Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) posted Return on Capital Employed of 28.18% for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from 28.14% in Q4 2025, and up 1180.0% YoY from 2.2% in Q1 2025.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 28.18% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1180.0% year-over-year to 28.18% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.18% (up 1180.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 29.46%, up 1244.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was little changed at 28.18% in Q1 2026 per JNJ's latest filing, from 28.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 30.16% in Q2 2024, with the low at 15.38% in Q4 2022.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 21.41%, with a median of 18.66% recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 1183 bps in 2025, down 1476 bps in 2025.
  • Johnson & Johnson's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.38% in 2022, then surged by 95 bps to 29.97% in 2023, then plunged by 46 bps to 16.31% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 28.14% in 2025, then advanced by 0 bps to 28.18% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows JNJ's Return on Capital Employed at 28.18% in Q1 2026, 28.14% in Q4 2025, and 16.49% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 42.94%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 28.18%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 16.47%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 9.76%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn -5.22%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 15.87%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 21.53%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -10.20%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn -3.07%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 28.18%
Dec 28, 2025 28.14%
Sep 28, 2025 16.49%
Jun 29, 2025 15.40%
Mar 30, 2025 16.38%
Dec 29, 2024 16.31%
Sep 29, 2024 28.35%
Jun 30, 2024 30.16%
Mar 31, 2024 30.00%
Dec 31, 2023 29.97%
Oct 1, 2023 19.98%
Jul 2, 2023 18.93%
Apr 2, 2023 18.66%
Jan 1, 2023 18.44%
Oct 2, 2022 15.38%
Jul 3, 2022 15.79%
Apr 3, 2022 17.37%
Oct 3, 2021 20.67%
Jul 4, 2021 19.67%
Apr 4, 2021 18.45%