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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Johnson & Johnson's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.28% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.28%; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached 0.28%, changed 0.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.29%, 0.0% changed from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.28% at Johnson & Johnson, up from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.32% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.15% in Q1 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 0.25% (2023), against an average of 0.24%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed grew 10bps in 2024 before it fell -6bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 0.18% in 2021, then rose by 25bps to 0.22% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 45bps to 0.32% in 2023, then dropped by -12bps to 0.28% in 2024, then decreased by 0bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for JNJ's Return on Capital Employed are 0.28% (Q4 2025), 0.27% (Q3 2025), and 0.26% (Q2 2025).