.60%	27.40%	33.82%
UTMD	UTAH MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC	$208.14M	9.60%	9.30%	11.76%	72.00%	0.03	37.62	57.10%	29.30%	36.63%
KRMD	KORU MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	$192.92M	-13.60%	-8.30%	-11.43%	-16.30%	0.69	2.33	61.90%	-5.30%	-5.22%
RGEN	REPLIGEN CORP	$6.96B	2.50%	1.80%	2.78%	5.90%	0.39	9.20	52.90%	6.70%	10.23%
AZTA	AZENTA INC	$885.90M	-10.70%	-8.80%	-13.25%	-28.40%	0.23	2.83	43.80%	-29.90%	-36.60%
BAX	BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC	$9.29B	-16.40%	-5.40%	-2.38%	-2.50%	2.29	1.85	30.10%	-9.70%	-3.40%
BDX	BECTON DICKINSON & CO	$41.17B	4.50%	2.10%	4.68%	7.10%	1.11	0.94	46.80%	5.30%	9.27%
ANGO	ANGIODYNAMICS INC	$462.77M	-17.60%	-11.70%	-16.52%	-36.80%	0.50	2.35	54.30%	-10.00%	-10.25%
STVN	STEVANATO GROUP SPA	$5.52B	9.70%	5.70%	10.63%	9.70%	0.69	1.63	29.00%	11.70%	17.87%
MDLN	MEDLINE INC	$51.92B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1.75	4.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
SMTI	SANARA MEDTECH INC	$168.67M	-178.50%	-44.30%	-56.71%	-48.40%	11.29	1.80	92.70%	-36.40%	-29.87%
XRAY	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC	$2.20B	-41.20%	-11.20%	-11.93%	-11.60%	2.97	1.53	48.90%	-17.10%	-13.04%
WRBY	WARBY PARKER INC	$3.63B	0.40%	0.20%	-1.05%	-1.20%	0.96	2.33	53.40%	0.20%	-0.69%
HBIO	HARVARD BIOSCIENCE INC	$30.83M	-388.60%	-71.30%	-90.29%	-106.00%	4.83	2.20	57.70%	-65.50%	-60.62%
STAA	STAAR SURGICAL CO	$1.32B	-23.20%	-17.80%	-21.47%	-33.10%	0.31	4.55	76.20%	-33.60%	-34.36%
ATR	APTARGROUP INC	$7.72B	14.40%	7.60%	13.32%	19.70%	0.93	1.66	36.70%	10.00%	13.88%
EMBC	EMBECTA CORP	$215.95M	-17.50%	10.30%	34.40%	13.40%	-2.64	2.46	61.90%	10.70%	25.80%
STXS	STEREOTAXIS INC	$184.77M	-380.60%	-49.60%	-72.41%	-241.50%	2.49	1.51	52.70%	-70.80%	-66.85%
STSS	SHARPS TECHNOLOGY INC	$77.33M	-156.50%	-150.90%	-106.70%	-163.00%	0.02	4.02	91.20%	-4,030.50%	-4,024.54%
PLSE	PULSE BIOSCIENCES INC	$1.30B	-73.50%	-63.70%	-84.03%	-750.30%	0.17	10.53	-54.00%	-20,794.60%	-20,794.57%
TFX	TELEFLEX INC	$5.89B	-28.30%	-13.90%	-15.30%	-21.20%	1.20	2.55	53.30%	-35.90%	-32.95%
KMTS	KESTRA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD	$1.23B	-70.40%	-49.90%	-40.49%	-178.60%	0.32	7.32	48.80%	-176.90%	-162.71%
AVR	ANTERIS TECHNOLOGIES GLOBAL CORP	$639.79M	-528.40%	-267.60%	-5,792.55%	3,181.00%	-250.00	0.73	70.30%	-4,921.30%	-4,917.46%
OSUR	ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$210.68M	-21.50%	-18.20%	-21.86%	-62.60%	0.21	5.46	42.20%	-66.40%	-64.81%
MBOT	MICROBOT MEDICAL INC	$143.05M	-24.40%	-23.10%	-16.82%	-26.20%	0.05	23.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCTK	GLUCOTRACK INC	$1.56M	-393.30%	-215.70%	-630.70%	1,333.40%	1.77	1.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
MLSS	MILESTONE SCIENTIFIC INC	$36.77M	-173.90%	-68.50%	-155.00%	-173.50%	1.78	1.81	71.40%	-63.80%	-63.48%
LUCY	INNOVATIVE EYEWEAR INC	$6.49M	-79.70%	-73.70%	-83.47%	-293.10%	0.12	9.03	21.30%	-285.20%	-285.20%
NEPH	NEPHROS INC	$38.22M	7.70%	5.90%	7.00%	13.60%	0.29	4.55	59.90%	4.10%	4.13%
RGNT	REGENTIS BIOMATERIALS LTD	$11.50M	N/A	-337.00%	-287.69%	1,188.30%	0.61	2.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
NXGL	NEXGEL INC	$5.03M	-61.50%	-28.40%	-39.52%	-38.90%	1.25	1.47	39.50%	-26.30%	-25.97%
AGPU	AXE COMPUTE INC	$31.41M	N/A	-1,427.20%	-479.41%	2,741.90%	0.11	10.02	42.00%	-186,053.40%	-186,053.45%
NYXH	NYXOAH SA	$140.27M	-135.30%	-77.60%	-111.57%	-180.40%	1.41	1.25	63.10%	-899.10%	-774.02%
RVP	RETRACTABLE TECHNOLOGIES INC	$20.87M	-16.80%	-8.70%	-9.16%	-9.00%	0.92	6.57	0.10%	-33.40%	-31.85%
POCI	PRECISION OPTICS CORPORATION INC	$35.44M	-60.60%	-32.70%	-52.00%	-102.60%	1.45	1.05	9.70%	-28.30%	-27.57%
FEMY	FEMASYS INC	$25.97M	-534.90%	-116.30%	-97.94%	-183.50%	2.53	4.53	62.00%	-812.30%	-729.75%
ZJYL	JIN MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD	$16.59M	4.10%	2.40%	4.75%	4.00%	0.80	1.86	29.20%	5.80%	6.80%
ZTEK	ZENTEK LTD	$81.06M	-61.30%	-45.40%	-58.04%	-56.00%	0.41	1.00	57.10%	-857.10%	-865.02%
BNGO	BIONANO GENOMICS INC	$14.31M	-56.20%	-34.40%	-51.99%	-45.10%	0.66	1.98	46.30%	-92.60%	-92.35%
CUPR	CUPRINA HOLDINGS (CAYMAN) LTD	$6.01M	-1,569.10%	-91.20%	-86.45%	663.90%	0.68	2.35	-1.30%	-9,366.80%	-9,337.38%

