Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)

Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.68 in Q1 2026, up 1.25% year-on-year from $0.67 in Q1 2025, and up 15.22% quarter-over-quarter from $0.59 in Q4 2025.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Johnson & Johnson has disclosed Debt to Equity across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $0.68 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at $0.68, up 1.25% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $0.68 (up 1.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.59, up 14.71% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.68 for Q1 2026 at Johnson & Johnson, up from $0.59 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.75 in Q2 2023 to a low of $0.42 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.51 (2024), against an average of $0.54.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity soared 68.26% in 2023 and slumped 35.66% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Johnson & Johnson's Debt to Equity stood at $0.43 in 2022, then decreased by 0.66% to $0.43 in 2023, then grew by 20.15% to $0.51 in 2024, then increased by 14.71% to $0.59 in 2025, then gained by 15.22% to $0.68 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.68 (Q1 2026), $0.59 (Q4 2025), and $0.58 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 1.39
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.68
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn -9.70
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 1.07
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 6.24
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.94
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.72
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.22
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 0.68
Dec 28, 2025 0.59
Sep 28, 2025 0.58
Jun 29, 2025 0.65
Mar 30, 2025 0.67
Dec 29, 2024 0.51
Sep 29, 2024 0.51
Jun 30, 2024 0.58
Mar 31, 2024 0.48
Dec 31, 2023 0.43
Oct 1, 2023 0.42
Jul 2, 2023 0.60
Apr 2, 2023 0.75
Jan 1, 2023 0.52
Oct 2, 2022 0.43
Jul 3, 2022 0.43
Apr 3, 2022 0.44
Jan 2, 2022 0.46
Oct 3, 2021 0.48
Jul 4, 2021 0.48