Growth Metrics

Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Eli Lilly (LLY) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.37%.

  • Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed rose 400.0% to 0.37% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.37%, marking a year-over-year increase of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.48% for FY2025, which is 1100.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.37%, which was up 400.0% from 0.38% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.39% during Q2 2025, and its lowest value of 0.19% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.28%, with its median value being 0.27% (2022).
  • In the last 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed plummeted by -600bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 1000bps in 2024.
  • Eli Lilly's Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then grew by 17bps to 0.26% in 2022, then rose by 19bps to 0.3% in 2023, then grew by 9bps to 0.33% in 2024, then grew by 12bps to 0.37% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.37% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.38% in Q3 2025 and 0.39% in Q2 2025.