Eli Lilly (LLY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly's Gross Margin came in at 83.88% for Q3 2026, up 0.97 percentage points from 82.91% a year earlier but down 1.90 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Eli Lilly reported Gross Margin of 83.63%, up 0.61 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 83.04%, up 1.73 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of +5.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 81.31% in FY2024 (+2.06 pp), 79.25% in FY2023 (+2.47 pp), 76.77% in FY2022 (+2.59 pp) and 74.18% in FY2021 (-3.48 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 73.47% (Q1 2022) to 85.78% (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.31 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 6.93 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a drop of 2.51 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LLY's Gross Margin at 85.78% (Q2 2026), 81.93% (Q1 2026) and 82.52% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 83.88% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 68.12% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 75.38% |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 72.95% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 78.02% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 83.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 73.10% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 81.07% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 75.71% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.78 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 84.71% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 83.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85.78% |
| 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% |
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Eli Lilly Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();