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

Johnson & Johnson has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 28.18% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 28.18%, up 1180.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 28.18% (up 1180.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 29.46%, up 1244.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 28.18% for Q1 2026 at Johnson & Johnson, roughly flat from 28.14% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 30.16% in Q2 2024 to a low of 15.38% in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 18.66% (2023), against an average of 21.41%.
• Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 1183 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 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 tumbled by 46 bps to 16.31% in 2024, then surged by 73 bps to 28.14% in 2025, then increased by 0 bps to 28.18% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 28.18% (Q1 2026), 28.14% (Q4 2025), and 16.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.