What if you invested in Johnson & Johnson in 2000?
JNJ · Healthcare · Data through 2026-06-01
If you invested $1,000 in Johnson & Johnson in 2000
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $8,631(+763.1%)
The S&P 500 returned $8,631 on the same $1,000. Johnson & Johnson beat the market by $1,667.
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Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Johnson & Johnson starting January 2000
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $21.61 | $1,000 | - |
| 2001 | $23.71 | $1,097 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | $29.68 | $1,373 | +25.1% |
| 2003 | $28.04 | $1,298 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | $28.45 | $1,316 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | $35.13 | $1,626 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | $31.86 | $1,474 | -9.3% |
| 2007 | $37.86 | $1,752 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | $36.70 | $1,698 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | $34.50 | $1,596 | -6% |
| 2010 | $38.85 | $1,798 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | $38.24 | $1,770 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | $43.71 | $2,022 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | $50.83 | $2,352 | +16.3% |
| 2014 | $62.69 | $2,901 | +23.3% |
| 2015 | $72.92 | $3,374 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | $78.31 | $3,623 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | $87.31 | $4,040 | +11.5% |
| 2018 | $109.31 | $5,058 | +25.2% |
| 2019 | $108.12 | $5,003 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | $124.36 | $5,754 | +15% |
| 2021 | $139.98 | $6,477 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | $151.56 | $7,013 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | $147.54 | $6,827 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $147.81 | $6,840 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | $146.01 | $6,756 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | $224.76 | $10,400 | +53.9% |
What this return means
A $1,000 position in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) opened in 2000 is worth $10,298 today. That works out to +929.8%, about 10x the original stake, as of 2026-06-01.
That is about 9.2% a year compounded, broadly in line with long-run stock market averages. By comparison the S&P 500 returned about $8,631 on the same stake, putting Johnson & Johnson ahead by close to $1,667. The index compounded at about 8.5% a year over that period.
Getting here meant sitting through real volatility. The best single year was 2018 at +25.2%, and the worst was 2006 at -9.3%. These figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, trading fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
Treat this as history rather than advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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