Johnson & Johnson
U.S multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technologies corporation headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the company is ranked No. 40 on the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations. In 2023, the company was ranked 40th in the Forbes Global 2000.[2] Johnson & Johnson has a global workforce of approximately 130,000 employees who are led by the company's current chairman and chief executive officer, Joaquin Duato.
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 Headquarters at One Johnson and Johnson Plaza in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Company type | Public |
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| ISIN | US4781601046 |
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| Founded | January 1886 (1886-01) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Headquarters | Johnson and Johnson Plaza, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | List of Johnson & Johnson products and services |
| Revenue |  US$85.16 billion (2023) |
| US$21.21 billion (2023) | |
| US$35.15 billion (2023) | |
| Total assets |  US$167.6 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | US$68.78 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 134,400 (2023) |
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| Website | jnj.com |
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Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 by three brothers, Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson, selling ready-to-use sterile surgical dressings. In 2023, the company split-off its consumer healthcare business sector into a new publicly traded company, Kenvue. The company is exclusively focused on developing and producing pharmaceutical prescription drugs and medical device technologies.
Johnson & Johnson is one of the world's most valuable companies and is one of only two U.S.-based companies that has a prime credit rating of AAA.[3]
- ^ "Johnson and Johnson 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 16, 2024.
- ^ "The Global 2000 2023". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ "Looking to Bet On Perfect AAA Credit Ratings? Play These ETFs". Yahoo Finance. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
