← 20 Aug 2026 · Long-term Top 10 — Health Care
Long-term Top 10 — Health Care — what changed on 21 Aug 2026
A dated record of one session: what entered or left, what moved inside the ten and by how much, who is closest to the boundary, and how the list did against its benchmark. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100.
The long-term score is a published weighted sum of percentile ranks, rebalanced on the first trading day of each month. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
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Who entered, who left, and the reason — with the score moves behind it.
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Membership
No company entered or left on 21 Aug 2026. The next scheduled change is at this list's next rebalance.
Inside the ten
Against the previous session, 20 Aug 2026.
| Company | Rank | Score | Pillar that moved most |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly (Eli) (LLY) | 1 | 69.9 0.0 | no pillar moved materially |
| Amgen (AMGN) | 2 | 66.8 +0.1 | Long-term trend 88th → 88th |
| Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) | 3 +1 | 64.4 +0.1 | no pillar moved materially |
| ResMed (RMD) | 4 +1 | 63.7 +0.1 | Long-term trend 26th → 28th |
| Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) | 5 +1 | 62.5 +0.4 | Long-term trend 81th → 83th |
| Royalty Pharma (RPRX) | 6 +1 | 61.6 +0.1 | Long-term trend 90th → 90th |
| LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC (LGND) | 7 +1 | 60.9 −0.1 | Long-term trend 74th → 73th |
| NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) | 8 −5 | 60.0 −4.4 | Valuation 63th → 50th |
| Quest Diagnostics (DGX) | 9 | 59.1 +0.2 | Long-term trend 90th → 90th |
| West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) | 11 −1 | 57.7 −0.2 | Long-term trend 72th → 72th |
At the edge
Knocking
- Agilent Technologies (A) scores 0.2 above the lowest member — the sector cap, not the score, is what is keeping it out
- Chemed Corporation (CHE) 0.4 below the lowest member
Closest to the exit
- NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP (NHC) 4.2 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- Quest Diagnostics (DGX) 3.3 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) 1.9 above the score at rank 15, where the hold band ends
Ranked against 56 eligible Health Care companies on this session. A company at the edge is a company near a boundary, not a prediction that it will cross one.
Against the benchmark
+0.7% since the previous session (2026-08-20), against +0.4% for SPY — 0.3 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
+1.9% since 2026-08-18, against −0.2% for SPY — 2.2 points ahead of the benchmark. Tracked since 2026-08-18.
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