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Johnson & Johnson · JNJ · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
J&J edges past Q1 estimates and raises 2026 guidance
J&J's beat and guidance raise rest on launch momentum in Innovative Medicine (ICOTYDE, INLEXZO) and MedTech (VARIPULSE Pro, TECNIS PureSee), plus execution toward the planned mid-2027 Orthopedics separation. Management's double-digit-growth-by-decade-end ambition and $55B U.S. manufacturing commitment underpin a confident tone. The stock did not hold an outsized reaction on the day (a modestly negative abnormal move) and has drifted lower since, so the thesis is one of execution risk against an ambitious outlook rather than a clean fundamental win.
Reported Before market openNYSEHealthcare
$652.31B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.70
Consensus $2.68
EPS surprise
+0.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$24.06B
Consensus $23.61B
Revenue surprise
+1.9%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+0.9%
Event window
SPY move
+1.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-0.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-6.6%
Up to 20 sessions
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Why did JNJ rise 0.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q1?What changed in JNJ's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q1?Give me the bull and bear case for JNJ after FY2026 Q1 earnings.
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What changed
J&J reported Q1 FY2026 with adjusted EPS of $2.70 versus the $2.68 estimate and revenue of $24.06B versus the $23.61B estimate. Management raised full-year 2026 sales guidance to a midpoint of $100.2-$100.8B, lifted adjusted EPS guidance by $0.02, and increased the dividend 3.1% to $5.36 per share.
Guidance delta
raised
Key takeaways
- Adjusted Q1 EPS of $2.70 beat the $2.68 estimate and revenue of $24.06B beat the $23.61B estimate.
- Q1 operational sales grew 6.4%, with Innovative Medicine up 7.4% and MedTech up 4.6%.
- Full-year 2026 sales guidance raised to a $100.2-$100.8B midpoint and adjusted EPS guided $0.02 higher.
- Dividend increased 3.1% to $5.36 per share, marking 64 consecutive years of growth.
- $55B committed to U.S. manufacturing and R&D through 2029, with $12B already invested.
Management priorities
- Execute launches of ICOTYDE, INLEXZO, VARIPULSE Pro and TECNIS PureSee as growth engines.
- Hold the raised 2026 sales and EPS guidance while protecting adjusted operating margin.
- Advance the planned separation of the Orthopedics business by mid-2027.
- Deploy the $55B U.S. manufacturing and R&D investment program through 2029.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$271.22Current
$90Low
$224.52Average
$320High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 3, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 16, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 13, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 10, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 13, 2026 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 15, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Freedom Capital Markets | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Daiwa Capital | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Atlantic Equities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 4, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Mizuho | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 7, 2023 |
| SVB Leerink | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 20, 2023 |
| Independent Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 27, 2020 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 18, 2018 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 11, 2017 |
| BTIG Research | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 21, 2017 |
| BTIG | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Standpoint Research | Sell | Sell | Maintain | May 20, 2016 |
| Societe Generale | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 6, 2016 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 16, 2014 |
| Davenport | Hold | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 10, 2012 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 18, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $271.22. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $267.08 | +18.0% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $320 | $271.19 | +18.0% | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $287 | $257.59 | +5.8% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $254.45 | +3.2% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $256.35 | +4.0% | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $300 | $266.13 | +10.6% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Johnson Rice | Ilya Zubkov | $280 | $249.76 | +3.2% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $305 | $248.95 | +12.5% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $250.5 | -2.3% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Johnson Rice | Analyst unavailable | $261 | $250.49 | -3.8% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $247.02 | +4.0% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $294 | $247.02 | +8.4% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $247.02 | +0.3% | Jul 16, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $260 | $247.02 | -4.1% | Jul 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $287 | $257.6 | +5.8% | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $284 | $267.24 | +4.7% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $258.66 | +6.9% | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Vamil Divan | $270 | $253.56 | -0.4% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Johnson Rice | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $253.29 | -0.4% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Leerink Partners | David Risinger | $265 | $224.26 | -2.3% | May 13, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $266 | $232.71 | -1.9% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $283 | $239.66 | +4.