Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ) Times Interest Earned stood at 28.50 in Q3 2026, down 0.7% from 28.71 a year earlier but up 12.2% from the prior quarter.
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Johnson & Johnson's Times Interest Earned came in at 25.60 as of Sep 27, 2026, down 2.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 26.13, down 6.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has declined for three straight years.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at 27.83 in FY2024 (-0.1%), 27.88 in FY2023 (-62.9%), 75.14 in FY2022 and 97.85 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has ranged from 21.58 in Q2 2025 to 44.88 in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 4.4%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 41.4% in Q1 2024, against a decline of 37.3% in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 25.41 (Q2 2026), 23.39 (Q1 2026) and 25.73 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,221.09 Bn | 1,194.71 Bn | 20.46 Bn | - |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 656.38 Bn | 576.24 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 28.50 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.79 Bn | 478.80 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 363.00 Bn | 317.38 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 313.89 Bn | 287.12 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 290.02 Bn | 263.91 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.20 |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.59 Bn | 204.98 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 5.22 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 208.15 Bn | 183.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 12.87 |
| 9 | Pfizer | 170.74 Bn | 118.10 Bn | 12.56 Bn | - |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 137.20 Bn | 109.19 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 19.80 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2026 | 28.50 |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 25.41 |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 23.39 |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 25.73 |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 28.71 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 21.58 |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.30 |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 26.27 |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 26.10 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.96 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 38.12 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 28.15 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 29.90 |
| Jul 2, 2023 | 26.79 |
| Apr 2, 2023 | 26.96 |
| Jan 1, 2023 | 44.88 |
| Oct 2, 2022 | 103.90 |
| Jul 3, 2022 | 102.08 |
| Apr 3, 2022 | 435.20 |
| Oct 3, 2021 | 330.30 |
API Access
Johnson & Johnson Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=JNJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "ticker": "JNJ", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=JNJ&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();