Growth Metrics

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

Historic Return on Sales for Eli Lilly (LLY) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.34%.

  • Eli Lilly's Return on Sales rose 200.0% to 0.34% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was 0.32%, marking a year-over-year increase of 800.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.32% for FY2025, which is 800.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q4 2025, Eli Lilly's Return on Sales stood at 0.34%, which was up 200.0% from 0.32% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's Return on Sales peaked at 0.36% during Q2 2025, and registered a low of 0.01% during Q3 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Eli Lilly's median Return on Sales value was 0.22% (recorded in 2021), while the average stood at 0.22%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Eli Lilly's Return on Sales plummeted by -2200bps in 2023 and then surged by 2300bps in 2025.
  • Eli Lilly's Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.22% in 2021, then increased by 23bps to 0.27% in 2022, then dropped by -12bps to 0.23% in 2023, then surged by 39bps to 0.33% in 2024, then grew by 6bps to 0.34% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.34% in Q4 2025, 0.32% for Q3 2025, and 0.36% during Q2 2025.