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

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

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

Eli Lilly (LLY) has reported Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 came in at 0.01%, up 12.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.01% (up 12.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.02%, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.01% for Q1 2026 at Eli Lilly, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Equity peaked at 0.02% in Q3 2025 and troughed at 0.13% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.03% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Equity dropped 10 bps in 2024 and advanced 14 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.03% in 2022, then decreased by 15 bps to 0.03% in 2023, then sank by 277 bps to 0.13% in 2024, then soared by 106 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then gained by 7 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Equity figures were 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.01% in Q4 2025, and 0.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROE (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,066.16 Bn 1,060.88 Bn 16.22 Bn 0.01%
2 Johnson & Johnson 611.69 Bn 589.64 Bn 15.96 Bn 0.00%
3 AbbVie 444.34 Bn 434.99 Bn 10.78 Bn -0.01%
4 Astrazeneca 284.94 Bn 277.05 Bn 12.61 Bn -
5 Merck 224.23 Bn 218.58 Bn 12.09 Bn 0.00%
6 Amgen 195.12 Bn 183.08 Bn 5.87 Bn 0.01%
7 Gilead Sciences 156.45 Bn 148.73 Bn 5.52 Bn 0.00%
8 Pfizer 136.01 Bn 123.24 Bn -1.21 Bn 0.00%
9 Novartis Ag 113.45 Bn 113.67 Bn - -
10 Biogen 30.87 Bn 26.59 Bn 1.82 Bn 0.00%

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%