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Eli Lilly and Co LLY

US equityMarket cap rank #12Drug Manufacturers - General
$1,186.39
+$35.40 (+3.08%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $1,152.12 +0.10%
Open$1,157.90
Prev close$1,150.99
Day range$1,151.01 – $1,197.75
Volume1.24M
Market cap$1.12T
P/E (TTM)39.8
Dividend yield0.54%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

LLY at a glance

Eli Lilly and Co (LLY) is trading at $1,186.39, up 3.08% on the day. Its market value of $1.12T makes it the 12th largest of the 300 companies we follow.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $711.59 and $1,292.65, so it sits 8.2% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 60.9% over twelve months, and up 6.3% across the last three months.

On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($1,176.17) and 200-day ($1,065.73) moving averages; RSI is 51, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 26% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $22.97B, up 47.7% from a year earlier, with $7.10B of net profit (a 33.5% margin).

The stock changes hands at 39.8 times trailing earnings, 41% below its five-year average of 67.5. The median for its industry group is 20.4.

21 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $1,372.58, sits 15.7% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Eli Lilly and Co: the business

Eli Lilly develops diabetes, obesity, cancer and immunology drugs, including Mounjaro, Zepbound and Verzenio.

What tends to move it. Sales of its GLP-1 obesity and diabetes drugs, supply capacity and competition from Novo Nordisk drive the stock.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+3.1%
1 week
+4.3%
1 month
-4.9%
3 months
+6.3%
6 months
+31.8%
Year to date
+10.9%
1 year
+60.9%
Day range
$1,151.01$1,197.75
52-week range
$711.59$1,292.65

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong uptrend

7 bullish · 0 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average+3.0%Bullish
Price vs 50-day average+0.9%Bullish
Price vs 200-day average+11.3%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)51.1Bullish
MACD (12,26,9)-7.03Bullish
Bollinger band position93%Bullish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$1,186.07 / $1,186.45
Average price today$1,186.77
Volume1.24MAvg (90d) 2.81M
Turnover$1.48B
Turnover rate0.13%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.82vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude4.06%
Market cap$1.12T
Float market cap$1.11T
Shares outstanding938.95M
EPS (TTM)$22.95
P/E (TTM)39.82
P/B32.96
Book value / share$35.99
Earnings yield0.83%
Dividend (TTM)$6.46 / shareYield 0.54%
Net profit (TTM)$21.60B
Net assets$33.88B
30-day volatility26.1%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.29%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-23.2%-7.3% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How LLY ranks on BeStock

Market value#12 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#239 of 283
Dividend yield#216 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#81 of 300
Dollar volume today#26 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$22.97B+47.7% YoY
Operating profit$12.46B+77.4% YoY
Net profit$7.10B+25.3% YoY
Diluted EPS$7.94+26.2% YoY
Free cash flow$4.48B+248.8% YoY
Operating cash flow$10.69B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$11.4BSep '24$13.5BDec '24$12.7BMar '25$15.6BJun '25$17.6BSep '25$19.3BDec '25$19.8BMar '26$23.0BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$970.3MSep '24$4.4BDec '24$2.8BMar '25$5.7BJun '25$5.6BSep '25$6.6BDec '25$7.4BMar '26$7.1BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin83.4%
Operating margin49.7%
Net margin33.5%
Return on equity102.4%
Return on assets22.0%
Return on invested capital36.4%
Current ratio1.35
Liabilities / assets76.2%
Cash & investments$8.95B
Total debt$54.91B
Net cash (debt)-$45.96B
Free cash flow / sales17.0%
Average move on report day±7.1%last 15 reports
Closed higher10 of 1567% of the time
Best reaction+14.9%
Worst reaction-14.1%

Stock move on the day after each report

-6.3%2024/Q3+3.3%2024/Q4-11.7%2025/Q1-14.1%2025/Q2+3.8%2025/Q3+10.3%2025/Q4+9.8%2026/Q1+4.9%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings37.5x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 5th percentile, 5-year average 67.5x

#2293 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book31.0x
CheapRich

Near the bottom of its 5-year range · 12th percentile, 5-year average 43.0x

#5176 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales13.2x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 36th percentile, 5-year average 14.9x

#4520 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

25x65x104x143xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$980.00
Price vs. fair value+21.1%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts21
Average target$1,372.58+15.7% vs. price
  • Buy 86%
  • Hold 10%
  • Sell 5%
Low $940.00Now $1,186.39Avg $1,372.58High $1,600.00

Latest rating actions

  • 10 Sep 2026HSBCSELL · PT $940.00
  • 8 Sep 2026BarclaysBUY · PT $1,400.00
  • 2 Sep 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $1,400.00
  • 1 Sep 2026JefferiesBUY · PT $1,440.00
  • 1 Sep 2026CitiBUY · PT $1,600.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership79.5%-0.06 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding5,305-15 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)5 buys / 7 sellsNet selling
Short interest0.84% of floatDays to cover 3.0 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share16.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%15%22%29%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$97.57M (11 inflow days, 9 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)0.54%
Last dividend$1.73Ex-date 14 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$1.73
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.2520182.5820192.9620203.4020213.9220224.5220235.2020246.002025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 15.0% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Barclays Maintains Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,400Market news · 8 Sep 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,400Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • RBC Capital Maintains Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $1,500Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • Berenberg Bank Initiates Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $1,400Market news · 15 Sep 2026
  • News On AtaiBeckley Inc. (ATAI) Now Under LLYDow Jones · 12 Sep 2026
  • HSBC Maintains Eli Lilly and Co(LLY.US) With Sell Rating, Raises Target Price to $940Market news · 10 Sep 2026

LLY stock: common questions

How is Eli Lilly and Co stock doing today?

$1,186.39 is the latest print for LLY, a move of +3.08% against yesterday's close of $1,150.99. Today's low and high so far: $1,151.01 and $1,197.75.

How large is Eli Lilly and Co by market value?

Equity value comes to $1.12T at the current price. By that measure it is number 12 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Eli Lilly and Co valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 39.8 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $22.95). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 67.5, and today's level ranks in the 5th percentile of its own history.

Where does LLY sit in its 52-week range?

The year's floor is $711.59 and the ceiling $1,292.65. Shares are 8.2% away from that ceiling.

Does LLY send cash back through a dividend?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.54% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 14, 2026.

What is the analyst view on Eli Lilly and Co?

Of 21 analysts, 86% say buy, 10% hold and 5% sell. Price targets average $1,372.58, with the most cautious at $940.00 and the most optimistic at $1,600.00.

What does Eli Lilly and Co do?

Eli Lilly develops diabetes, obesity, cancer and immunology drugs, including Mounjaro, Zepbound and Verzenio.

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