Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) 

Cash Flow Statement
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

Johnson & Johnson, consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jun 28, 2026 Mar 29, 2026 Dec 28, 2025 Sep 28, 2025 Jun 29, 2025 Mar 30, 2025 Dec 29, 2024 Sep 29, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Oct 1, 2023 Jul 2, 2023 Apr 2, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Oct 2, 2022 Jul 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Oct 3, 2021 Jul 4, 2021 Apr 4, 2021
Net earnings (loss) 5,534 5,235 5,116 5,152 5,537 10,999 3,431 2,694 4,686 3,255 4,049 26,028 5,144 (68) 3,520 4,458 4,814 5,149 4,736 3,667 6,278 6,197
Depreciation and amortization of property and intangibles 1,959 2,004 2,011 1,777 1,943 1,772 1,896 1,846 1,782 1,815 1,843 1,829 1,934 1,880 1,772 1,685 1,744 1,769 1,843 1,814 1,839 1,894
Stock based compensation 458 300 309 347 410 288 238 295 341 302 178 296 382 306 213 281 366 278 215 259 354 307
Asset write-downs 184 36 81 93 30 26 194 185 475 432 (38) 426 429 40 137 610 25 938 12 14
Charges for acquired in-process research and development assets 2 17 76 16 589 1,252 483
Gain on Kenvue separation (20,984)
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets/businesses (55) 12 (132) (57) 1 (75) (1) (2) (223) (70) (39) (8) (167) (45) (168) (16) (21) (580)
Deferred tax provision (479) 159 (3,677) 2,218 825 2,172 (16) 90 (695) (1,562) (2,412) 560 (799) (1,543) 825 (139) (1,423) (926) 485 (1,879) 45 (730)
Credit losses and accounts receivable allowances (4) (8) 5 (9) 7 (4) 22 (11) (1) 1 (3) (11) (9) 6 12 (8) (39) (13)
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable (1,352) (595) 391 111 (1,357) (926) 853 (96) (884) (279) 227 (252) (545) (54) 301 (205) (959) (427) (584) (252) 38 (1,604)
(Increase) decrease in inventories (571) (431) (46) (748) (510) (146) (90) (299) (391) (348) 124 (706) (217) (524) (650) (620) (657) (600) (70) (360) (123) (695)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2,964 (3,920) 1,266 1,997 1,240 (2,126) (1,092) 2,264 2,932 (2,483) 1,682 1,725 1,511 (2,572) 957 1,311 1,647 (2,817) 2,255 4,232 (1,714) (2,336)
(Increase) decrease in other current and non-current assets 950 349 1,486 (1,459) (4,877) (1,317) 768 (2,782) 532 3,199 (2,114) (222) (229) (915) (3,876) 1,036 2,532 995 (4,046) 667 (1,107) 2,522
Increase (decrease) in other current and non-current liabilities (972) (629) 499 (270) 583 (6,509) 359 2,742 (2,641) (427) 3,328 (1,147) (2,921) 6,328 2,029 (1,552) (2,566) 110 877 (788) (248) (902)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and divestitures 1,019 (5,226) 3,596 (369) (4,921) (11,024) 798 1,829 (452) (338) 3,247 (602) (2,401) 2,263 (1,239) (30) (3) (2,739) (1,568) 3,499 (3,154) (3,015)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to cash flows from operating activities 3,082 (2,721) 2,193 4,017 (1,659) (6,825) 3,552 5,299 947 402 3,814 (18,539) (962) 3,325 1,830 1,826 767 (1,170) 996 4,623 (964) (2,123)
Net cash flows from operating activities 8,616 2,514 7,309 9,169 3,878 4,174 6,983 7,993 5,633 3,657 7,863 7,489 4,182 3,257 5,350 6,284 5,581 3,979 5,732 8,290 5,314 4,074
Additions to property, plant and equipment (1,321) (1,049) (1,837) (1,157) (1,043) (795) (1,612) (1,029) (976) (807) (1,589) (967) (1,124) (863) (1,587) (952) (863) (607) (1,415) (747) (813) (677)
Proceeds from the disposal of assets/businesses, net 63 29 312 76 53 279 52 50 363 210 121 121 76 40 221 8 66 248 45 12 51 603
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (263) (3,082) (1) (14,458) (1) (338) (12,996) (1,811) (17,130) 1 (271) (252) (60)
Acquired in-process research and development assets/related milestones (16) (355) (14) (533) (1,250) (470)
Purchases of investments (155) (144) (243) (246) (180) (251) (262) (280) (554) (630) (925) (293) (5,914) (3,774) (1,221) (9,115) (13,030) (9,018) (11,551) (6,579) (6,270) (5,994)
Sales of investments 159 209 219 489 735 218 290 466 727 979 3,603 3,910 4,111 7,766 15,285 8,690 11,331 6,303 8,197 4,356 7,220 5,233
Credit support agreements activity, net 546 (31) 209 346 (2,980) 296 818 (731) (170) 1,600 (2,046) (119) (956) 158 56 (295) 239 (249) (482) 255 (310) 751
Other, including capitalized licenses and milestones (139) (54) (63) (33) (36) (30) (72) (16) (81) (5) 104 (111) 31 (12) (21) (38) (111) (59) (94) (16) (297) (101)
Net cash (used for) from investing activities (1,110) (1,040) (4,485) (542) (18,264) (297) (1,320) (3,128) (13,687) (464) (1,202) 2,541 (3,776) 3,315 (4,397) (1,701) (2,639) (3,634) (5,360) (2,719) (419) (185)
Dividends to shareholders (3,227) (3,131) (3,131) (3,132) (3,129) (2,989) (2,984) (2,985) (2,985) (2,869) (2,865) (2,871) (3,092) (2,942) (2,954) (2,970) (2,971) (2,787) (2,791) (2,791) (2,791) (2,659)
Repurchase of common stock (221) (4,028) (1,924) (1,902) (2,127) (282) (539) (136) (1,475) (216) (920) (381) (3,537) (1,320) (2,165) (973) (1,577) (996) (391) (631) (1,438)
Proceeds from short-term debt, net 707 12,439 3,913 1,324 565 8,784 3,293 (1,992) 8,713 5,263 1,281 241 1,127 11,094 9,035 2,728 1,352 3,019 714 785 475 23
Repayment of short-term debt, net (6,454) (3,223) (1,806) (5,466) (2,938) (2,120) (1,109) (4,439) (3,025) (890) (1,328) (8,034) (8,223) (5,388) (1,742) (2,607) (1,345) (856) (369) (132) (214) (475)
Proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs 9,138 1 6,657 2 1 (1) 2 2 2 1
Repayment of long-term debt (1) (2,002) (2) (1,001) (3) (751) (649) (1) (802) (1) (1,049) (1) (1) (500) (1) (1) (2,132) (350) (1) (450) (1,001)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options/employee withholding tax on stock awards, net 359 1,172 1,587 1,274 107 450 124 424 95 195 187 653 265 (11) 422 87 499 321 228 265 307 236
Credit support agreements activity, net 60 (109) 20 25 (268) (3) 267 (276) 53 228 (281) 188 (113) (13) (1,706) 865 1,048 (235) 113 38 (82) 212
Settlement of convertible debt acquired from Shockwave (970)
Proceeds of short and long-term debt, net of issuance cost, related to the debt that transferred to Kenvue at separation 373 7,674
Proceeds from Kenvue initial public offering 4,241
Cash transferred to Kenvue at separation (1,114)
Other (588) (26) (49) 1 40 (75) (56) 93 (384) 168 186 (239) (35) 139 127 (138) 13 18 107 (24)
Net cash from (used for) financing activities (8,777) 530 (1,369) (8,927) (5,665) 10,422 (1,340) (9,882) 7,544 546 (4,655) (11,317) (5,991) 6,138 1,700 (3,925) (2,261) (4,385) (3,436) (2,207) (3,279) (5,125)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 5 (25) 23 (46) 154 70 (198) 119 (85) (125) 125 (168) (97) 28 119 (286) (161) 16 (53) (92) 45 (78)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,266) 1,979 1,478 (346) (19,897) 14,369 4,125 (4,898) (595) 3,614 2,131 (1,455) (5,682) 12,738 2,772 372 520 (4,024) (3,117) 3,272 1,661 (1,314)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-04-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-07-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-04-04).


