Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $9.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 14.83% year-on-year from $8.4 billion in Q1 2025, and up 376.69% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Johnson & Johnson has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $9.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $9.6 billion, up 14.83% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $25.3 billion (down 36.43% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $24.0 billion, down 40.47% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $9.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Johnson & Johnson, up from -$3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $11.8 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of -$10.6 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $9.1 billion (2023), against an average of $6.6 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 261.96% in 2022 and soared 377.09% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Johnson & Johnson's Operating Expenses stood at $8.5 billion in 2022, then plunged by 149.92% to -$4.3 billion in 2023, then surged by 377.09% to $11.8 billion in 2024, then sank by 129.4% to -$3.5 billion in 2025, then surged by 376.69% to $9.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $9.6 billion (Q1 2026), -$3.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $9.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -5.14 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 6.72 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 9.59 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 11.01 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 19.82 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 5.95 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 4.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 5.50 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 8.25 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 9.59 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 -3.47 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 9.66 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 9.47 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 8.35 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 11.79 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 10.47 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 9.11 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 8.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -4.26 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 9.01 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 9.24 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 8.49 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 4.25 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 8.53 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 10.01 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 9.47 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 -10.56 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 9.48 Bn
Jul 4, 2021 9.52 Bn