Latest headcount
50,000
YoY change
+6.4%
Headcount CAGR
+1.3%
Revenue / employee
$1.3M
Employee count history for Eli Lilly
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 32,700 |
| 1995 | 26,800 |
| 1997 | 31,100 |
| 1998 | 29,800 |
| 1999 | 31,300 |
| 2000 | 35,700 |
| 2002 | 43,700 |
| 2003 | 46,100 |
| 2004 | 44,500 |
| 2005 | 42,600 |
| 2006 | 41,500 |
| 2007 | 40,600 |
| 2008 | 40,500 |
| 2009 | 40,360 |
| 2010 | 38,350 |
| 2011 | 38,080 |
| 2012 | 38,350 |
| 2013 | 37,925 |
| 2014 | 39,135 |
| 2015 | 41,275 |
| 2016 | 41,975 |
| 2017 | 40,655 |
| 2018 | 38,680 |
| 2019 | 33,625 |
| 2020 | 35,000 |
| 2021 | 35,000 |
| 2022 | 39,000 |
| 2023 | 43,000 |
| 2024 | 47,000 |
| 2025 | 50,000 |
Revenue per employee for Eli Lilly
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $197K |
| 1995 | $252K |
| 1997 | $257K |
| 1998 | $310K |
| 1999 | $320K |
| 2000 | $304K |
| 2002 | $253K |
| 2003 | $273K |
| 2004 | $311K |
| 2005 | $344K |
| 2006 | $378K |
| 2007 | $459K |
| 2008 | $503K |
| 2009 | $541K |
| 2010 | $602K |
| 2011 | $638K |
| 2012 | $589K |
| 2013 | $609K |
| 2014 | $501K |
| 2015 | $484K |
| 2016 | $506K |
| 2017 | $491K |
| 2018 | $556K |
| 2019 | $664K |
| 2020 | $701K |
| 2021 | $809K |
| 2022 | $732K |
| 2023 | $794K |
| 2024 | $958K |
| 2025 | $1.3M |
Earnings per employee for Eli Lilly
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $14.7K |
| 1995 | $85.5K |
| 1997 | -$12.4K |
| 1998 | $70.4K |
| 1999 | $86.9K |
| 2000 | $85.7K |
| 2002 | $62K |
| 2003 | $55.5K |
| 2004 | $40.7K |
| 2005 | $46.5K |
| 2006 | $64.2K |
| 2007 | $72.7K |
| 2008 | -$51.2K |
| 2009 | $107K |
| 2010 | $132K |
| 2011 | $114K |
| 2012 | $107K |
| 2013 | $124K |
| 2014 | $61.1K |
| 2015 | $58.4K |
| 2016 | $65.2K |
| 2017 | -$5.02K |
| 2018 | $83.6K |
| 2019 | $247K |
| 2020 | $177K |
| 2021 | $159K |
| 2022 | $160K |
| 2023 | $122K |
| 2024 | $225K |
| 2025 | $413K |
Employee count history for Eli Lilly (LLY)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202550,000+6.4%
- 202447,000+9.3%
- 202343,000+10.3%
- 202239,000+11.4%
- 202135,0000.0%
- 202035,000+4.1%
- 201933,625-13.1%
- 201838,680-4.9%
- 201740,655-3.1%
- 201641,975+1.7%
- 201541,275+5.5%
- 201439,135+3.2%
- 201337,925-1.1%
- 201238,350+0.7%
- 201138,080-0.7%
- 201038,350-5.0%
- 200940,360-0.3%
- 200840,500-0.2%
- 200740,600-2.2%
- 200641,500-2.6%
- 200542,600-4.3%
- 200444,500-3.5%
- 200346,100+5.5%
- 200243,700—
- 200141,100—
- 200035,700+14.1%
- 199931,300+5.0%
- 199829,800-4.2%
- 199731,100—
- 199629,200—
- 199526,800—
- 199424,900—
- 199332,700—
About Eli Lilly's employee count
Eli Lilly (LLY) employed 50,000 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +3,000 (+6.4%) from 47,000 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 32,700 to 50,000 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +1.3% per year.
Eli Lilly generated about $1.3M of revenue and $413K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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