Stock Analysis on Net

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Johnson & Johnson, solvency ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.43 0.42 0.61 0.75 0.52 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.59 0.48 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.48 0.50
Debt to capital 0.30 0.30 0.38 0.43 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.33 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33
Debt to assets 0.18 0.18 0.24 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.20
Financial leverage 2.44 2.33 2.55 2.77 2.44 2.35 2.33 2.39 2.46 2.55 2.54 2.62 2.76 2.65 2.51 2.53 2.65 2.67 2.55 2.54
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 20.51 17.61 21.34 32.45 79.71 141.63 160.27 164.15 125.46 94.27 87.06 73.87 83.07 96.82 81.36 81.56 55.49

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Johnson & Johnson debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Johnson & Johnson interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.

Debt to Equity

Johnson & Johnson, debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 3,451 3,870 11,701 17,979 12,771 4,424 4,305 4,297 3,766 3,798 3,173 3,350 2,631 5,078 5,332 2,190 1,202 2,299 1,719 1,708
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 25,881 26,051 33,901 34,928 26,888 27,603 28,292 28,851 29,985 30,130 30,310 30,263 32,635 32,680 25,062 25,393 26,494 26,919 27,699 27,660
Total debt 29,332 29,921 45,602 52,907 39,659 32,027 32,597 33,148 33,751 33,928 33,483 33,613 35,266 37,758 30,394 27,583 27,696 29,218 29,418 29,368
 
Total Johnson & Johnson shareholders’ equity 68,774 71,228 75,149 70,869 76,804 74,599 76,357 74,709 74,023 70,272 69,580 65,834 63,278 64,473 62,978 61,294 59,471 58,210 60,785 58,955
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.43 0.42 0.61 0.75 0.52 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.56 0.59 0.48 0.45 0.47 0.50 0.48 0.50
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 5.73 5.02 4.74 4.68 3.67 4.35 4.98 4.51 4.98 5.96 6.53 6.24 6.58 5.70 5.94
Amgen Inc. 10.37 7.90 9.08 11.52 10.64 10.60 15.10 40.23 4.97 4.57 3.98 3.50 3.51 3.13 3.21 3.36 3.09 2.73 2.84 3.05
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 1.35 1.30 1.18 1.19 1.27 1.20 1.29 1.42 1.24 1.20 1.23 1.23 1.34 0.90 0.95 0.94 0.91 1.41 1.56 0.40
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.34 1.80 1.70 1.69 1.52 1.58 1.97 1.77 1.88 2.20 2.56 2.35 2.94 3.51 3.99 5.60 5.88 4.50 5.68 6.44
Gilead Sciences Inc. 1.09 1.12 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.20 1.30 1.32 1.27 1.29 1.53 1.59 1.73 1.68 1.34 1.09 1.09 1.19 1.15 1.21
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.93 0.85 0.95 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.73 0.78 0.87 0.74 0.80 1.16 1.26 0.98 1.12 1.07 1.02 0.97 0.96 0.94
Pfizer Inc. 0.81 0.66 0.66 0.36 0.37 0.40 0.46 0.44 0.50 0.53 0.56 0.58 0.63 0.97 0.99 0.80 0.83 0.81 0.78 0.77
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.23 0.24 0.27 0.24 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.75 0.78 0.78 0.83 0.78 0.67 0.72 0.81 0.85 0.56 0.51 0.53 0.63 0.66 0.71 0.70 0.60 0.58 0.66 0.66

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Johnson & Johnson shareholders’ equity
= 29,332 ÷ 68,774 = 0.43

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson debt to equity ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Capital

