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Eli Lilly (LLY) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Eli Lilly filings provide 18 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $6.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 28.38% to $6.7 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was $26.4 billion, a 24.48% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $24.9 billion, up 21.86% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $6.7 billion in Q1 2026 for Eli Lilly, down from $7.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $7.0 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $3.2 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $4.6 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $4.9 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: fell 8.43% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 33.69% in 2025.
  • Eli Lilly's Operating Expenses stood at $3.7 billion in 2022, then increased by 23.89% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 27.13% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 21.15% to $7.0 billion in 2025, then dropped by 4.19% to $6.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $6.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.6 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.