Eli Lilly (LLY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly's (LLY) Debt Ratio came in at 0.33 for Q3 2026, down 9.6% from 0.37 a year earlier and down 13.4% from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eli Lilly's Debt Ratio stood at 0.38, down 11.6% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Eli Lilly's Debt Ratio was 0.43 in FY2024 (+8.5%), 0.39 in FY2023 (+20.1%), 0.33 in FY2022 (-5.2%) and 0.35 in FY2021 (-2.8%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 4.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio in the past five years was Q4 2023, with growth of 20.1%; the weakest was Q1 2026, with a decline of 13.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.39 (Q2 2026), 0.37 (Q1 2026) and 0.38 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 0.23 |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 0.55 |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 0.41 |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 0.08 |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 0.28 |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 0.56 |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 0.51 |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 0.31 |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.78 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 0.14 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.43 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.35 |
API Access
Eli Lilly Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "LLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();