How Eli Lilly (LLY) Makes Money: A Visual Guide
Eli Lilly (LLY) generated $65.18B in revenue (TTM through Q4 2025), earning $20.64B in net profit (31.7% margin). Its largest revenue source is Cardiometabolic Health (73.5% of revenue). Below is an interactive breakdown of how revenue flows through the income statement.
Eli Lilly (LLY) Income Statement Flow
Frequently asked questions
How does Eli Lilly (LLY) make money?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) primarily makes money through Cardiometabolic Health, which accounts for 73.5% of total revenue. For TTM through Q4 2025, Eli Lilly generated $65.18B in total revenue with a net profit margin of 31.7%.
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) gross profit margin?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) reported a gross profit margin of 83.8% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $54.62B in gross profit. This means Eli Lilly retains 83.8% of each revenue unit after direct costs of production.
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) operating profit margin?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) reported an operating profit margin of 45.6% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $29.70B in operating profit. This reflects profitability after operating expenses such as R&D, sales, and administration, but before taxes and non-operating items.
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) net profit margin?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) reported a net profit margin of 31.7% for TTM through Q4 2025, equivalent to $20.64B in net profit. This is the share of revenue that remains as profit after all expenses, taxes, and non-operating items.
How much does Eli Lilly (LLY) invest in R&D?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) invested $13.34B in research and development in TTM through Q4 2025 (20.5% of total revenue). R&D spending reflects investment in future products, services, and technologies.
How much does Eli Lilly (LLY) spend on capital expenditures?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) spent $7.84B on capital expenditures in TTM through Q4 2025 (12.0% of total revenue). Capital expenditures represent investments in physical assets such as property, equipment, and infrastructure.
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) free cash flow?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) generated $8.97B in free cash flow for TTM through Q4 2025 (13.8% of total revenue). Free cash flow is the cash remaining after capital expenditures and represents the company's ability to fund growth, pay dividends, or reduce debt.
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) effective tax rate?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) had an effective tax rate of 19.8% for TTM through Q4 2025. This is the actual percentage of pre-tax income paid as income taxes.
About this data
- What is a Sankey diagram?
- A Sankey diagram shows how money flows through a company from revenue to net profit. The width of each flow represents its proportion.
- How is the data calculated?
- We use the income statement from company filings. For TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), we sum the last four quarters. Revenue flows to cost of revenue and gross profit, then to operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and operating profit.
- When was this data last updated?
- Based on company filings through TTM through Q4 2025.