Eli Lilly LLY
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

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Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Capital Expenditures of $2.93 billion for Q2 2026, up 72.8% from $1.7 billion a year earlier and up 26.1% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Eli Lilly (LLY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Capital Expenditures at Eli Lilly was $9.89 billion, up 63.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $7.84 billion, up 55.0% from FY2024.

  • Annual Capital Expenditures has increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 41.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
  • In prior years, Eli Lilly's Capital Expenditures was $5.06 billion in FY2024 (+46.7%), $3.45 billion in FY2023 (+85.9%), $1.85 billion in FY2022 (+41.6%) and $1.31 billion in FY2021 (-5.6%).
  • The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to Q1 2009.
  • On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased in each of the last 16 quarters, with growth averaging 52.8% over the last eight quarters.
  • The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 113.9%; the weakest was Q4 2021, with a decline of 35.9%.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior quarters was $2.33 billion (Q1 2026), $2.55 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.09 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,082.65 Bn 1,051.23 Bn 19.71 Bn 2.93 Bn
2 Johnson & Johnson 623.68 Bn 542.21 Bn 17.26 Bn 1.32 Bn
3 AbbVie 459.43 Bn 432.59 Bn 12.70 Bn 322.00 Mn
4 Merck 354.80 Bn 309.23 Bn 12.21 Bn 893.00 Mn
5 Novartis Ag 269.16 Bn 225.03 Bn 11.24 Bn -321.00 Mn
6 Astrazeneca 244.40 Bn 217.97 Bn 12.86 Bn -763.00 Mn
7 Amgen 220.17 Bn 175.57 Bn 7.24 Bn 513.00 Mn
8 Gilead Sciences 183.05 Bn 157.16 Bn 6.22 Bn 140.00 Mn
9 Pfizer 160.27 Bn 107.22 Bn 10.94 Bn 533.00 Mn
10 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 128.38 Bn 100.39 Bn 2.84 Bn 112.20 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 2.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 2.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 2.09 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.22 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 986.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 970.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 738.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 668.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 500.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 617.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 371.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 365.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 291.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 336.80 Mn
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