Growth Metrics

Eli Lilly (LLY) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Eli Lilly (LLY) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $3.8 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 25.76% year-over-year to $3.8 billion, compared with a TTM value of $13.3 billion through Dec 2025, up 21.34%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $13.3 billion, up 21.34% over the prior year.
  • Research & Development was $3.8 billion for Q4 2025 at Eli Lilly, up from $3.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $3.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $1.6 billion in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $2.4 billion, with a median of $2.4 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development decreased 3.71% in 2022, then surged 33.62% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $1.9 billion in 2021, then increased by 7.06% to $2.0 billion in 2022, then increased by 28.38% to $2.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 17.98% to $3.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 25.76% to $3.8 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for LLY at $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, $3.5 billion in Q3 2025, and $3.3 billion in Q2 2025.