Medical Stocks FAQ

What are the best medical stocks to buy right now in May 2026?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best medical stocks to buy right now are:

1. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is the #1 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 12 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

INFU passed 13 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Infusystem Holdings has seen its stock return 53.75% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 60 percentage points.

Infusystem Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 78.36% from Infusystem Holdings's current stock price of $8.41.

Infusystem Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Infusystem Holdings, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) is the #2 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 16, which is -14 points lower than the medical industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates BLCO as a "B".

BLCO passed 5 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Bausch & Lomb has seen its stock return 40.7% over the past year, overperforming other medical stocks by 47 percentage points.

Bausch & Lomb has an average 1 year price target of $18.88, an upside of 16.66% from Bausch & Lomb's current stock price of $16.18.

Bausch & Lomb stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 8 analysts covering Bausch & Lomb, 25% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 25% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) is the #3 top medical stock out of 55 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: D, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 8 points higher than the medical industry average of 30.

ICUI passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Icu Medical has seen its stock lose -11.51% over the past year, underperforming other medical stocks by -5 percentage points.

Icu Medical has an average 1 year price target of $163.50, an upside of 29.32% from Icu Medical's current stock price of $126.43.

Icu Medical stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Icu Medical, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the medical stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 10 medical stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 medical stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) has an annual dividend yield of 16.48%, which is 13 percentage points higher than the medical industry average of 3%.

Embecta's dividend payout ratio of 31.2% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) has an annual dividend yield of 2.8%, which is the same as the medical industry average of 3%. Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Becton Dickinson & Co's dividend payout ratio of 105.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) has an annual dividend yield of 2%, which is -1 percentage points lower than the medical industry average of 3%. Baxter International's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Baxter International's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Baxter International's dividend payout ratio of -16.8% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are medical stocks down?

Medical stocks were down -0.43% in the last day, and up 0.53% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why medical stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued medical stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued medical stocks right now are:

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC) is the most undervalued medical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Embecta has a valuation score of 86, which is 65 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 6 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Embecta's stock has dropped -72.63% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -66 percentage points.

2. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) is the second most undervalued medical stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Haemonetics has a valuation score of 57, which is 36 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Haemonetics's stock has dropped -18.95% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -12 percentage points.

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX) is the third most undervalued medical stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Becton Dickinson & Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 22 points higher than the medical industry average of 21. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Becton Dickinson & Co's stock has dropped -11.03% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the medical industry by -4 percentage points.

Are medical stocks a good buy now?

47.5% of medical stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect medical stocks to rise by 27.08% over the next year.

2.5% of medical stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.5% of medical stocks are rated B (Buy), 62.5% are rated C (Hold), 10% are rated D (Sell), and 2.5% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the medical instruments & supplies industry?

The average P/E ratio of the medical instruments & supplies industry is 47.27x.

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Sectors & Industries HealthcareMedical Instruments & Supplies
Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

3. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

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Sectors & IndustriesHealthcareMedical Instruments & SuppliesBest Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Medical Stocks FAQ

1. Infusystem Holdings (NYSEMKT:INFU)

2. Bausch & Lomb (NYSE:BLCO)

3. Icu Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

3. Baxter International (NYSE:BAX)

1. Embecta (NASDAQ:EMBC)

2. Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE)

3. Becton Dickinson & Co (NYSE:BDX)

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Best Medical Stocks to Buy Now (2026)
Top medical stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best medical stocks to buy now. Learn More.