Growth Metrics

Eli Lilly (LLY) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Eli Lilly (LLY) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.32%.

  • Eli Lilly's Return on Sales rose 2300.0% to 0.32% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.31%, marking a year-over-year increase of 1100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.24% for FY2024, which is 800.0% up from last year.
  • Per Eli Lilly's latest filing, its Return on Sales stood at 0.32% for Q3 2025, which was up 2300.0% from 0.36% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.36% in Q2 2025 and a low of 0.01% during Q3 2023
  • For the 5-year period, Eli Lilly's Return on Sales averaged around 0.22%, with its median value being 0.22% (2021).
  • Its Return on Sales has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first crashed by -2200bps in 2023, then skyrocketed by 2300bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Eli Lilly's Return on Sales stood at 0.22% in 2021, then grew by 23bps to 0.27% in 2022, then fell by -12bps to 0.23% in 2023, then soared by 39bps to 0.33% in 2024, then decreased by -3bps to 0.32% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales stands at 0.32% for Q3 2025, versus 0.36% for Q2 2025 and 0.22% for Q1 2025.