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Johnson & Johnson JNJ

$271.49
+$2.32 (+0.86%)
Market open · Sep 24, 2:00 pm ET
After hours $268.71 -0.17%
Open$269.50
Prev close$269.17
Day range$269.01 – $275.23
Volume2.78M
Market cap$654.25B
P/E (TTM)31.5
Dividend yield1.93%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

JNJ at a glance

Shares of Johnson & Johnson are up 0.86% at $271.49. The company is worth $654.25B, number 22 out of 300 on our list.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $175.84 and $281.07, so it sits 3.4% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 57.1% over twelve months, and up 13.2% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($263.37) and 200-day ($237.55) moving averages; RSI is 57, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 19% annualized volatility.

For the quarter ended Jun 2026 it reported $25.31B in revenue, up 6.6% from a year earlier, with $5.53B of net profit (a 21.5% margin).

Buyers are paying 31.5 times trailing earnings, 44% above its five-year average of 21.9. The median for its industry group is 20.4.

18 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $286.61, sits 5.6% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Johnson & Johnson: the business

Johnson & Johnson makes prescription drugs and medical devices, after spinning off its consumer health business as Kenvue.

What tends to move it. Oncology and immunology drug sales, talc litigation and orthopedic device recovery drive the shares. It is a long-time dividend raiser.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+0.9%
1 week
+1.6%
1 month
-0.1%
3 months
+13.2%
6 months
+16.6%
Year to date
+33.3%
1 year
+57.1%
Day range
$269.01$275.23
52-week range
$175.84$281.07

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

6 bullish · 1 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+0.8%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+3.1%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+14.3%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)57.0Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)1.59Bearish
Bollinger band position65%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$271.44 / $271.58
Average price today$272.00
Volume2.78MAvg (90d) 7.59M
Turnover$756.98M
Turnover rate0.12%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.51vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude2.31%
Market cap$654.25B
Float market cap$653.19B
Shares outstanding2.41B
EPS (TTM)$11.03
P/E (TTM)31.49
P/B7.70
Book value / share$35.26
Earnings yield0.24%
Dividend (TTM)$5.24 / shareYield 1.93%
Net profit (TTM)$26.58B
Net assets$84.97B
30-day volatility19.0%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)1.80%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-11.0%-2.5% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 2:00 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How JNJ ranks on BeStock

Market value#22 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#136 of 283
Dividend yield#115 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#20 of 300
Dollar volume today#53 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$25.31B+6.6% YoY
Operating profit$7.17B+6.9% YoY
Net profit$5.53B-0.1% YoY
Diluted EPS$2.27-0.9% YoY
Free cash flow$7.30B+194.2% YoY
Operating cash flow$8.62B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$22.5BSep '24$22.5BDec '24$21.9BMar '25$23.7BJun '25$24.0BSep '25$24.6BDec '25$24.1BMar '26$25.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$2.7BSep '24$3.4BDec '24$11.0BMar '25$5.5BJun '25$5.2BSep '25$5.1BDec '25$5.2BMar '26$5.5BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin67.9%
Operating margin26.8%
Net margin21.5%
Return on equity25.7%
Return on assets10.7%
Return on invested capital16.0%
Current ratio1.09
Liabilities / assets57.7%
Cash & investments$20.76B
Total debt$49.04B
Net cash (debt)-$28.28B
Free cash flow / sales22.7%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Innovative Medicine$16.38B 64.7%
  • MedTech$8.93B 35.3%
Average move on report day±2.1%last 15 reports
Closed higher5 of 1533% of the time
Best reaction+6.2%
Worst reaction-2.8%

Stock move on the day after each report

+1.5%2024/Q3-1.9%2024/Q4-0.5%2025/Q1+6.2%2025/Q20.0%2025/Q3-0.1%2025/Q4+0.9%2026/Q1-2.7%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings30.8x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 88th percentile, 5-year average 21.9x

#2098 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book7.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 98th percentile, 5-year average 5.8x

#4661 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales6.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 98th percentile, 5-year average 4.7x

#4106 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

8x17x27x37xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$190.00
Price vs. fair value+42.9%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★☆☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyLow

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts18
Average target$286.61+5.6% vs. price
  • Buy 78%
  • Hold 22%
Low $260.00Now $271.49Avg $286.61High $320.00

Latest rating actions

  • 11 Sep 2026DBSHOLD · PT $270.00
  • 10 Sep 2026HSBCBUY · PT $320.00
  • 9 Sep 2026RBC CapitalBUY · PT $287.00
  • 3 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $320.00
  • 2 Sep 2026UBSBUY · PT $320.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership76.5%-0.10 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding5,299-22 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)1 buys / 7 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.90% of floatDays to cover 3.3 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share19.1%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

10%17%23%30%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$36.10M (10 inflow days, 10 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)1.93%
Last dividend$1.34Ex-date 25 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.34
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

3.3220173.7520193.9820204.1920214.4520224.7020234.9120245.142025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 6.4% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US) Officer Sells US$9.23 Million in Common StockMarket news · 4 Sep 2026
  • UBS Maintains Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $320Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • UBS Initiates Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $320Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • TD Cowen Initiates Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $300Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • DBS Maintains Johnson & Johnson(JNJ.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $270Market news · 12 Sep 2026
  • Apollo Global Management (APO.US) is reportedly in talks to acquire Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.US) orthopedics business, with the potential deal valued at nearly $20 billion.Zhitong Finance · 12 Sep 2026

JNJ stock: common questions

How is Johnson & Johnson stock doing today?

$271.49 is the latest print for JNJ, a move of +0.86% against yesterday's close of $269.17. Today's low and high so far: $269.01 and $275.23.

How big is Johnson & Johnson?

Equity value comes to $654.25B at the current price. By that measure it is number 22 of the 300 names in our coverage.

Is JNJ expensive on earnings?

Buyers pay 31.5 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $11.03). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 21.9, and today's level ranks in the 88th percentile of its own history.

Where does JNJ sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $175.84 and the ceiling $281.07. Shares are 3.4% away from that ceiling.

Does JNJ send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 1.93% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 25, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Johnson & Johnson?

Of 18 analysts, 78% say buy, 22% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $286.61, with the most cautious at $260.00 and the most optimistic at $320.00.

What does Johnson & Johnson do?

Johnson & Johnson makes prescription drugs and medical devices, after spinning off its consumer health business as Kenvue.

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