TTM
83.5%
YoY change
+2.48pp
Trough year (1985)
68.2%
Peak year (2000)
85.1%
Latest annual
83.8%
Gross Margin history chart for Eli Lilly (LLY) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 83.8%
Gross Margin change chart for Eli Lilly (LLY) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +2.48pp
Gross Margin history table for Eli Lilly (LLY) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 83.8% | +2.48pp | ||
| 2024 | 81.3% | +2.06pp | ||
| 2023 | 79.2% | +2.47pp | ||
| 2022 | 76.8% | +2.59pp | ||
| 2021 | 74.2% | -3.48pp | ||
| 2020 | 77.7% | -1.19pp | ||
| 2019 | 78.8% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2018 | 78.2% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2017 | 77.7% | +4.64pp | ||
| 2016 | 73.1% | -1.67pp | ||
| 2015 | 74.8% | -0.09pp | ||
| 2014 | 74.9% | -3.91pp | ||
| 2013 | 78.8% | -0.01pp | ||
| 2012 | 78.8% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2011 | 79.1% | -1.95pp | ||
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.53pp | ||
| 2009 | 80.6% | +2.03pp | ||
| 2008 | 78.5% | +1.32pp | ||
| 2007 | 77.2% | -0.20pp | ||
| 2006 | 77.4% | +1.12pp | ||
| 2005 | 76.3% | -0.46pp | ||
| 2004 | 76.7% | -2.00pp | ||
| 2003 | 78.7% | -1.61pp | ||
| 2002 | 80.4% | -0.93pp | ||
| 2001 | 81.3% | -3.80pp | ||
| 2000 | 85.1% | +1.67pp | ||
| 1999 | 83.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 1998 | 83.5% | +1.47pp | ||
| 1997 | 82.0% | +1.00pp | ||
| 1996 | 81.0% | +0.71pp | ||
| 1995 | 80.3% | +2.15pp | ||
| 1994 | 78.2% | +2.35pp | ||
| 1993 | 75.8% | +0.60pp | ||
| 1992 | 75.2% | -1.13pp | ||
| 1991 | 76.3% | +0.91pp | ||
| 1990 | 75.4% | +0.01pp | ||
| 1989 | 75.4% | +3.25pp | ||
| 1988 | 72.2% | +2.86pp | ||
| 1987 | 69.3% | +0.71pp | ||
| 1986 | 68.6% | +0.37pp | ||
| 1985 | 68.2% | — |
- 202583.8%+2.48pp
- 202481.3%+2.06pp
- 202379.2%+2.47pp
- 202276.8%+2.59pp
- 202174.2%-3.48pp
- 202077.7%-1.19pp
- 201978.8%+0.63pp
- 201878.2%+0.49pp
- 201777.7%+4.64pp
- 201673.1%-1.67pp
- 201574.8%-0.09pp
- 201474.9%-3.91pp
- 201378.8%-0.01pp
- 201278.8%-0.35pp
- 201179.1%-1.95pp
- 201081.1%+0.53pp
- 200980.6%+2.03pp
- 200878.5%+1.32pp
- 200777.2%-0.20pp
- 200677.4%+1.12pp
- 200576.3%-0.46pp
- 200476.7%-2.00pp
- 200378.7%-1.61pp
- 200280.4%-0.93pp
- 200181.3%-3.80pp
- 200085.1%+1.67pp
- 199983.4%-0.07pp
- 199883.5%+1.47pp
- 199782.0%+1.00pp
- 199681.0%+0.71pp
- 199580.3%+2.15pp
- 199478.2%+2.35pp
- 199375.8%+0.60pp
- 199275.2%-1.13pp
- 199176.3%+0.91pp
- 199075.4%+0.01pp
- 198975.4%+3.25pp
- 198872.2%+2.86pp
- 198769.3%+0.71pp
- 198668.6%+0.37pp
- 198568.2%—
Gross Margin values are taken from Eli Lilly's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Gross Margin at Eli Lilly (LLY)
According to Eli Lilly's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 83.5%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Eli Lilly (LLY) reported gross margin of 83.79% – expanded 2.5 percentage points year-over-year.
85.09% stands as the all-time-high annual gross margin, posted in 2000, against a low of 68.23% during 1985.
Eli Lilly Gross Margin by Year
Eli Lilly Gross Margin 2025: 83.8%
Eli Lilly posted gross margin of 83.79% in 2025, expanded 2.5 percentage points from 2024.
Eli Lilly Gross Margin 2024: 81.3%
In 2024, Eli Lilly reported gross margin of 81.31%, expanded 2.1 percentage points from 2023.
Eli Lilly Gross Margin 2023: 79.2%
Eli Lilly gross margin in 2023 was 79.25%, expanded 2.5 percentage points from 2022.
Eli Lilly Gross Margin 2022: 76.8%
2022's gross margin for Eli Lilly came in at 76.77%, expanded 2.6 percentage points from 2021.
Eli Lilly Gross Margin 2021: 74.2%
Eli Lilly gross margin in 2021 was 74.18%.
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Sector peers by Gross Margin
Healthcare peers of Eli Lilly (LLY), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 81.8% | |
| 81.7% | |
| 75.9% | |
| 71.5% | |
| 70.7% | |
| 70.0% | |
| 39.4% | |
| 18.8% |
- 81.8%
- 81.7%
- 75.9%
- 71.5%
- 70.7%
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