Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Total Debt (2018 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) recorded Total Debt of $3.92 billion in Q2 2026, down 6.9% from $4.21 billion a year earlier and down 1.8% from the prior quarter.
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Total Debt (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Elanco Animal Health reported Total Debt of $4.02 billion, down 7.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Total Debt has declined for four straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Total Debt came in at $4.32 billion in FY2024 (-25.2%), $5.77 billion in FY2023 (-1.1%), $5.84 billion in FY2022 (-7.6%) and $6.32 billion in FY2021 (+3.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Total Debt since Q2 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Debt has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 16.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Debt in the last five years was growth of 3.2% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 26.3% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $3.99 billion (Q1 2026), $4.02 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.02 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 49.04 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 70.82 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 53.91 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 37.49 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -111.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 57.30 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 26.25 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 63.19 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Elanco Animal Health | 11.21 Bn | 9.20 Bn | 798.00 Mn | 3.92 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.33 Bn |
Elanco Animal Health Total Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "ticker": "ELAN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();