Growth Metrics

Eli Lilly (LLY) Net Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Eli Lilly posted quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$2.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 568.73% year-on-year from $438.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 16.42% on a QoQ basis from -$2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Eli Lilly (LLY) has 18 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$2.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 568.73% year-over-year to -$2.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.9 billion (up 147.01% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.6 billion, up 386.33% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 billion, up from -$2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $6.4 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$2.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is -$81.5 million (2024), against an average of $77.7 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Net Cash Flow slumped 16689.47%; it then surged 7933.5% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$422.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 173.07% to $308.5 million in 2023, then grew by 6.13% to $327.4 million in 2024, then sank by 850.27% to -$2.5 billion in 2025, then rose by 16.42% to -$2.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$2.1 billion (Q1 2026), -$2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Novartis Ag 107,124,802.25 Bn 107,124,802.25 Bn - -
2 Eli Lilly 969.00 Bn 963.72 Bn 16.22 Bn -2.05 Bn
3 Johnson & Johnson 539.46 Bn 517.41 Bn 15.96 Bn 2.00 Bn
4 AbbVie 376.92 Bn 367.57 Bn 10.78 Bn 4.17 Bn
5 Merck 285.00 Bn 279.35 Bn 12.09 Bn -9.27 Bn
6 Amgen 177.58 Bn 165.55 Bn 5.87 Bn 2.91 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 163.22 Bn 155.50 Bn 5.52 Bn 75.00 Mn
8 Pfizer 145.86 Bn 133.09 Bn -1.21 Bn 544.00 Mn
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 111.90 Bn 101.44 Bn 8.07 Bn -587.00 Mn
10 Gsk 88.34 Bn 83.66 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.38 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 7.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -307.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -307.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 327.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 327.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -81.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -81.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 823.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 823.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -322.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -322.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 308.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 308.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -319.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -319.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -860.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -860.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 1.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -422.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -422.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 233.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 233.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -1.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 251.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 251.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 551.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 551.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 209.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 209.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -644.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -644.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -150.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -150.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 611.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 611.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -571.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 -571.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 808.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 808.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -606.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -606.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 226.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 226.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -6.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -6.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -850.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -850.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 2.16 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 2.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 3.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 3.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -3.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 -3.60 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 623.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 623.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 462.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 462.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 -1.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 266.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 266.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 960.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 960.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -1.29 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 378.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 378.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -60.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -60.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 187.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 187.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -625.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -625.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 799.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 799.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -364.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -364.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -117.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 -117.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 65.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 65.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -542.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -542.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 518.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 518.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -148.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 -148.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 4.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 4.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -1.33 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 866.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 866.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 368.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 368.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 -1.86 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -1.86 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -583.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -583.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 624.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 624.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -422.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -422.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 421.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 421.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 114.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 576.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 576.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 625.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 625.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 358.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2010 358.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 635.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 635.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 460.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2009 460.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -86.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2009 -86.20 Mn
Mar 31, 2009 -2.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2009 -2.07 Bn