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

Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Gross Margin of 81.93% for Q1 2026, down 0.71% quarter-over-quarter from 82.52% in Q4 2025, and down 59.0% year-on-year from 199.84% in Q1 2025.

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

Eli Lilly (LLY) has reported Gross Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 81.93% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 81.93%, down 59.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 82.83% (up 113.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 83.04%, up 173.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 81.93% for Q1 2026 at Eli Lilly, down from 82.52% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 84.27% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 73.47% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 80.16%, with a median of 80.89% recorded in 2023.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 693 bps in 2022, down 162 bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 78.8% in 2022, then increased by 3 bps to 80.89% in 2023, then grew by 2 bps to 82.24% in 2024, then grew by 0 bps to 82.52% in 2025, then declined by 1 bps to 81.93% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 81.93% in Q1 2026, 82.52% in Q4 2025, and 82.91% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 81.93%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 66.31%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn 71.88%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn 87.65%
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 74.24%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 68.16%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 79.24%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn -51.69%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 73.32%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 81.93%
Dec 31, 2025 82.52%
Sep 30, 2025 82.91%
Jun 30, 2025 84.27%
Mar 31, 2025 82.52%
Dec 31, 2024 82.24%
Sep 30, 2024 81.02%
Jun 30, 2024 80.80%
Mar 31, 2024 80.91%
Dec 31, 2023 80.89%
Sep 30, 2023 80.42%
Jun 30, 2023 78.26%
Mar 31, 2023 76.63%
Dec 31, 2022 78.80%
Sep 30, 2022 77.25%
Jun 30, 2022 77.95%
Mar 31, 2022 73.47%
Dec 31, 2021 74.37%
Sep 30, 2021 78.87%
Jun 30, 2021 71.02%