Eli Lilly (LLY) Shares Repurchased (2012 - 2026)
Eli Lilly posted quarterly Shares Repurchased of $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 96.33% year-on-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 56.26% on a QoQ basis from $1.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Eli Lilly (LLY) has 15 years of Shares Repurchased data on file, last reported at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased rose 96.33% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 billion (up 42.27% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $4.1 billion, up 64.32% from the prior year.
- Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $2.4 billion, up from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Shares Repurchased topped out at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $446.1 million in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $1.2 billion (2025), against an average of $1.2 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Shares Repurchased tumbled 50.0%; it then surged 96.33% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Shares Repurchased shows it stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then sank by 50.0% to $750.0 million in 2023, then surged by 173.85% to $2.1 billion in 2024, then retreated by 26.59% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then soared by 56.26% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
- The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $1.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $708.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Repurchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novartis Ag | 107,124,802.25 Bn | 107,124,802.25 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Eli Lilly | 969.00 Bn | 963.72 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 2.36 Bn |
| 3 | Johnson & Johnson | 539.46 Bn | 517.41 Bn | 15.96 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 4 | AbbVie | 376.92 Bn | 367.57 Bn | 10.78 Bn | 1.49 Bn |
| 5 | Merck | 285.00 Bn | 279.35 Bn | 12.09 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 177.58 Bn | 165.55 Bn | 5.87 Bn | - |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 163.22 Bn | 155.50 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 419.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 145.86 Bn | 133.09 Bn | -1.21 Bn | - |
| 9 | Bristol Myers Squibb | 111.90 Bn | 101.44 Bn | 8.07 Bn | - |
| 10 | Gsk | 88.34 Bn | 83.66 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 708.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 708.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 692.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 692.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 446.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 446.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 750.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 750.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 750.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 750.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 500.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 500.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 500.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 500.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 600.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 600.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 950.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 950.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.10 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 1.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 99.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 99.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 199.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 199.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 60.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 300.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 300.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 252.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 252.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 61.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 61.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 124.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 124.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 310.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 310.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 300.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 300.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 145.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 145.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 55.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 55.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 500.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 500.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 721.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 721.10 Mn |