Eli Lilly (LLY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Eli Lilly (LLY) reported EBIT Margin of 47.98% for Q1 2026, up 660.0% on a YoY basis from 6.31% in Q1 2025, and up 3.96% quarter-over-quarter from 46.15% in Q4 2025.

Eli Lilly (LLY) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eli Lilly has reported EBIT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 47.98% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT Margin rose 660.0% year-over-year to 47.98%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 46.29% (up 787.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 44.82%, up 890.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 47.98%, up from 46.15% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 47.98% in Q1 2026, with the low at 22.97% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 35.15% across 5 years, with a median of 34.23% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EBIT Margin sank 993 bps — and 2025, when it soared 1150 bps.
  • Eli Lilly's EBIT Margin stood at 28.44% in 2022, then gained by 13 bps to 32.18% in 2023, then gained by 23 bps to 39.44% in 2024, then climbed by 17 bps to 46.15% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 47.98% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 47.98% (Q1 2026), 46.15% (Q4 2025), and 45.57% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Gsk 92,316,836.42 Bn 92,316,831.46 Bn 7.76 Bn 30.06%
2 Eli Lilly 983.57 Bn 978.29 Bn 16.22 Bn 47.98%
3 Johnson & Johnson 553.56 Bn 531.50 Bn 15.96 Bn 26.44%
4 AbbVie 383.35 Bn 374.00 Bn 10.78 Bn 26.60%
5 Merck 281.71 Bn 276.06 Bn 12.09 Bn -47.46%
6 Amgen 182.20 Bn 170.16 Bn 5.87 Bn 30.94%
7 Gilead Sciences 153.71 Bn 145.98 Bn 5.52 Bn 37.16%
8 Pfizer 143.75 Bn 130.98 Bn -1.21 Bn -286.83%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 109.71 Bn 99.25 Bn 8.07 Bn -1.58%
10 Novartis Ag 108.28 Bn 107.60 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 47.98%
Dec 31, 2025 46.15%
Sep 30, 2025 45.57%
Jun 30, 2025 45.13%
Mar 31, 2025 41.38%
Dec 31, 2024 39.44%
Sep 30, 2024 38.05%
Jun 30, 2024 34.23%
Mar 31, 2024 29.88%
Dec 31, 2023 32.18%
Sep 30, 2023 36.06%
Jun 30, 2023 26.74%
Mar 31, 2023 22.97%
Dec 31, 2022 28.44%
Sep 30, 2022 25.05%
Jun 30, 2022 25.44%
Mar 31, 2022 32.91%
Dec 31, 2021 29.44%
Sep 30, 2021 30.40%
Jun 30, 2021 21.46%