After trailing broader equities over the past few years, will the healthcare sector finally bounce back in 2026? It's hard to predict those things.

No matter what happens to the industry, though, there are plenty of excellent healthcare stocks that look attractive heading into the new year. Let's consider three that are among my favorites to buy: AbbVie ( ABBV 0.29% ) , Eli Lilly ( LLY +1.80% ) , and Intuitive Surgical ( ISRG 0.88% ) .

1. A reliable dividend payer

One of AbbVie's biggest selling points is that it is a phenomenal stock for income seekers. The drugmaker has a rare active streak of 54 consecutive payout increases, which makes it a Dividend King . That's a group of companies that have hiked their dividends for, at a minimum, 50 consecutive years. H

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