Eli Lilly (LLY) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly's Inventory came in at $18.19 billion for Q3 2026, up 49.4% from $12.18 billion a year earlier and up 8.3% from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Eli Lilly's Inventory was $13.74 billion, up 81.1% from FY2024.
- Inventory has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Inventory was $7.59 billion in FY2024 (+31.5%), $5.77 billion in FY2023 (+33.9%), $4.31 billion in FY2022 (+10.9%) and $3.89 billion in FY2021 (-2.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Inventory has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 57.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Inventory over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 81.1%), and the weakest in Q4 2021 (a decline of 2.4%).
- Business Quant data shows LLY's Inventory at $16.79 billion (Q2 2026), $14.53 billion (Q1 2026) and $13.74 billion (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 18.19 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 15.38 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 5.31 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 6.16 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 6.93 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 6.39 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 10.02 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.78 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.48 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.80 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.89 Bn |
API Access
Eli Lilly Inventory 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=inventory&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "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=inventory&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();