US JNJ Metrics observed: 2026-08-14

Johnson & Johnson dividend profile

Johnson & Johnson is presented here as an income-research page that combines yield, payout discipline, dividend growth, and company-specific watch items.

Johnson & Johnson is usually studied as a steadier U.S. dividend profile because healthcare demand, product breadth, and a long payout culture make it a classic income research name.

Prepared by Dividend Income Guide Editorial Desk. Data as of: 2026-08-14. Methodology · Data sources · Editorial policy
Trailing yield snapshot
2.06%
5Y dividend growth
5.08%
Payout ratio
62.13%
Next declared ex-date
2026-08-25
Next scheduled payment
2026-09-08
Why income investors watch it

Income investors often use JNJ as a benchmark for what a lower-yield, steadier dividend profile can look like when business quality matters as much as payout size.

What this yield means

Yield reflects the price and distribution information represented by the dated source snapshot. It can change as the market price or declared distribution changes.

Data provenance

Yield and payout are price/fundamental metrics and can move after the observation date. The next ex-dividend and payment dates are company-declared.

Metrics observed 2026-08-14. Site-wide stock data review completed 2026-08-20.

Research checklist

  • Litigation and product-liability overhang
  • Healthcare portfolio reshaping and capital allocation
  • Whether dividend growth remains comfortably covered by underlying cash generation

A strong income case usually needs more than one green flag. The useful combination is payout room, business durability, valuation context, and a believable path to future cash generation.

Dividend history data status

This page intentionally shows the audited metric set and avoids publishing a year-by-year payout series until the company-level history table is fully validated against the stock dataset.

The repository no longer publishes synthetic annual payout histories. A complete series will be added only after company-specific historical distributions, corporate actions, and currency treatment are validated.

See Data Sources and Methodology for how site-wide figures should be interpreted. Company filings, exchange announcements, and official investor-relations materials remain authoritative for current dividend decisions.