Johnson & Johnson

JNJ Healthcare Drug Manufacturers General

Johnson & Johnson’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $94.2 billion, up 6.05% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+5.86%
EPS
−95.8%
Free cash flow
−21.4%
Total debt
−9.16%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

272.44 3.88 −1.40%
Market cap
$655.6B
P/E
41.3×
Fwd P/E
40.0×
Dividend yield
1.94%
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
4.78
Beneish M
−2.26
Dividend safety
78/100

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Return on equity

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Johnson & Johnson's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 20.0%, down 15.0 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (35.0%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.00% (fiscal 2015) to 48.3% (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 5.80% and above the Healthcare sector median of −26.3%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 35.0% 14.97
FY2024 20.1% (28.23)
FY2023 48.3% 24.50
FY2022 23.8% (6.62)
FY2021 30.4% 6.44
FY2020 24.0% (1.39)
FY2019 25.4% (0.15)
FY2018 25.5% 23.52
FY2017 1.99% (21.61)
FY2016 23.6% 23.60

Against its own ten years

Low 0.00% High 48.3%
Ten-year median 24.0%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
LLY Eli Lilly and Company compare 86.0%
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 78.4%
NVS Novartis AG compare 24.4%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 22.6%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson 20.0%
PFE Pfizer Inc. compare 4.42%
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare 0.00%
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare −22.5%
ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare −288.7%
Drug Manufacturers General industry median 5.80%
Healthcare sector median −26.3%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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