Johnson & Johnson Dividend yield

Johnson & Johnson is part of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology business, which is part of Health Care industry. Johnson & Johnson is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Johnson & Johnson stock dividend

Johnson & Johnson paid a total dividend of 11,438 million USD last year, for a market value of 389,325 millions (Market Cap 389,167 millions). Johnson & Johnson dividend per share is 4.75 USD, and his stock market price 161.68 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Johnson & Johnson has a dividend yield of 2.94%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Health Care industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare Johnson & Johnson stocks dividend with other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology companies or other of the high USA dividend stocks list.

Johnson & Johnson Dividend Payout

About the ability of Johnson & Johnson to maintain his current dividend of USD 4.75 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.94%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Johnson & Johnson payout on ernings is currently 51.41%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures show that Johnson & Johnson can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Johnson & Johnson is USD 8.79 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 4.75, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Johnson & Johnson, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Health Care industry and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector companies.

Johnson & Johnson Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Johnson & Johnson's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year	Yield	USD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.94%	4.75	51.41%	2,408
2022	2.56%	4.52	46.55%	2,631
2021	2.48%	4.24	58.48%	2,633
2020	2.57%	4.04	54.16%	2,635
2019	2.61%	3.81	51.49%	2,655
2018	2.79%	3.60	55.81%	2,682
2017	2.40%	3.35	50.83%	2,694
2016	2.88%	3.21	53.06%	2,746
2015	2.96%	3.00	46.51%	2,746

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Johnson & Johnson dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology stocks.

Johnson & Johnson Stock performance

Finally, last moth Johnson & Johnson showed a return of -3.50% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 0.20% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology firms.