Healthcare sector stocks in India
The healthcare sector at a glance: how its index is performing, how many of its 34 tracked stocks are in uptrends, how it is valued, and which companies lead and lag.
Data as of 21 Sep 2026 close
Index trend: Range
The Nifty Healthcare index has returned +2.0% over one month, +7.2% over three months and +13.9% over a year, and is currently in a range.
Of the 34 healthcare stocks we track, 70% trade above their 200-day moving average and 59% above their 50-day average; 1 made a new 52-week high in the latest session.
The median P/E of profitable healthcare companies with market cap above ₹500 Cr is 52.7, with a median ROE of 13.8%.
Nifty Healthcare index performance
Index close
16,796.90
+1.10% today
Return 1 month
+2.01%
Return 3 months
+7.20%
Return 6 months
+16.62%
Return 1 year
+13.89%
Breadth: how many healthcare stocks are trending up
Stocks tracked
34
Above 20-DMA
61.8%
Above 50-DMA
58.8%
Above 200-DMA
70.4%
Average RSI
53.4
Median 3M return
+3.8%
52-week highs / lows
1 / 0
Breakouts / breakdowns
3 / 0
Technical breakdown of the healthcare sector →
Best 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| YATHARTHYatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services Limited | +32.7% | 81 |
| 3BBLACKBIO3B Blackbio | +22.3% | 42 |
| GKSLGujarat Kidney And Super Speciality Limited | +17.1% | 71 |
| SURAKSHASuraksha Diagnostic Limited | +14.4% | 85 |
| NEPHROPLUSNephrocare Health Services Limited | +11.5% | 83 |
| METROPOLISMetropolis Healthcare Limited | +9.7% | 86 |
| GPTHEALTHGPT Healthcare Limited | +9.2% | 91 |
| MEDANTAGlobal Health Limited | +7.1% | 85 |
Weakest 1-month performers
| Stock | 1M | Score |
|---|---|---|
| JLHLJupiter Life Line Hospitals Limited | -13.3% | 31 |
| SHALBYShalby Limited | -10.5% | 16 |
| HCGHealthcare Global Enterprises Limited | -4.0% | 56 |
| POLYMEDPoly Medicure Limited | -3.6% | 47 |
| INDRAMEDCOIndraprastha Medical Corporation Limited | -2.9% | 43 |
| FORTISFortis Healthcare Limited | -2.5% | 31 |
| AGARWALEYEDr. Agarwal's Health Care Limited | -2.5% | 51 |
| LAXMIDENTLLaxmi Dental Limited | -1.7% | 28 |
Largest healthcare companies by market cap
Across 35 healthcare companies above ₹500 Cr: median P/E 52.7, median ROE 13.8%, median 3-year sales growth 18%.
| # | Company | Market cap | P/E | ROE | Debt/Eq | Sales CAGR 3Y | Return 6M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apollo Hospitals Enterprise LimitedAPOLLOHOSP · Healthcare | ₹128,141 Cr | 64.00 | 21.1% | 0.90 | +15.0% | +17.6% |
| 2 | Max Healthcare Institute LimitedMAXHEALTH · Healthcare | ₹103,813 Cr | 71.24 | 13.6% | 0.32 | +22.0% | +7.9% |
| 3 | Fortis Healthcare LimitedFORTIS · Healthcare | ₹67,456 Cr | 63.41 | 10.8% | 0.35 | +13.0% | +7.6% |
| 4 | Aster DM Quality Care LimitedASTERDM · Healthcare | ₹65,964 Cr | 206.33 | 7.0% | 0.49 | +16.0% | +16.1% |
| 5 | Global Health LimitedMEDANTA · Healthcare | ₹40,525 Cr | 73.32 | 13.9% | 0.30 | +18.0% | +49.1% |
| 6 | Narayana Hrudayalaya Ltd.NH · Healthcare | ₹38,526 Cr | 47.18 | 18.0% | 1.29 | +20.0% | +11.5% |
| 7 | Dr. Lal Path Labs Ltd.LALPATHLAB · Healthcare | ₹32,066 Cr | 58.78 | 21.7% | 0.08 | +11.0% | +42.6% |
| 8 | Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences LimitedKIMS · Healthcare | ₹31,565 Cr | 169.80 | 8.3% | 1.89 | +21.0% | +21.5% |
| 9 | Poly Medicure LimitedPOLYMED · Healthcare | ₹17,294 Cr | 55.24 | 10.1% | 0.11 | +19.0% | +31.0% |
| 10 | Vijaya Diagnostic Centre LimitedVIJAYA · Healthcare | ₹16,027 Cr | 84.99 | 19.7% | 0.44 | +21.0% | +74.4% |
| 11 | Dr. Agarwal's Health Care LimitedAGARWALEYE · Healthcare | ₹15,542 Cr | 84.00 | 9.1% | 0.53 | +27.0% | +17.9% |
| 12 | Rainbow Childrens Medicare LimitedRAINBOW · Healthcare | ₹14,605 Cr | 50.35 | 17.6% | 0.54 | +13.0% | +23.2% |
| 13 | Metropolis Healthcare LimitedMETROPOLIS · Healthcare | ₹12,310 Cr | 60.70 | 13.4% | 0.15 | +13.0% | +35.2% |
| 14 | Park Medi World LimitedPARKHOSPS · Hospital | ₹12,297 Cr | — | — | — | — | +42.3% |
| 15 | Yatharth Hospital & Trauma Care Services LimitedYATHARTH · Healthcare | ₹10,843 Cr | 63.27 | 9.6% | 0.15 | +36.0% | +73.7% |
| 16 | Healthcare Global Enterprises LimitedHCG · Healthcare | ₹10,471 Cr | 314.83 | 2.5% | 1.30 | +15.0% | +30.9% |
| 17 | Thyrocare Technologies LimitedTHYROCARE · Healthcare | ₹9,095 Cr | 53.52 | 29.1% | 0.09 | +16.0% | +54.8% |
| 18 | Jupiter Life Line Hospitals LimitedJLHL · Healthcare | ₹9,033 Cr | 48.24 | 12.1% | 0.38 | +19.0% | +7.8% |
| 19 | Nephrocare Health Services LimitedNEPHROPLUS · Healthcare Service Provider | ₹7,558 Cr | — | — | — | — | +41.5% |
| 20 | Kovai MedicalKOVAI · Healthcare | ₹6,761 Cr | 27.70 | 18.5% | 0.31 | +16.0% | +139.8% |
Compare healthcare leaders
Apollo Hospitals vs Max HealthcareApollo Hospitals vs Fortis HealthcareMax Healthcare vs Fortis Healthcare
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