What is an income statement waterfall?

An income statement waterfall is a bar chart that walks from total revenue down to net income, with each step showing how much a cost or tax line removes (or adds). Subtotals — gross profit, operating income, pre-tax income — are anchored to zero so the cascade reconciles exactly to the bottom line.

How much of Eli Lilly (LLY) revenue becomes net income?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Eli Lilly turned $72.25B of revenue into $25.27B of net income — a net margin of 35%. The waterfall shows where the rest goes: cost of revenue, operating expenses, non-operating items, and taxes.

What are Eli Lilly (LLY) gross, operating, and net margins?

For TTM through Q1 2026, Eli Lilly reported a gross margin of 83.5%, an operating margin of 45.9%, and a net margin of 35%. Each subtotal in the waterfall corresponds to one of these margins.

Why does Eli Lilly (LLY) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

Gross margin (gross profit ÷ revenue) reflects how much of each revenue dollar remains after direct production costs. Capital-light software and platform businesses often show gross margins above 60–80% because their cost of revenue is mainly hosting and support. Hardware, retail, and commodity businesses show lower gross margins because raw materials and manufacturing costs are significant. The waterfall makes this visible at a glance — the size of the "Cost of Revenue" bar relative to Revenue is the gross margin complement.

What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

Gross margin = (Revenue − Cost of Revenue) ÷ Revenue. It measures production efficiency. Operating margin = Operating Income ÷ Revenue. It adds operating expenses (R&D, S&M, G&A) and measures the profitability of core operations. Net margin = Net Income ÷ Revenue. It also includes interest, other income/expense, and taxes, and represents the shareholder take after everything.

Eli Lilly (LLY) Income Statement Waterfall

Revenue

$72.25B

Gross Margin

+83.5%

Operating Margin

+45.9%

Net Margin

+35.0%

Income statement waterfall for Eli Lilly (LLY) — TTM through Q1 2026

Net income: $25.27B

Margin breakdown for Eli Lilly (LLY) — TTM through Q1 2026

Line item	Amount	Running total
Revenue	$72.25B	$72.25B
Cost of Revenue	−$11.92B	$60.33B
Gross Profit	$60.33B	$60.33B
Operating Expenses	−$27.20B	$33.14B
Operating Income	$33.14B	$33.14B
Other Income / Expense	−$2.01B	$31.12B
Pre-tax Income	$31.12B	$31.12B
Income Tax	−$5.85B	$25.27B
Net Income	$25.27B	$25.27B

Revenue$72.25B
Cost of Revenue−$11.92B
Gross Profit$60.33B
Operating Expenses−$27.20B
Operating Income$33.14B
Other Income / Expense−$2.01B
Pre-tax Income$31.12B
Income Tax−$5.85B
Net Income$25.27B

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+What are Eli Lilly (LLY) gross, operating, and net margins?

+Why does Eli Lilly (LLY) have such a high (or low) gross margin?

+What is the difference between gross, operating, and net margin?

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