Johnson & Johnson Tops Realty Income for Retirement Hold With 64-Year Dividend Streak
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 16
Johnson & Johnson Tops Realty Income for Retirement Hold With 64-Year Dividend Streak
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Sep 16
Summary
Johnson & Johnson emerged as the stronger long-term retirement pick, despite yielding just 1.97% versus Realty Income’s 5.26% monthly payout.
The analysis favored JNJ’s dividend durability and compounding profile—64 straight years of increases, about $21 billion in cash and marketable securities, and free cash flow near $21 billion.
Realty Income won on immediate income, with a $0.2715 monthly dividend and an annualized payout of $3.258, giving retirees roughly 2.7 times JNJ’s current yield.
That higher yield comes with added risk: Realty Income carries net debt at 7.9 times EBITDA, 66% of tenants are non-investment-grade, and 10-year Treasury yields near 5% sharpen the pressure on income-focused REITs.