Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026)

Eli Lilly (LLY) reported Return on Equity of 0.01% for Q1 2026, up 12.0% on a YoY basis from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and up 6.88% quarter-over-quarter from 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Eli Lilly has reported Return on Equity for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.01% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity rose 12.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.02%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.02% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.13% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Equity decreased 10 bps — and 2025, when it rose 14 bps.
  • Eli Lilly's Return on Equity stood at 0.03% in 2022, then declined by 15 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then slumped by 277 bps to 0.13% in 2024, then soared by 106 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then grew by 7 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Equity figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.02% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Gsk 93,699,046.73 Bn 93,699,041.77 Bn 7.76 Bn -
2 Eli Lilly 1,012.06 Bn 1,006.77 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.01%
3 Johnson & Johnson 560.67 Bn 538.62 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.00%
4 AbbVie 402.20 Bn 392.85 Bn 10.78 Bn -0.01%
5 Merck 298.59 Bn 292.94 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 188.77 Bn 176.74 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.01%
7 Gilead Sciences 160.22 Bn 152.49 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 148.19 Bn 135.42 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.00%
9 Bristol Myers Squibb 116.72 Bn 106.26 Bn 8.07 Bn 0.00%
10 Novartis Ag 109.78 Bn 109.09 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 0.02%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.12%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.13%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.09%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.03%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.05%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.03%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.03%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.02%
Jun 30, 2021 0.01%