What If You Invested $1,000 in Eli Lilly (LLY)?
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Eli Lilly
LLY
Historical extremes
Maximum profit (buy at all-time low, sell at peak), maximum drawdown (peak to trough), and total return from IPO to current price.
Max profit
+221514.19% (2,216 times)
- Buy
- Sep 21, 1977
- $0.5
- Sell
- Nov 25, 2025
- $1,109.94
Buying LLY at the all-time low and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $2,216,141.93.
Max drawdown
-68.26% (fell to 32% of peak)
- Peak
- Aug 8, 2000
- $54.4
- Trough
- Mar 5, 2009
- $17.27
The worst decline for LLY was -68.26% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough.
IPO to current
+110375.45% (1,105 times)
- IPO
- Jun 1, 1972
- $0.9
- Current
- Mar 16, 2026
- $989.12
A $1,000 investment in LLY at IPO would be worth $1,104,754.5 today.
Dollar amounts based on selected investment ($1,000)
Frequently asked questions
What is Eli Lilly (LLY) stock's all-time high and all-time low?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) stock's all-time low was $0.5 on Sep 21, 1977. The all-time high was $1,109.94 on Nov 25, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock at the all-time low?
- Buying Eli Lilly (LLY) stock at the all-time low ($0.5 on Sep 21, 1977) and selling at the peak ($1,109.94 on Nov 25, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $2,216,141.93. Historical return: +221514.19% (2,216 times).
What are Eli Lilly (LLY)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
- The best buy date for Eli Lilly (LLY) stock was Sep 21, 1977 (all-time low at $0.5). The best sell date was Nov 25, 2025 at $1,109.94. This investment would have returned +221514.19% (2,216 times).
What was Eli Lilly (LLY) stock's maximum drawdown?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) stock's worst decline was -68.26% (fell to 32% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $54.4 on Aug 8, 2000. Trough: $17.27 on Mar 5, 2009. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $317.38 at the trough.
What if you bought Eli Lilly (LLY) stock at IPO?
- A $1,000 investment in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock at IPO ($0.9 on Jun 1, 1972) would be worth $1,104,754.5 today. Historical return: +110375.45% (1,105 times). Current stock price: $989.12 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Eli Lilly (LLY) 5 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock 5 years ago ($181.92 on Mar 16, 2021) would be worth $5,437.22 today. Historical return: +443.72% (5.44 times). Current stock price: $989.12 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Eli Lilly (LLY) 10 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock 10 years ago ($61.47 on Mar 16, 2016) would be worth $16,090.09 today. Historical return: +1509.01% (16.1 times). Current stock price: $989.12 as of Mar 16, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Eli Lilly (LLY) 20 years ago?
- A $1,000 investment in Eli Lilly (LLY) stock 20 years ago ($32.26 on Mar 16, 2006) would be worth $30,662.14 today. Historical return: +2966.21% (30.7 times). Current stock price: $989.12 as of Mar 16, 2026.
About this data
- How does the investment calculator work?
- Enter an investment amount and a start date. We use historical stock prices to calculate how many shares you would have bought, then apply the current price to show your hypothetical portfolio value and return.
- What are Historical extremes?
- Max profit: buy at all-time low, sell at the highest price after. Max drawdown: the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. IPO to current: total return from IPO date to the latest price.
- What is Max drawdown?
- Maximum drawdown is the largest peak-to-trough decline in price. It shows the worst drop from any prior high to a subsequent low. Peak and Trough are the dates and prices at which this decline occurred.
- Does this include dividends?
- The calculator uses adjusted closing prices when available, which account for stock splits and dividends. For the most accurate results, we recommend using data that includes dividend adjustments.
- Where does the price data come from?
- Historical prices are from Yahoo Finance, adjusted for stock splits and dividends. We use adjusted close for all calculations.
- How are the dollar amounts in the cards calculated?
- The dollar amounts in Historical extremes use the investment amount you select in the calculator above (e.g. $1,000). They show what your investment would have been worth at the Buy/Peak/IPO date versus the Sell/Trough/Current date.
- What date range can I use?
- The available date range depends on our historical price data for LLY. You can select any date between our first and most recent data point.