JNJ

Johnson & Johnson

Healthcare · $643.9B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$256.03

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$172.87

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$69.15

buy price

Overpriced

JNJ is Overpriced: at $256.03 it trades 48% above its fair value of $172.87. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $69.15, 73% below today's price. Business quality is limited: only 1 of 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Owner Earnings. Earnings grow slowly (under 7% a year), but cash flow is steady, so we value it on its cash flow instead of its earnings.

Business quality

1 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth3.7% a year✗
Equity per share growth3.7% a year✗
Sales growth2.4% a year✗
Free cash flow growth3.2% a year✗
Return on invested capital14.7%✓

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Superinvestors

12 of the investors we track hold JNJ. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position, 3 trimmed and 1 sold out. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: Christopher Bloomstran

Trimmed: Thomas Russo, Mairs & Power Funds, John Rogers

Sold out: Richard Pzena

Insider activity

Since Jul 20, 2026: no open-market purchases, 9 sales worth $64.7M and 10 other filings (stock awards, tax withholding and similar). Why purchases matter

Sales

Other filings

About Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is a holding company, which engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of products in the healthcare field. It operates through the Innovative Medicine and MedTech segments. The Innovative Medicine segment focuses on immunology, infectious diseases, neuroscience, oncology, cardiovascular and metabolism, and pulmonary hypertension. The MedTech segment includes a portfolio of…

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Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works