Mr. Market is currently offering Johnson & Johnson at $224.15.
The business passes 4 of 7 of Graham's defensive criteria — adequate but not exceptional.
At $224.15, the stock trades at a 144% premium to its Graham Number of $91.69. Graham would consider this price speculative.
There is no margin of safety at the current price. Graham would advise patience and waiting for a better entry point.
Negative NCAV — liabilities exceed current assets. Common in capital-return businesses (buybacks, debt-funded dividends) and capital-intensive industries. Not automatically a warning sign..
Conclusion: This stock is better suited for Graham's Enterprising investor — one willing to devote time and skill to security selection.
Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field worldwide. It operates in two segments, Innovative Medicine and MedTech. The Innovative Medicine segment offers products for various therapeutic areas, such as oncology, immunology, neuroscience, pulmonary hypertension, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular and metabolism distributed through retailers, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, and healthcare professionals for prescription use. The MedTech segment provides a portfolio of products used in the surgery, orthopedic, cardiovascular, and vision fields distributed through wholesalers, hospitals and retailers, and used in the professional fields by physicians, nurses, hospitals, eye care professionals and clinics. This segment also offers products and enabling technologies that support joint reconstruction, trauma, spine, sports related injuries, and others, as well as open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgical procedures; instrumentation, energy devices, stapling systems, wound closure, biosurgery products, and digital and robotic technologies; breast aesthetics and reconstruction; contact lenses under the ACUVUE brand; intraocular lenses for cataract surgery, and other products used in cataract and refractive procedures under the TECNIS brand. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit % | 67.9% ▼ | 69.1% | 68.8% | 69.3% | N/A |
| Operating Margin % | 27.2% ▲ | 23.9% | 25.8% | 26.3% | N/A |
| Net Income % | 28.5% ▲ | 15.8% | 41.3% | 22.4% | N/A |
| Diluted EPS | 11.03 ▲ | 5.79 | 13.72 | 6.73 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $199.2B | $180.1B | $167.6B | $187.4B | N/A |
| Total Debt | $47.9B ↑ | $36.6B | $29.3B | $39.6B | N/A |
| Working Capital | $1.5B ▼ | $5.6B | $7.2B | -$508M | N/A |
| Years to Pay Debt | 1.79 | 2.60 | 0.83 | 2.21 | N/A |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $19.3B ▲ | $18.1B | $17.8B | $17.2B |
| Owner Earnings | $39.5B | $27.6B | $47.7B | $28.9B |
| CapEx % of Net Income | 19.5% | 44.1% | 14.3% | 22.3% |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Expenditure % of Net Income | 19.5% | 44.1% | 14.3% | 22.3% |
| Repurchase of Capital Stock | -$6.0B | -$2.4B | -$5.1B | -$6.0B |
| Free Cash Flow | $19.3B ▲ | $18.1B ▲ | $17.8B ▲ | $17.2B • |
| Warren's Owner Earnings | $39.5B | $27.6B | $47.7B | $28.9B |
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) fundamental analysis — Overall grade C based on profitability, financial health, valuation and cash flow. Graham's Fair Value: $91.69. Margin of safety: 0%. Gross profit margin: 67.9%. Operating margin: 27.2%. Net margin: 28.5%. Market cap: $539.6B. Sector: Healthcare. Industry: Drug Manufacturers - General. Analysis powered by 360investing — free fundamental stock analysis based on Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett principles.
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