Johnson & Johnson dividend yield JNJ

Dividends per share over the last twelve months divided by the share price, since 1970.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 2.00%
10-year median: 2.6%
Against its 10-year history: 2nd; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 1.9% to 3.5%
Peer median: 2.3%

Johnson & Johnson pays 2.00% of its share price in dividends over a year, as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 2.6%, lower than on 98% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 1.9% in Sep 2026 to 3.5% in Jan 2025.

The median for 7 large drugmakers of a similar size is 2.3%.

Dividend yield over time

median 2.6%

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	2.0%	1.9%	2.5%
2025	2.5%	2.4%	3.5%
2024	3.4%	2.9%	3.4%
2023	3.0%	2.5%	3.2%
2022	2.5%	2.3%	2.7%
2021	2.4%	2.3%	2.6%
2020	2.5%	2.5%	3.2%
2019	2.6%	2.5%	2.9%
2018	2.8%	2.3%	2.8%
2017	2.4%	2.3%	2.8%
2016	2.7%	2.4%	3.0%
2015	2.9%	2.6%	3.2%
2014	2.6%	2.5%	2.9%
2013	2.8%	2.6%	3.4%
2012	3.5%	3.3%	3.8%
2011	3.4%	3.2%	3.7%
2010	3.4%	3.0%	3.6%
2009	3.0%	3.0%	3.8%
2008	3.1%	2.4%	3.1%
2007	2.4%	2.1%	2.6%

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