Eli Lilly and Company LLY

1,183.46 1.57 0.13% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$1.11T
P/E
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Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Return on assets

Eli Lilly and Company's return on assets over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 22.0%, up 0.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (21.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.49% (fiscal 2017) to 21.6% (fiscal 2025) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Drug Manufacturers General industry median of 2.76% and above the Healthcare sector median of −30.9%.

Return on assets, annual

Annual

Period Return on assets Change (points)
FY2025 21.6% 6.75
FY2024 14.8% 5.61
FY2023 9.23% (3.48)
FY2022 12.7% 1.01
FY2021 11.7% (2.72)
FY2020 14.4% (5.58)
FY2019 20.0% 12.73
FY2018 7.27% 7.76
FY2017 −0.49% (7.85)
FY2016 7.36% 0.66

Against its own ten years

Low −0.49% High 21.6%
Ten-year median 11.7%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on assets against peers

Company Return on assets
LLY Eli Lilly and Company 22.0%
NVS Novartis AG compare 11.3%
JNJ Johnson & Johnson compare 10.7%
AMGN Amgen Inc. compare 9.53%
AZN AstraZeneca PLC compare 9.15%
ABBV AbbVie Inc. compare 4.61%
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. compare 2.57%
PFE Pfizer Inc. compare 2.13%
GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. compare −6.17%
Drug Manufacturers General industry median 2.76%
Healthcare sector median −30.9%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on assets is

ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)

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