Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — the earnings record
As of the 2026-10-13 card — updated after each print. An investment research diary, not advice.
The record at a glance
Reactions across the covered prints span -2.5% to +5.3% — the beat column and the reaction column frequently disagree, which is the whole reason the record scores them separately. The street carries Reported 13 October before the open: adj. EPS $2.59 vs ~$2.51–2.54, sales $25.4B vs ~$25.28B; 2026 guidance raised. Window from Tuesday’s close, scored Friday 16 October. into the next print.
Print by print
| Date | EPS | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | 2026-07-15 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Apr 26 | 2026-04-14 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Jan 26 | 2026-01-21 | ✗ miss | ✓ beat |
| Oct 25 | 2025-10-14 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Jul 25 | 2025-07-16 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Apr 25 | 2025-04-15 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Jan 25 | 2025-01-22 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Oct 24 | 2024-10-15 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Jul 24 | 2024-07-17 | ✓ beat | ✓ beat |
| Apr 24 | 2024-04-16 | ✓ beat | ✗ miss |
The per-print reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read live on the full JNJ print-record card — free registration.
FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-13
Quick answers
How often does Johnson & Johnson beat earnings estimates?
Across the last 10 covered prints (as of the 2026-10-13 card), Johnson & Johnson beat EPS estimates 9 of 10 times and revenue estimates 9 of 10 times, with 8 double beats.
How does JNJ stock react to earnings?
Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 1 of the last 10 prints resolved up (beyond +3%), 9 flat, 0 down — reactions spanning -2.5% to +5.3%. Beat-or-miss and reaction are scored separately because they frequently disagree.
What was JNJ's biggest earnings reaction?
+5.3% over the three sessions after the Jan 25 print (2025-01-22).
When does Johnson & Johnson report earnings next?
2026-10-13 (Reported 13 October before the open: adj. EPS $2.59 vs ~$2.51–2.54, sales $25.4B vs ~$25.28B; 2026 guidance raised. Window from Tuesday’s close, scored Friday 16 October.). The full print-record card — reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read — updates after each print; registration is free. An investment research diary, not advice.
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Where JNJ appears in the diary — 9 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
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Long reads
- Covered Calls for Income — the Dividend Aristocrats Approach
The list overlaps heavily with the consumer-staples / industrials / healthcare slow-compounders: KO, PG, JNJ, KMB, MMM, ED, ABT, MMC, EMR, ITW, and on.
Dailies
- Earnings — J&J −6.2% and Citi −3.8% after beats; Micron −5.1%, chip fund back under its 50-day line
Johnson & Johnson is down 6.2% after topping estimates and raising its outlook; Citigroup is down 3.8% after a beat on both lines.
- Temperature 59 — Rubin surges 25% monthly as cointegration breaks pile up
The top five hits are all support-confluence reads — NOC, MCD, PFE, JNJ, and MA — with the two highest-confidence names, NOC and MCD, carrying red-regime labels.
- Temperature 59 — first crack in semis, defensives bid
The Pattern Scanner registered 28 active signals, top five clustered in support-confluence setups: NOC at 41 confidence and MCD at 37, both in red regimes, alongside PFE and JNJ in yellow.
- Temperature 61 — semis overheating into the catalyst window
The Pattern Scanner registered 26 active signals, with the top five concentrated in support-confluence setups across pharma, defense, and consumer staples — AZN and JNJ lead at 44 and 43 confidence respectively, both in yellow-regime.
- Temperature 62 — Euro-AI leads broad multi-week rally
AZN, JNJ and NOW are flagged in yellow or green regimes — defensives and high-quality software finding floors.
- Temperature 57 — Rubin surges 2.3%, seven cointegration breaks widen
The top hits — AZN, NOC, JNJ, MCD, LMT — are defensive and industrial names carrying yellow or red regime labels.
- Temperature 56 — Rubin surges 3.4%, defensive clusters form
The Pattern Scanner registered 27 active signals, with the top five hits concentrated in support-confluence setups across defensively oriented names: JNJ, AZN, MCD, NOC, and SAP.
- Temperature 58 — Rubin surges 30% monthly as cointegration breaks pile up
The Pattern Scanner returned 32 active signals, with the top cluster concentrated in support-confluence setups across defensive and consumer names — NOC, JNJ, UL, MCD, and XOM.
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