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Johnson & Johnson: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is a publicly listed company headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States that is tracked here as an owner of consumer businesses, and has 1 recorded transaction.[1]

Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886 to make sterile surgical dressings. It separated its consumer health business as Kenvue in 2023 and is now a pharmaceutical and medical technology company, so the household brands people associate with it are no longer owned by it.

Company facts

Legal name
Johnson & Johnson (also J&J)
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇺🇸 New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Founded
1886
Tickers
NYSE: JNJ
SEC CIK
0000200406
Wikidata
Q333718
Website
www.jnj.com
Last verified
· 2 sources

Divestitures and spin-offs by Johnson & Johnson

Spin-off closed

Tylenol, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Johnson's Baby, Nicorette, Zyrtec, Motrin, Benadryl, OGX, Carefree and Stayfree separated from Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson separated its consumer health business as Kenvue, which listed in May 2023 and was fully split off through an exchange offer completed on 23 August 2023. Tylenol, Band-Aid, Listerine, Neutrogena and Johnson's Baby all moved to the new company.

Value
Buyer
Kenvue
Regulatory
None recorded

Brands Johnson & Johnson no longer owns

Johnson & Johnson controlled these 13 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Johnson & Johnson owned it still shows why it no longer does.

BrandOwned untilOwner today
Johnson's Baby Aug 2023 Kenvue
Band-Aid Aug 2023 Kenvue
Tylenol Aug 2023 Kenvue
Stayfree Aug 2023 Kenvue
Carefree Aug 2023 Kenvue
Neutrogena Aug 2023 Kenvue
Aveeno Aug 2023 Kenvue
Listerine Aug 2023 Kenvue
Nicorette Aug 2023 Kenvue
Zyrtec Aug 2023 Kenvue
Motrin Aug 2023 Kenvue
Benadryl Aug 2023 Kenvue
OGX Aug 2023 Kenvue

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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Johnson & Johnson own?

Johnson & Johnson is tracked as an owner of consumer businesses; see the ownership tree for its holdings.

Is Johnson & Johnson an American company?

Yes. Johnson & Johnson is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States and was founded in 1886.

Who owns Johnson & Johnson?

Johnson & Johnson is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as JNJ on the NYSE.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Johnson & Johnson Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 8 September 2026.
  2. [2] Kenvue Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 8 September 2026.

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