Consolidated earnings before provision for taxes dropped to $34.0 million (0.1% of sales) in Q3 2026 from $7.5 billion (31.2% of sales) in Q3 2025, driven by litigation and acquired IPR&D charges. This margin contraction may force tighter scrutiny on operational expenditures and procurement.
Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)
Filing excerpt
Consolidated earnings before provision for taxes on income for the fiscal third quarter of 2026 was $34.0 million representing 0.1% of sales as compared to $7.5 billion in the fiscal third quarter of 2025, representing 31.2% of sales.
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linkedin_urlValue in the APIindustriesValue in the APIemployee_count_lowValue in the APIemployee_count_highValue in the APIrevenueValue in the APIdescriptionValue in the APISignal
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{
"signal_id": "941aad2b-589f-4e62-b325-54b60833238a",
"signal_type": "sec-10q",
"signal_subtype": "marginPressure",
"detected_at": "2026-10-27T08:04:17.626+00:00",
"company": {
"name": "Johnson & Johnson",
"domain": "jnj.com"
},
"data": {
"detail": "Consolidated earnings before provision for taxes dropped to $34.0 million (0.1% of sales) in Q3 2026 from $7.5 billion (31.2% of sales) in Q3 2025, driven by litigation and acquired IPR&D charges. This margin contraction may force tighter scrutiny on operational expenditures and procurement.",
"metrics": {
"pct": 0.001,
"timeframe": "current_quarter",
"pct_context": "earnings before provision for taxes on income as a percent of sales in Q3 2026",
"dollar_context": "earnings before provision for taxes on income in Q3 2026",
"dollar_millions": 34
},
"quarter": "Q3",
"summary": "Pre-tax margin compressed significantly to 0.1% of sales in Q3 2026",
"excerpts": "Consolidated earnings before provision for taxes on income for the fiscal third quarter of 2026 was $34.0 million representing 0.1% of sales as compared to $7.5 billion in the fiscal third quarter of 2025, representing 31.2% of sales.",
"relevance": 0.7,
"sentiment": "negative",
"confidence": "high",
"source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/200406/000020040626000197/jnj-20260927.htm",
"filing_date": "2026-10-21",
"filing_year": 2026,
"fiscal_year": 2026,
"fiscal_year_end": "09/27",
"period_end_date": "2026-09-27",
"sales_relevance": "Efficiency tools needed",
"signal_category": "financial"
}
}
curl https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/signals/941aad2b-589f-4e62-b325-54b60833238a \
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-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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