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $240.1 | -2.3% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $250 | $240.1 | -7.8% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matt Miksic | $255 | $240.1 | -6.0% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $239.5 | -1.6% | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $253 | $237.19 | -6.7% | Mar 18, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $255 | $233.35 | -6.0% | Feb 3, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terrance Flynn | $262 | $224.44 | -3.4% | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ilya Zubkov | $220 | $225.16 | -18.9% | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Vamil Divan | $240 | $218.49 | -11.5% | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $265 | $220.18 | -2.3% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $200 | $220.37 | -26.3% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $220 | $218.01 | -18.9% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Asad Haider | $250 | $218.01 | -7.8% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $218.01 | -11.5% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Lee Hambright | $208 | $205.75 | -23.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Matt Miksic | $217 | $207.56 | -20.0% | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Asad Haider | $240 | $210.33 | -11.5% | Dec 18, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $209.08 | -11.5% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $197 | $210.6 | -27.4% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $206.54 | -15.2% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $199.96 | -11.5% | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $227 | $202.48 | -16.3% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $197 | $205.34 | -27.4% | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Johnson Rice | Ilya Zubkov | $190 | $193.18 | -29.9% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ilya Zubkov | $190 | $193.18 | -29.9% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $210 | $191.19 | -22.6% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $209 | $190.85 | -22.9% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $190 | $190.85 | -29.9% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $190.85 | -29.9% | Oct 15, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $214 | $187.22 | -21.1% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Shagun Singh | $209 | $191.3 | -22.9% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $193 | $188.64 | -28.8% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $198 | $185.98 | -27.0% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry Biegelsen | $212 | $185.98 | -21.8% | Oct 3, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Jayson Bedford | $162 | $154.36 | -40.3% | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Vamil Divan | $166 | $151.87 | -38.8% | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $159 | $164.28 | -41.4% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $175 | $164.1 | -35.5% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Shagun Singh | $181 | $164.1 | -33.3% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Joanne Wuensch | $185 | $164.1 | -31.8% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry Biegelsen | $166 | $164.1 | -38.8% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $170 | $164.1 | -37.3% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Joanna Wuensch | $180 | $163.77 | -33.6% | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Louise Chen | $215 | $161.6 | -20.7% | Oct 14, 2024 |
| Johnson Rice | Narumi Nakagiri | $150 | $154.24 | -44.7% | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $160 | $157.16 | -41.0% | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Johnson Rice | Chris Shibutani | $160 | $144.44 | -41.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $160 | $144.42 | -41.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| UBS | Danielle Antalffy | $180 | $152.34 | -33.6% | May 22, 2024 |
| Johnson Rice | Morten Herholdt | $170 | $145.08 | -37.3% | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Johnson Rice | Louise Chen | $215 | $144.32 | -20.7% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Shagun Singh | $175 | $144.45 | -35.5% | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Rick Wise | $155 | $144.45 | -42.9% | Apr 16, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Terence Flynn | $169 | $155.77 | -37.7% | Mar 27, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Jayson Bedford | $110 | $156.35 | -59.4% | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Johnson Rice | Shagun Singh | $178 | $157.24 | -34.4% | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Johnson Rice | Trung Huynh | $175 | $170.45 | -35.5% | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Raymond James | John Ransom | $90 | $156.6 | -66.8% | May 24, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $176.17 | -24.4% | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $178.79 | -35.1% | Dec 6, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $178.49 | -34.4% | Dec 1, 2022 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $170.71 | -33.6% | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Larry Biegelsen | $195 | $170.71 | -28.1% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Leerink Partners | Analyst unavailable | $194 | $170.86 | -28.5% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $192 | $171.69 | -29.2% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $201 | $171.69 | -25.9% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $174 | $178.5 | -35.8% | Jul 8, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $183.51 | -22.6% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $196 | $183.46 | -27.7% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $182.64 | -24.4% | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Jayson Bedford | $195 | $177.66 | -28.1% | Apr 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Matthew Harrison | $173 | $179.84 | -36.2% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Societe Generale | Florent Cespedes | $177 | $171.79 | -34.7% | Jan 28, 2022 |
| Goldman Sachs | Chris Shibutani | $163 | $168.38 | -39.9% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Matt Miksic | $200 | $170.46 | -26.3% | Dec 29, 2021 |
| UBS | Kevin Caliendo | $183 | $166.8 | -32.5% | Jul 22, 2021 |
| Argus Research | David Toung | $190 | $166.8 | -29.9% | Jul 22, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationJohnson & 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 products used in interventional solutions, orthopaedics, surgery, and vision categories. The company was founded by Robert Wood Johnson I, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson Sr. in 1887 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.
Historical context
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