Eli Lilly (LLY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)
Eli Lilly's Short-term Investments came in at $121.6 million for Q3 2025, down 18.6% from $149.4 million a year earlier and down 28.5% from the prior quarter.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2024, Eli Lilly's Short-term Investments was $154.8 million, up 41.9% from FY2023.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.9% (FY2019 to FY2024).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $109.1 million in FY2023 (-24.7%), $144.8 million in FY2022 (+60.7%), $90.1 million in FY2021 (+272.3%) and $24.2 million in FY2020 (-76.0%).
- The Q3 2025 figure represents the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 272.3%), and the weakest in Q4 2020 (a decline of 76.0%).
- Business Quant data shows LLY's Short-term Investments at $170.1 million (Q2 2025), $127.4 million (Q1 2025) and $154.8 million (Q4 2024) in the three quarters before Q3 2025.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 128.38 Bn | 100.39 Bn | 2.84 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 121.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 170.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 127.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 154.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 149.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 140.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 126.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 109.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 113.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 134.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 123.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 144.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 124.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 113.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 109.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 90.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 51.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 49.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 24.20 Mn |
API Access
Eli Lilly Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=LLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();