J&J Fast Facts

The Johnson & Johnson Credo, created in 1943, guides decision-making at our company. Our Credo challenges us to put the needs and well-being of the people we serve first.

In 2016, we celebrated our 130th anniversary. Johnson & Johnson was founded in New Brunswick, NJ, in 1886.

We have more than 250 operating companies in 60 countries selling products throughout the world.

There are more than 127,000 people who work for Johnson & Johnson in our businesses around the world. Of those, about 37.4% work in North America, 30.7% in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 18.8% in Asia, and 13.1% in Latin America.

During 2015, our company reported worldwide sales of $70 billion and net income of $15.4 billion.

About 70% of our sales are derived from products and businesses that have a #1 or #2 global market share position.

Financial stability has been our one of our strengths for decades. We’ve raised our dividend for 54 years in a row, and Johnson & Johnson remains one of only two U.S. companies with a AAA credit rating from the credit rating agency, Standard & Poors.

Johnson & Johnson has had a 20-year Total Shareholder Return of 10.6% that exceeds major indices and a composite index that includes our competitors.

In 2015, we invested $9 billion in research and development across our businesses. We have access to the industry’s leading science, which when applied against our consumer insights, our disciplined research and investment, and our portfolio management enables us to build an industry-leading pipeline across our company.

Through our Johnson & Johnson Innovation JLABs venture, we’re incubating more than 140 innovative companies in six different cities across the globe—and there’s a waiting list for new partners at each locale.

Johnson & Johnson has been on the Working Mother’s list of 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers for 28 years. Last year, we were proud to announce our enhanced family leave benefits.

Alex Gorsky assumed his current position of Chairman and CEO of Johnson & Johnson in 2012. He is the ninth leader of Johnson & Johnson since it was founded in 1886. Learn more about Alex and our leadership team.