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What If You Had Invested in Johnson & Johnson 10 Years Ago?
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) with real monthly prices, dividends reinvested, through November 2026.
JNJ $272.32 ▼ -1.45% last close, Nov 05, 2026
If you had invested $1,000 in JNJ in November 2016, today it would be worth
$3,189
Same $1,000 in the S&P 500 (SPY): $3,895
If you had put $500 a month into JNJ since November 2016, your $60,500 would be worth today
$123,539
Same plan in the S&P 500 (SPY): $128,888
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JNJ returns by period
| Period | Total return | Per year | $1,000 became | SPY per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | $1.3400 | +0.0% | ||
| May 26, 2026 | $1.3400 | +3.1% | ||
| Feb 24, 2026 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | ||
| Nov 25, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | ||
| Aug 26, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% | ||
| May 27, 2025 | $1.3000 | +4.8% | ||
| Feb 18, 2025 | $1.2400 | +0.0% | ||
| Nov 26, 2024 | $1.2400 | +0.0% | ||
| Aug 27, 2024 | $1.2400 | +0.0% | ||
| May 20, 2024 | $1.2400 | +4.2% | ||
| Feb 16, 2024 | $1.1900 | +0.0% | ||
| Nov 20, 2023 | $1.1900 | — |
JNJ year by year
Best full year: 1991 (+62.3%). Worst: 1992 (-10.2%).
| Year | JNJ | SPY | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +33.7% | +8.3% | |
| 2025 | +47.5% | +17.7% | |
| 2024 | -4.8% | +24.9% | |
| 2023 | -8.6% | +26.2% | |
| 2022 | +6.0% | -18.2% | Defensive health care stocks held up well as the broad market fell. |
| 2021 | +11.4% | +28.7% | |
| 2020 | +10.8% | +18.3% | |
| 2019 | +16.2% | +31.2% | |
| 2018 | -5.1% | -4.6% | |
| 2017 | +24.4% | +21.7% | |
| 2016 | +15.3% | +12.0% | |
| 2015 | +1.1% | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | +17.3% | +13.5% | |
| 2013 | +34.6% | +32.3% | |
| 2012 | +10.8% | +16.0% | |
| 2011 | +9.9% | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | -0.6% | +15.1% | |
| 2009 | +11.3% | +26.4% | |
| 2008 | -7.7% | -36.8% | J&J fell far less than the market during the financial crisis. |
| 2007 | +3.6% | +5.1% |
JNJ: all at once or every month?
Take $12,000: all of it on day one, or $1,000 a month for a year. Across every starting month since 1985 (491 of them), the lump sum was ahead after 12 months in 366 (75%). The lump sum usually won, but roughly one start in 4 favored spreading it out. The best case for monthly investing was a start in August 1987, when it finished the year 22% ahead.
Worst drop
JNJ's worst fall in this history was -34.4%, a deep bear-market fall, from December 1991 to July 1993. Getting back to the old high took until October 1994: 15 months from the bottom and 2.8 years from the peak. $1,000 invested at that peak shrank to about $656 at the low.
Johnson & Johnson dividends
JNJ paid $5.28 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly. At $272.32 that is 1.94%, a moderate yield. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly payout grew +5.2% a year, steadily. The yearly total did not fall once in the last ten years. Amounts are adjusted for splits.
| Year | Dividends / share | Change | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.14 | +4.7% | 2.48% |
| 2024 | $4.91 | +4.5% | 3.40% |
| 2023 | $4.70 | +5.6% | 3.00% |
| 2022 | $4.45 | +6.2% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | $4.19 | +5.3% | 2.45% |
| 2020 | $3.98 | +6.1% | 2.53% |
| 2019 | $3.75 | +5.9% | 2.57% |
| 2018 | $3.54 | +6.6% | 2.74% |
| 2017 | $3.32 | +5.4% | 2.38% |
| 2016 | $3.15 | +6.8% | 2.73% |
Yield = each year’s dividends divided by the price at the end of the year.
JNJ dividend history: last 12 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | $1.3400 | +0.0% |
| May 26, 2026 | $1.3400 | +3.1% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $1.3000 | +0.0% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% |
| Aug 26, 2025 | $1.3000 | +0.0% |
| May 27, 2025 | $1.3000 | +4.8% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | $1.2400 | +0.0% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $1.2400 | +0.0% |
| Aug 27, 2024 | $1.2400 | +0.0% |
| May 20, 2024 | $1.2400 | +4.2% |
| Feb 16, 2024 | $1.1900 | +0.0% |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $1.1900 | — |
Stock splits
- June 1967: 3-for-1
- May 1970: 3-for-1
- May 1981: 3-for-1
- May 1989: 2-for-1
- June 1992: 2-for-1
- June 1996: 2-for-1
- June 2001: 2-for-1
One share bought before 1967 is 432 shares today.
About Johnson & Johnson
| Company | Johnson & Johnson |
| Listed | 1944 (NYSE) |
| Sector | Health care |
| Dividend | Raised every year for 60+ years |
Johnson & Johnson makes prescription drugs and medical devices. It spun off its consumer brands, such as Band-Aid and Tylenol, as Kenvue in 2023.
J&J is one of the few U.S. companies with a top AAA credit rating and has raised its dividend every year for more than six decades. Its stock is known for steadiness rather than speed, and it has trailed the S&P 500 over the last ten years.
Questions about JNJ
How much would $10,000 invested in JNJ 20 years ago be worth today?
About $73,261 with dividends reinvested, invested at the November 2006 close: 632.6% in total, or 10.5% a year.
When does JNJ pay dividends?
In the last 12 months the payments went out in February, May, August and November, $5.28 per share in total.
Did JNJ beat the S&P 500?
Almost exactly tied. Over the last 20 years the gap was 0.1 percentage points a year: +10.5% a year for JNJ against +10.6% for SPY, dividends reinvested. Its worst fall was milder than SPY's over the same history (-34.4% against -50.8%).