Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026)
Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 38.16% for Q3 2026, up 4.48 percentage points from 33.68% a year earlier and up 0.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Eli Lilly's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 40.07%, up 7.90 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] carries a five-year change of +11.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 32.17% in FY2024 (+6.18 pp), 25.99% in FY2023 (-1.80 pp), 27.79% in FY2022 (+0.37 pp) and 27.42% in FY2021 (-1.51 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2010.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.91 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q1 2026 (a gain of 7.76 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2023 (a drop of 8.00 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LLY's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 37.16% (Q2 2026), 37.83% (Q1 2026) and 34.61% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 30.89% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 17.57% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | 24.28% |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 2.52% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 23.11% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 15.60% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -6.11% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 12.34% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 138.90 Bn | 106.64 Bn | 2.91 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 30.89% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.88% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.69% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 31.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 30.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 25.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.08% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38,853,998.38% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23,318,923.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11,725,477.64% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12,851,637.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3,264,732.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 14,630,812.65% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35,305,082.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38,566,192.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -19,220,831.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 22.13% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18,015,572.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18,271,602.39% |
API Access
Eli Lilly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();