Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational corporation specializing in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical technologies, headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:JNJ). Its common stock is part of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the company is ranked No. 42 on the 2024 Fortune 500 list of the largest corporations in the United States. In 2024, it was ranked 45th on the Forbes Global 2000 list. Johnson & Johnson employs approximately 138,000 individuals globally, led by its current chairman and CEO, Joaquin Duato.
Founded in 1886 by three brothers—Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson, and Edward Mead Johnson—the company initially focused on selling ready-to-use sterile surgical dressings. In 2023, the firm spun off its consumer healthcare business segment into a new publicly traded entity, Kenvue, allowing it to concentrate solely on the development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical prescription drugs and medical device technologies.
Johnson & Johnson is recognized as one of the most valuable companies worldwide and is one of only two U.S.-based corporations possessing a prime credit rating of AAA.