Growth Metrics

Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Eli Lilly filings provide 18 years of Return on Invested Capital readings, the most recent being 0.0% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% to 0.0% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.0%, a 1.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.0% in Q1 2026 for Eli Lilly, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q2 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Return on Invested Capital over the past 5 years was 0.01% (2023), compared with a mean of 0.01%.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 8bps in 2025, down -1bps in 2025.
  • Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then surged by 56bps to 0.01% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 0.01% in 2024, then tumbled by -68bps to 0.0% in 2025, then rose by 9bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Invested Capital were 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.