Hindsight is always 20/20, and nowhere is this more evident than in the stock market. But that doesn’t stop investors from trying to determine what they would have made if they had actually invested in a stock they were considering.
With this in mind, if you had bought 10 shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) stock 10 years ago, this is how much it would be worth today.
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Value of Johnson & Johnson Stock Over 10 Years
The closing price of Johnson & Johnson stock 10 years ago, on Oct. 15, 2015, was $97.15 per share. Ten years later, on Oct. 15, 2025, the stock closed at $191.17 per share.
At first glance, it would seem that the $971.50 you spent to buy 10 shares of Johnson & Johnson in 2015 would now be worth $1911.70. But the actual value of your holdings would be higher, and a little trickier to calculate.
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All Hail the Dividend King
Johnson & Johnson is a dividend stock, which means that, in addition to appreciating in price, it pays quarterly dividends to shareholders. In fact, Johnson & Johnson is what’s known as a “dividend king,” which is a stock that has not only consistently paid dividends to its shareholders for at least the past 50 years but has increased the amount of the dividend each year. Johnson & Johnson actually has 63 straight years of increasing dividend payments.
Investors can choose to have these dividends paid out to them in cash, or they can use them to buy additional shares of the stock. Reinvesting the dividends by purchasing additional stock increases your investment return.
The Total Value of 10 Shares of Johnson & Johnson 10 Years Later
If you had purchased 10 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock on Oct. 15, 2015, and reinvested all your dividends and gains, you would now have 12.3 shares, with a total value of $2,379. This represents a total cumulative return of 144.9% over that 10-year period.
The Future of Johnson & Johnson Stock
Unless you have the ability to time travel, you can’t go back to 2015 to buy those shares of Johnson & Johnson at $97.15. But analysts expect the stock of the healthcare conglomerate to continue to rise.
As of Oct. 28, 2025, the average one-year price target for Johnson & Johnson stock was $204.02. This represents the average price that analysts who cover the stock expect it to be worth a year from now. Individual estimates range from $171.70 per share to $236.25 per share. And with the solid dividend history of the stock, reinvesting more dividends will mean you’ll have even more shares at the higher price.
Even if you missed out on the rise of Johnson & Johnson stock over the past 10 years, experts seem to think there’s more room for the company to grow.
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