Healthcare Stocks on ASX Today: Ramsay Health Care, Cochlear and Sonic Healthcare Shares Move Across the Sector

Sonal Goyal

06 November 2026 06:09 PM AEDT

Healthcare Stocks on ASX Today: Ramsay Health Care, Cochlear and Sonic Healthcare Shares Move Across the Sector

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Key Highlights

Ramsay Health Care Ltd (RHC) traded at A$55.75 (-0.46%) during the 6 November 2026 session.
Cochlear Ltd (COH) traded at A$155.47 (+0.67%) and Sonic Healthcare Ltd (SHL) at A$20.06 (+0.91%).
The S&P/ASX 200 Health Care index eased 0.20% to 35,258.30 over the same session.

Company	Ticker	Price (A$)	% Change
Ramsay Health Care Ltd	RHC	A$55.75	-0.46%
Cochlear Ltd	COH	A$155.47	+0.67%
Sonic Healthcare Ltd	SHL	A$20.06	+0.91%

Healthcare stocks are a diverse group, spanning medical devices, diagnostics, aged care, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. This article brings together Ramsay Health Care Ltd, Cochlear Ltd, Sonic Healthcare Ltd, which share a sector label but have very different Business models. Each stock is paired below with its latest company release, shown with its own date, so readers can see the reported figures behind the session prices. The session was mixed. Eight of the 24 stocks in this series rose and 16 fell, with the largest declines in Mesoblast (-6.45%), Clarity (-6.56%) and 4DMedical (-5.39%). The S&P/ASX 200 Health Care Index eased 0.20% to 35,258.30, while the S&P/ASX 200 was down 0.49% at 9,020.80 and the All Ordinaries rose 0.66% to 9,144.70.

Ramsay Health Care Ltd (ASX:RHC)

Ramsay traded at A$55.75, down 0.46%. On 19 October 2026 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission registered the demerger booklet for the proposed distribution of Ramsay's 52.79% shareholding in Ramsay Générale de Santé to Ramsay shareholders. Shareholder meetings on the demerger are scheduled for 24 November 2026, immediately after the 2026 AGM.

Cochlear Ltd (ASX:COH)

Cochlear traded at A$155.47, up 0.67%. Its FY26 results, released on 18 August 2026, reported sales Revenue of A$2.3 billion, up 2% in constant currency, and underlying net profit of A$322 million, at the upper end of revised guidance. For FY27 it expects low single-digit constant currency revenue growth and underlying net profit of A$330 million to A$350 million. The release also noted the launch of the Nucleus Nexa System.

Sonic Healthcare Ltd (ASX:SHL)

Sonic traded at A$20.06, up 0.91%. Its FY26 release of 20 August 2026 reported revenue of A$10,867 million, up 13%, underlying EBITDA of A$1,933 million, up 11%, and underlying net profit of A$621 million, up 17%. Underlying Earnings Per Share were 125.6 cents, up 14%, and the company said it achieved its underlying EBITDA guidance.

Sector Context

These three stocks sit in the health care index, which eased 0.20% on the day, while the broader market was mixed. Session moves in this group ranged from small gains to declines of more than 5%, and the company releases in the pack cover reporting periods from August to late October 2026. Because the releases are dated separately from the session, they describe reported results and events rather than explaining the price moves.

FAQs

Q: What did RHC, COH and SHL trade at on 6 November 2026?

A: Ramsay Health Care Ltd traded at A$55.75, Cochlear Ltd at A$155.47 and Sonic Healthcare Ltd at A$20.06, according to the session data provided.

Q: Are these closing prices?

A: No. They are session figures from the trading day on 6 November 2026.

Q: Is the session move linked to the company releases?

A: No. Each release is dated on a different day, and this article does not link any session move to a release.

Q: How did the health care index move?

A: The S&P/ASX 200 Health Care Index eased 0.20% to 35,258.30 during the session.

Q: Does this article give advice?

A: No. It reports session data and the company disclosures only.

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