Eli Lilly (LLY) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly (LLY) posted Payables of $5.79 billion for Q3 2026, up 35.9% from $4.26 billion a year earlier but down 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Eli Lilly's Payables came in at $5.38 billion, up 17.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Payables has increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Eli Lilly's Payables was $4.58 billion in FY2024 (+21.4%), $3.77 billion in FY2023 (+27.8%), $2.95 billion in FY2022 (+15.3%) and $2.56 billion in FY2021 (+7.5%).
- Quarterly Payables has run from a low of $1.43 billion in Q1 2022 to a high of $6.11 billion in Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables has increased in each of the last 18 quarters, with growth averaging 31.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was Q3 2025, with growth of 47.7%; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a decline of 12.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior quarters was $6.11 billion (Q2 2026), $5.03 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.38 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,264.65 Bn | 1,238.27 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 5.79 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 677.74 Bn | 597.60 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 18.17 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 517.10 Bn | 485.11 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 34.43 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 362.23 Bn | 325.17 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 7.17 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 315.90 Bn | 276.16 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 4.26 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.40 Bn | 266.24 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 22.89 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 249.90 Bn | 201.56 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 2.95 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 209.15 Bn | 184.26 Bn | 6.73 Bn | 934.00 Mn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 165.88 Bn | 113.23 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.07 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.78 Bn | 110.77 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 472.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.38 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.56 Bn |
API Access
Eli Lilly Payables 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=payables&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();