Johnson & Johnson Announces 62nd Consecutive Year of Dividend Increase, Raises Quarterly Dividend by 4.2%
April 17, 2024 at 09:59 am EDT
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New Brunswick - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a 4.2% increase in the quarterly dividend, from $1.19 per share to $1.24 per share, marking the 62nd year of consecutive increases.
At the new rate, the indicated dividend on an annual basis is $4.96 per share compared to the previous rate of $4.76 per share. The next quarterly dividend is payable on June 4, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2024. The ex-dividend date is May 20, 2024.
About Johnson & Johnson
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.
Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's leading producers of healthcare products. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- pharmaceutical products (55.4%): drugs intended for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, oncological diseases, gastro-intestinal illnesses, infectious, immunological, neurological, dermatological diseases, etc.;
- medical products and equipment (28.9%): diagnostic systems, orthopedic and gynecological equipment, surgical materials, etc. for use by healthcare professionals;
- consumer health products (15.7%): OTC drugs (Tylenol, Sudafed, Benadryl, Zyrtec, Motrin, Nicorette and other brands), health and beauty products (Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Dr. CI:Labo, Neutrogena and OGX), baby care products (Johnson's and Aveeno Baby), oral care products (Listerine), feminine hygiene products (Stayfree and Carefree and o.b.), wound care products (Band-Aid and Neosporin) etc.
At the end of 2022, Johnson & Johnson has 89 manufacturing facilities located in the United States (28), North America (9), Europe (27), Africa and Asia/Pacific (25).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (51.2%), Europe (24.7%), Asia/Pacific and Africa (17.7%) and other (6.4%).