Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) quarterly Research & Development came in at $3.5 billion in Q1 2026, up 9.36% year-on-year from $3.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 134.23% quarter-over-quarter from -$10.3 billion in Q4 2025.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Johnson & Johnson has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $3.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $3.5 billion, up 9.36% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $411.0 million (down 97.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $109.0 million, down 99.37% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $3.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Johnson & Johnson, up from -$10.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $6.2 billion in Q1 2022 to a low of -$10.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $3.5 billion (2025), against an average of $2.3 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 344.43% in 2023 and jumped 152.34% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Johnson & Johnson's Research & Development stood at $3.5 billion in 2022, then plunged by 390.44% to -$10.1 billion in 2023, then surged by 152.34% to $5.3 billion in 2024, then slumped by 294.49% to -$10.3 billion in 2025, then surged by 134.23% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.5 billion (Q1 2026), -$10.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn -2.28 Bn
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 3.51 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 2.47 Bn
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn 12.59 Bn
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 1.72 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 1.37 Bn
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn 2.49 Bn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn 2.65 Bn
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 3.53 Bn
Dec 28, 2025 -10.30 Bn
Sep 28, 2025 3.67 Bn
Jun 29, 2025 3.52 Bn
Mar 30, 2025 3.23 Bn
Dec 29, 2024 5.30 Bn
Sep 29, 2024 4.95 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -10.12 Bn
Oct 1, 2023 3.45 Bn
Jul 2, 2023 3.70 Bn
Apr 2, 2023 3.46 Bn
Jan 1, 2023 4.14 Bn
Oct 2, 2022 3.49 Bn
Jul 3, 2022 3.70 Bn
Apr 3, 2022 3.46 Bn
Jan 2, 2022 6.15 Bn
Oct 3, 2021 3.42 Bn
Jul 4, 2021 3.39 Bn