Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 226 recorded JNJ dividend payments, running from February 16, 1970 to May 26, 2026 — 57 calendar years. Together those payments total $75.32 per share. JNJ has most often paid quarterly.
JNJ has increased its payment rate for 53 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the JNJ payment rate compounded at +5.2% a year, and +5.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 57 years of recorded history, JNJ's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
JNJ dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.14 | 4 | $1.30 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $4.91 | 4 | $1.24 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $4.70 | 4 | $1.19 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | $4.45 | 4 | $1.13 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | $4.19 | 4 | $1.06 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | $3.98 | 4 | $1.01 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | $3.75 | 4 | $0.950 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | $3.54 | 4 | $0.900 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | $3.32 | 4 | $0.840 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | $3.15 | 4 | $0.800 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | $2.95 | 4 | $0.750 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | $2.76 | 4 | $0.700 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | $2.59 | 4 | $0.660 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | $2.40 | 4 | $0.610 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | $2.25 | 4 | $0.570 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | $2.11 | 4 | $0.540 | +10.2% |
| 2009 | $1.93 | 4 | $0.490 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | $1.79 | 4 | $0.460 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | $1.62 | 4 | $0.415 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | $1.46 | 4 | $0.375 | +13.6% |
| 2005 | $1.28 | 4 | $0.330 | +15.8% |
| 2004 | $1.09 | 4 | $0.285 | +18.7% |
| 2003 | $0.925 | 4 | $0.240 | +17.1% |
| 2002 | $0.795 | 4 | $0.205 | +13.9% |
| 2001 | $0.700 | 4 | $0.180 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | $0.620 | 4 | $0.160 | +14.3% |
| 1999 | $0.545 | 4 | $0.140 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | $0.485 | 4 | $0.125 | +13.6% |
| 1997 | $0.425 | 4 | $0.110 | +15.8% |
| 1996 | $0.367 | 4 | $0.0950 | +15.2% |
| 1995 | $0.320 | 4 | $0.0825 | +13.8% |
| 1994 | $0.283 | 4 | $0.0725 | +11.5% |
| 1993 | $0.253 | 4 | $0.0650 | +13.0% |
| 1992 | $0.223 | 4 | $0.0575 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | $0.193 | 4 | $0.0500 | +17.6% |
| 1990 | $0.164 | 4 | $0.0425 | +17.2% |
| 1989 | $0.140 | 4 | $0.0362 | +16.0% |
| 1988 | $0.120 | 4 | $0.0313 | +19.0% |
| 1987 | $0.101 | 4 | $0.0262 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0859 | 4 | $0.0219 | +7.7% |
| 1985 | $0.0797 | 4 | $0.0203 | +8.3% |
| 1984 | $0.0734 | 4 | $0.0187 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | $0.0672 | 4 | $0.0172 | +10.0% |
| 1982 | $0.0606 | 4 | $0.0156 | +13.6% |
| 1981 | $0.0532 | 4 | $0.0138 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | $0.0464 | 4 | $0.0120 | +15.0% |
| 1979 | $0.0417 | 4 | $0.0104 | +17.7% |
| 1978 | $0.0354 | 4 | $0.0089 | +21.4% |
| 1977 | $0.0292 | 4 | $0.0073 | +40.0% |
| 1976 | $0.0219 | 4 | $0.0052 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | $0.0177 | 4 | $0.0042 | +6.7% |
| 1974 | $0.0151 | 4 | $0.0039 | +50.0% |
| 1973 | $0.0109 | 4 | $0.0026 | +25.0% |
| 1972 | $0.0093 | 4 | $0.0021 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | $0.0090 | 4 | $0.0021 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | $0.0071 | 4 | $0.0017 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Recent JNJ dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 26, 2026 | $1.34 |
| February 24, 2026 | $1.30 |
| November 25, 2025 | $1.30 |
| August 26, 2025 | $1.30 |
| May 27, 2025 | $1.30 |
| February 18, 2025 | $1.24 |
| November 26, 2024 | $1.24 |
| August 27, 2024 | $1.24 |
| May 20, 2024 | $1.24 |
| February 16, 2024 | $1.19 |
| November 20, 2023 | $1.19 |
| August 25, 2023 | $1.19 |
| May 22, 2023 | $1.19 |
| February 17, 2023 | $1.13 |
| November 21, 2022 | $1.13 |
| August 22, 2022 | $1.13 |
| May 23, 2022 | $1.13 |
| February 18, 2022 | $1.06 |
| November 22, 2021 | $1.06 |
| August 23, 2021 | $1.06 |
| May 24, 2021 | $1.06 |
| February 22, 2021 | $1.01 |
| November 23, 2020 | $1.01 |
| August 24, 2020 | $1.01 |
| May 22, 2020 | $1.01 |
| February 24, 2020 | $0.950 |
| November 25, 2019 | $0.950 |
| August 26, 2019 | $0.950 |
| May 24, 2019 | $0.950 |
| February 25, 2019 | $0.900 |
| November 26, 2018 | $0.900 |
| August 27, 2018 | $0.900 |
| May 25, 2018 | $0.900 |
| February 26, 2018 | $0.840 |
| November 27, 2017 | $0.840 |
| August 25, 2017 | $0.840 |
| May 25, 2017 | $0.840 |
| February 24, 2017 | $0.800 |
| November 18, 2016 | $0.800 |
| August 19, 2016 | $0.800 |
| May 20, 2016 | $0.800 |
| February 19, 2016 | $0.750 |
| November 20, 2015 | $0.750 |
| August 21, 2015 | $0.750 |
| May 21, 2015 | $0.750 |
| February 20, 2015 | $0.700 |
| November 21, 2014 | $0.700 |
| August 22, 2014 | $0.700 |
| May 22, 2014 | $0.700 |
| February 21, 2014 | $0.660 |
| November 22, 2013 | $0.660 |
| August 23, 2013 | $0.660 |
| May 23, 2013 | $0.660 |
| February 22, 2013 | $0.610 |
| November 23, 2012 | $0.610 |
| August 24, 2012 | $0.610 |
| May 24, 2012 | $0.610 |
| February 24, 2012 | $0.570 |
| November 25, 2011 | $0.570 |
| August 26, 2011 | $0.570 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 226 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
JNJ dividend history questions
How many dividends has JNJ paid?
DivTrkr has 226 recorded JNJ dividend payments between February 16, 1970 and May 26, 2026, totalling $75.32 per share across 57 calendar years.
Has JNJ ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 57 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the JNJ dividend growing?
The JNJ payment rate compounded at +5.2% a year over the last five complete years and +5.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does JNJ pay a dividend?
JNJ has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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