Johnson & Johnson, debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 3,451 3,870 11,701 17,979 12,771 4,424 4,305 4,297 3,766 3,798 3,173 3,350 2,631 5,078 5,332 2,190 1,202 2,299 1,719 1,708
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 25,881 26,051 33,901 34,928 26,888 27,603 28,292 28,851 29,985 30,130 30,310 30,263 32,635 32,680 25,062 25,393 26,494 26,919 27,699 27,660
Total debt 29,332 29,921 45,602 52,907 39,659 32,027 32,597 33,148 33,751 33,928 33,483 33,613 35,266 37,758 30,394 27,583 27,696 29,218 29,418 29,368
Total Johnson & Johnson shareholders’ equity 68,774 71,228 75,149 70,869 76,804 74,599 76,357 74,709 74,023 70,272 69,580 65,834 63,278 64,473 62,978 61,294 59,471 58,210 60,785 58,955
Total capital 98,106 101,149 120,751 123,776 116,463 106,626 108,954 107,857 107,774 104,200 103,063 99,447 98,544 102,231 93,372 88,877 87,167 87,428 90,203 88,323
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.30 0.30 0.38 0.43 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.33 0.32 0.34 0.36 0.37 0.33 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.82 0.83 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.85 0.86 1.12 1.14 1.27 1.30 1.27
Amgen Inc. 0.91 0.89 0.90 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.94 0.98 0.83 0.82 0.80 0.78 0.78 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.76 0.73 0.74 0.75
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.57 0.56 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.54 0.56 0.59 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.57 0.47 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.59 0.61 0.28
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.70 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.60 0.61 0.66 0.64 0.65 0.69 0.72 0.70 0.75 0.78 0.80 0.85 0.85 0.82 0.85 0.87
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.52 0.53 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.60 0.61 0.63 0.63 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.55
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.48 0.46 0.49 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.42 0.44 0.46 0.42 0.44 0.54 0.56 0.50 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.49 0.49 0.48
Pfizer Inc. 0.45 0.40 0.40 0.26 0.27 0.28 0.32 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.37 0.39 0.49 0.50 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.44 0.43
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.21 0.20 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.07 0.07
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.44 0.40 0.42 0.45 0.46 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.39 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.37 0.37 0.40 0.40

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 29,332 ÷ 98,106 = 0.30

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson debt to capital ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Debt to Assets

Johnson & Johnson, debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

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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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Loans and notes payable 3,451 3,870 11,701 17,979 12,771 4,424 4,305 4,297 3,766 3,798 3,173 3,350 2,631 5,078 5,332 2,190 1,202 2,299 1,719 1,708
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 25,881 26,051 33,901 34,928 26,888 27,603 28,292 28,851 29,985 30,130 30,310 30,263 32,635 32,680 25,062 25,393 26,494 26,919 27,699 27,660
Total debt 29,332 29,921 45,602 52,907 39,659 32,027 32,597 33,148 33,751 33,928 33,483 33,613 35,266 37,758 30,394 27,583 27,696 29,218 29,418 29,368
 
Total assets 167,558 166,061 191,686 195,969 187,378 175,124 177,724 178,355 182,018 179,228 176,440 172,557 174,894 170,693 158,380 155,017 157,728 155,521 155,117 150,027
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.18 0.18 0.24 0.27 0.21 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.19 0.20
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 0.44 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.74 0.75 0.65 0.65 0.65
Amgen Inc. 0.67 0.67 0.68 0.69 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.54 0.58 0.55 0.52 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.52 0.52
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.36 0.43 0.45 0.17
Eli Lilly & Co. 0.39 0.35 0.34 0.36 0.33 0.33 0.36 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.39 0.39 0.42 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.42
Gilead Sciences Inc. 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.42 0.39 0.41 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.43 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.42
Merck & Co. Inc. 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.28 0.29 0.34 0.35 0.32 0.34 0.33 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.31
Pfizer Inc. 0.32 0.30 0.30 0.18 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.21 0.22 0.23 0.25 0.26 0.35 0.36 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.29
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.15 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.06
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.32 0.33 0.36 0.37 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.31 0.33 0.35 0.34 0.30 0.30 0.33 0.33

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 29,332 ÷ 167,558 = 0.18

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Johnson & Johnson debt to assets ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 and from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Financial Leverage

