Eli Lilly (LLY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly's Gross Margin came in at 85.78% for Q2 2026, up 1.51 percentage points from 84.27% a year earlier and up 3.84 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Eli Lilly (LLY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Eli Lilly reported Gross Margin of 83.40%, up 0.76 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 Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.27 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 81.93% (Q1 2026), 82.52% (Q4 2025) and 82.91% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,146.94 Bn | 1,115.53 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 85.78% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 624.96 Bn | 543.49 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 68.19% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 510.15 Bn | 483.27 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 74.74% |
| 4 | Merck | 366.13 Bn | 320.51 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 73.54% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 297.75 Bn | 261.74 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 78.02% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 261.93 Bn | 235.62 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 83.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 236.51 Bn | 191.91 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 72.04% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 194.27 Bn | 168.47 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 79.76% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.74 Bn | 118.39 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 72.78% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 130.00 Bn | 102.01 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 85.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 78.87% |
Eli Lilly Gross Margin API
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import requests
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params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "LLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();