Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly (LLY) recorded Return on Assets [ROA] of 19.00% in Q3 2026, up 1.94 percentage points from 17.06% a year earlier but down 1.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eli Lilly reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 21.59%, up 6.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +7.17 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 14.84% in FY2024 (+5.61 pp), 9.23% in FY2023 (-3.47 pp), 12.71% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp) and 11.70% in FY2021 (-2.72 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has ranged from 8.60% in Q4 2023 to 22.07% in Q1 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Assets [ROA] in the last five years was a gain of 8.86 percentage points in Q1 2026, against a drop of 4.29 percentage points in Q4 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 20.64% (Q2 2026), 22.07% (Q1 2026) and 18.15% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 19.00% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 8.08% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 7.32% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 1.87% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 9.36% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 9.80% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -7.67% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 2.00% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 13.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.00% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.15% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.35% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.03% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.77% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.51% |
API Access
Eli Lilly Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();