Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Eli Lilly (LLY) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.35%.

  • Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital rose 400.0% to 0.35% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.35%, marking a year-over-year increase of 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.42% for FY2025, which is 500.0% up from last year.
  • Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital amounted to 0.35% in Q4 2025, which was up 400.0% from 0.35% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.35% in Q3 2025 and a low of 0.23% during Q2 2023
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.29%, with a median of 0.28% in 2024.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed by 900bps in 2022 and then plummeted by -1000bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.25% in 2021, then increased by 16bps to 0.3% in 2022, then dropped by -7bps to 0.27% in 2023, then rose by 12bps to 0.31% in 2024, then increased by 12bps to 0.35% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.35% in Q4 2025, 0.35% for Q3 2025, and 0.34% during Q2 2025.