abrdn World Healthcare Fund
abrdn World Healthcare Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company focused on the global healthcare sector. The fund seeks current income and long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and debt securities of U.S. and non-U.S. healthcare companies. Its portfolio spans pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare services, diagnostics, and healthcare real estate, giving it broad exposure across the industry’s major subsectors. The fund also includes debt instruments and selected healthcare-related real estate investments, which support its income-oriented approach while maintaining sector focus. Managed by abrdn Inc., abrdn World Healthcare Fund is designed for investors seeking concentrated participation in healthcare markets through a single, actively managed vehicle.
$12.09
-$0.13 (-1.06%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Revenue declined 40.5% YoY. The question is whether this is cyclical or a structural shift.
Free cash flow declined 31% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
9.0x earnings, 14.6x FCF. The multiple is below average. Either the market is pricing in deterioration you should investigate, or there's genuine value here.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$56M
▼ -40.5% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$55M
▼ -40.7% YoY
Op. Margin
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ROIC
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Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$34M
▼ -31.2% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$34M
▼ -31.2% YoY
Net Debt
$121M
Cash & Equiv.
$488K
3Y CAGR: -11.0%
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Is abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) overvalued?
At a P/E of 9.0 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 14.6, abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) trades above a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $11.39 per share, so at $12.09 the stock looks overvalued (5.8% above estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, abrdn World Healthcare Fund scores 24/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 11.6%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from company filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is abrdn World Healthcare Fund's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $11.39 per share for THW, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $8.54. At today's $12.09, that puts the stock about 5.8% above estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is abrdn World Healthcare Fund a high-quality business?+
abrdn World Healthcare Fund scores 24 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 5 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from company filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Does abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, abrdn World Healthcare Fund pays a regular dividend of about $1.40 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 11.6% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 104.7% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. abrdn World Healthcare Fund has grown the dividend at roughly 4.4% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For THW's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is abrdn World Healthcare Fund a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. THW currently trades above its estimated intrinsic value and scores 24/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 11.6%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from company filings, not investment advice.
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