The cash flow profile exhibits a strong capacity for generating liquidity from core operations, which is utilized to fund aggressive strategic acquisitions and maintain consistent shareholder distributions. While net earnings show significant volatility due to non-cash adjustments and one-time events, net cash flows from operating activities remain relatively stable, typically ranging between 3 billion and 9 billion US dollars per quarter.

Operating Activities and Cash Generation
Net cash flows from operating activities demonstrate resilience, with a notable peak in September 2025 at 9.17 billion US dollars. A significant decoupling between net earnings and operating cash flow occurred in October 2023, where net earnings spiked to 26.03 billion US dollars, yet operating cash flow was only 7.49 billion US dollars. This discrepancy is primarily attributed to a non-cash gain of 20.98 billion US dollars related to the Kenvue separation. Depreciation and amortization remain consistent, averaging approximately 1.8 billion to 2.0 billion US dollars per quarter, indicating a steady rate of asset consumption.
Investing Activities and Capital Deployment
Investing activities are characterized by large, periodic outflows for strategic acquisitions. Major capital deployments occurred in December 2022 (17.13 billion US dollars), June 2024 (12.99 billion US dollars), and June 2025 (14.46 billion US dollars). These outflows are partially offset by the sale of investments, though the volume of sales has trended downward from peaks of over 15 billion US dollars in late 2022 to less than 1 billion US dollars by 2026. Additions to property, plant, and equipment show a gradual increase, rising from roughly 600-800 million US dollars in 2021 to consistently exceeding 1 billion US dollars in 2024 and 2025.
Financing Activities and Shareholder Returns
A disciplined approach to shareholder returns is evident through stable quarterly dividend payments, which have grown marginally from 2.66 billion US dollars in April 2021 to 3.23 billion US dollars by June 2026. Stock repurchases are more erratic, with significant spikes such as the 4.03 billion US dollars spent in March 2026. The company utilizes short-term debt actively to manage liquidity, with large fluctuations in proceeds and repayments. Notably, a substantial inflow of 10.42 billion US dollars in financing occurred in March 2025, primarily driven by short-term and long-term debt proceeds.
Liquidity and Balance Sheet Adjustments
Working capital movements show high volatility, particularly in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which frequently swing between multi-billion dollar inflows and outflows. The impact of exchange rate changes on cash equivalents remains a minor factor, generally fluctuating within a range of 50 million to 300 million US dollars. The overall increase or decrease in cash and cash equivalents is heavily influenced by the timing of major acquisitions and the issuance of debt, resulting in a variable quarterly cash position.

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