Johnson & Johnson, financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 167,558 166,061 191,686 195,969 187,378 175,124 177,724 178,355 182,018 179,228 176,440 172,557 174,894 170,693 158,380 155,017 157,728 155,521 155,117 150,027
Total Johnson & Johnson shareholders’ equity 68,774 71,228 75,149 70,869 76,804 74,599 76,357 74,709 74,023 70,272 69,580 65,834 63,278 64,473 62,978 61,294 59,471 58,210 60,785 58,955
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.44 2.33 2.55 2.77 2.44 2.35 2.33 2.39 2.46 2.55 2.54 2.62 2.76 2.65 2.51 2.53 2.65 2.67 2.55 2.54
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
AbbVie Inc. 13.00 11.26 10.52 10.14 8.04 8.84 9.77 8.80 9.51 10.99 11.77 10.98 11.51 9.80 10.17
Amgen Inc. 15.59 11.83 13.31 16.59 17.79 17.44 24.51 64.62 9.13 7.91 7.25 6.70 6.69 5.90 6.10 6.50 6.17 5.45 5.50 5.91
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 3.23 3.15 2.92 2.96 3.12 3.01 3.08 3.26 3.04 2.98 3.01 2.99 3.13 2.50 2.61 2.59 2.52 3.25 3.44 2.29
Eli Lilly & Co. 5.94 5.16 4.95 4.75 4.65 4.71 5.51 5.03 5.44 6.21 7.42 6.79 8.27 9.10 10.25 13.35 15.07 11.20 13.91 15.32
Gilead Sciences Inc. 2.72 2.80 2.95 2.95 2.97 2.97 3.11 3.17 3.23 3.13 3.45 3.56 3.76 3.49 3.10 2.71 2.74 2.87 2.79 2.86
Merck & Co. Inc. 2.84 2.59 2.70 2.30 2.37 2.41 2.48 2.61 2.77 2.61 2.72 3.37 3.62 3.08 3.28 3.24 3.26 3.10 3.04 2.99
Pfizer Inc. 2.54 2.22 2.22 1.94 2.06 2.10 2.24 2.23 2.35 2.37 2.43 2.31 2.44 2.74 2.77 2.56 2.65 2.62 2.62 2.64
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 1.27 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.32 1.32 1.36 1.37 1.42 1.48 1.56 1.59 1.59 1.30 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.36
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 2.11 2.14 2.15 2.24 2.21 2.08 2.14 2.26 2.33 1.90 1.84 1.88 2.00 2.01 2.06 2.05 1.97 1.93 2.02 2.01

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Johnson & Johnson shareholders’ equity
= 167,558 ÷ 68,774 = 2.44

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Johnson & Johnson financial leverage ratio decreased from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly increased from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023.

Interest Coverage

Johnson & Johnson, interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
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 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 27, 2020 Jun 28, 2020 Mar 29, 2020 Dec 29, 2019 Sep 29, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net earnings (loss) 4,049 26,028 5,144 (68) 3,520 4,458 4,814 5,149 4,736 3,667 6,278 6,197 1,738 3,554 3,626 5,796 4,010 1,753 5,607 3,749
Less: Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax 108 21,719
Add: Income tax expense (121) 908 1,618 (669) 681 1,364 1,026 713 100 182 384 1,232 (91) 847 314 713 208 (106) 1,434 673
Add: Interest expense, net of portion capitalized 19 192 346 215 177 51 38 10 60 20 40 63 87 44 45 25 85 48 83 102
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 3,839 5,409 7,108 (522) 4,378 5,873 5,878 5,872 4,896 3,869 6,702 7,492 1,734 4,445 3,985 6,534 4,303 1,695 7,124 4,524
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 20.51 17.61 21.34 32.45 79.71 141.63 160.27 164.15 125.46 94.27 87.06 73.87 83.07 96.82 81.36 81.56 55.49
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Amgen Inc. 3.73 4.54 5.43 6.51 6.22 6.83 6.97 6.40 6.60 6.46 6.48 7.64 7.44 7.62 7.62 7.85 8.09
Gilead Sciences Inc. 8.27 8.88 9.03 8.84 7.22 5.80 6.73 6.97 9.27 10.06 7.61 2.93 2.70 2.83 0.41 5.90 6.19
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. 58.52 61.70 69.61 73.97 82.80 108.62 116.35 163.24 163.75 139.74 104.12 68.20 67.97 72.22 108.12 90.22 81.43
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 5.54 5.98 6.64 8.28 11.56 13.59 15.70 16.73 17.49 19.94 19.52 17.58 14.07 10.78 7.93 7.66 7.02

Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ4 2023 + EBITQ3 2023 + EBITQ2 2023 + EBITQ1 2023) ÷ (Interest expenseQ4 2023 + Interest expenseQ3 2023 + Interest expenseQ2 2023 + Interest expenseQ1 2023)
= (3,839 + 5,409 + 7,108 + -522) ÷ (19 + 192 + 346 + 215) = 20.51

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Johnson & Johnson interest coverage ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level.