JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) closed fiscal year 2025 with 2.41 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.14 USD per share.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON (JNJ) closed fiscal year 2025 with 2.41 B shares outstanding and a dividend of 5.14 USD per share. Over the year the share count rose by 1.02 M shares on a net basis, typically through stock-based compensation and options. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 15.1 %. The dividend per share was 5.14 USD, up 4.7 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 12.4 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 2.84B | 2.75B | 2.74B | 2.72B | 2.78B | 2.82B | 2.78B | 2.76B | 2.71B | 2.68B | 2.66B | 2.63B | 2.63B | 2.63B | 2.61B | 2.41B | 2.41B | 2.41B |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 54.1M | 42.1M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.01M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 1.02M |
| Shares issued (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1.95 % | 1.49 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.04 % |
| Shares repurchased | -75.1M | -81.3M | -16.2M | -13.7M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -37.4M | -28.1M | -48.7M | -24.0M | -20.2M | -29.8M | 0.00M | -3.55M | -15.4M | -207M | -0.16M | 0.00M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | -2.65 % | -2.95 % | -0.59 % | -0.50 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -1.34 % | -1.02 % | -1.80 % | -0.89 % | -0.76 % | -1.13 % | 0.00 % | -0.13 % | -0.59 % | -8.58 % | -0.01 % | 0.00 % |
| Net addition/reduction | -75.1M | -81.3M | -16.2M | -13.7M | 54.1M | 42.1M | -37.4M | -28.1M | -48.7M | -24.0M | -20.2M | -29.8M | 0.01M | -3.55M | -15.4M | -207M | -0.16M | 1.02M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | -2.65 % | -2.95 % | -0.59 % | -0.50 % | 1.95 % | 1.49 % | -1.34 % | -1.02 % | -1.80 % | -0.89 % | -0.76 % | -1.13 % | 0.00 % | -0.13 % | -0.59 % | -8.58 % | -0.01 % | 0.04 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.80 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.25 | 2.40 | 2.59 | 2.76 | 2.95 | 3.15 | 3.32 | 3.54 | 3.75 | 3.98 | 4.19 | 4.45 | 4.70 | 4.91 | 5.14 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 38.80 % | 43.43 % | 43.53 % | 63.65 % | 60.94 % | 52.68 % | 47.59 % | 53.04 % | 52.12 % | 687.92 % | 62.06 % | 65.59 % | 71.23 % | 52.84 % | 65.11 % | 33.48 % | 84.05 % | 46.19 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 5.02B | 5.33B | 5.80B | 6.16B | 6.61B | 7.29B | 7.77B | 8.17B | 8.62B | 8.94B | 9.49B | 9.92B | 10.5B | 11.0B | 11.7B | 11.8B | 11.8B | 12.4B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.07 % | 2.97 % | 3.40 % | 3.44 % | 3.45 % | 2.80 % | 2.63 % | 2.86 % | 2.74 % | 2.36 % | 2.78 % | 2.57 % | 2.60 % | 2.46 % | 2.52 % | 3.00 % | 3.39 % | 2.48 % |
Figures in USD