Eli Lilly and Company

American pharmaceutical company
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Eli Lilly and Company was founded in 1875 by Eli Lilly . The organization operates as a public company with its headquarters located in Indianapolis [1][2].

The company produces medication as its primary product line . As of 2018, it employed 38,000 people [3]. David A. Ricks serves as the CEO [4][5].

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$65.18B
▲ 44.7% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$20.64B
▲ 94.9% YoY FY2025
Assets
$112.48B
▲ 42.9% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$22.95
▲ 96.0% YoY FY2025
$0.00$17.92B$35.85B$53.77B$71.70B FY2007: $18.63B · NI $2.95B (15.8% margin)FY2008: $20.37B · NI -$2.07B (-10.2% margin)FY2009: $21.84B · NI $4.33B (19.8% margin)FY2010: $23.08B · NI $5.07B (22.0% margin)FY2011: $24.29B · NI $4.35B (17.9% margin)FY2012: $22.60B · NI $4.09B (18.1% margin)FY2013: $23.11B · NI $4.68B (20.3% margin)FY2014: $19.62B · NI $2.39B (12.2% margin)FY2015: $19.96B · NI $2.41B (12.1% margin)FY2016: $18.31B · NI $2.74B (14.9% margin)FY2017: $19.97B · NI -$204.10M (-1.0% margin)FY2018: $21.49B · NI $3.23B (15.0% margin)FY2019: $22.32B · NI $8.32B (37.3% margin)FY2020: $24.54B · NI $6.19B (25.2% margin)FY2021: $28.32B · NI $5.58B (19.7% margin)FY2022: $28.54B · NI $6.24B (21.9% margin)FY2023: $34.12B · NI $5.24B (15.4% margin)FY2024: $45.04B · NI $10.59B (23.5% margin)FY2025: $65.18B · NI $20.64B (31.7% margin) '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000059478-26-000013

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: public company[5], pharmaceutical company[6], organization[7]
  • Founder: Eli Lilly[8]
  • Named after: Eli Lilly[9]
  • Headquarters location: Indianapolis[10]
  • Chief executive officer: David A. Ricks[11]
  • Child organization or unit: Eli Lilly (United Kingdom)[12], Eli Lilly (Canada)[13], Eli Lilly (Germany)[14], Eli Lilly (Singapore)[15], Eli Lilly (India)[16], Lilly (China)[17], Eli Lilly[18], Lilly France[19]
  • Part of: S&P 500[20], S&P 100[21]
  • Commons category: Eli Lilly and Company[22]
  • Stock exchange: New York Stock Exchange[23]
  • Industry: pharmaceutical industry[24]
  • Inception: 1875[25], 1901[26]
  • Official website: https://www.lilly.com/[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Eli Lilly and Company[28]
  • Described at URL: http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/eli-lilly-and-company-history/[29]
  • Product or material produced: medication[30]
  • Employees: 38,350[31]
  • Official name: Eli Lilly and Company[32]
  • Legal form: For-Profit Corporation[33]
  • Short name: Lilly[34]
  • Owner of: Norfolk House, Basingstoke[35]
  • Total revenue: 18,633,500,000 US dollars[36], 20,371,900,000 US dollars[37], 21,836,000,000 US dollars[38], 23,076,000,000 US dollars[39], 24,286,500,000 US dollars[40], 22,603,400,000 US dollars[41], 23,113,100,000 US dollars[42], 19,615,600,000 US dollars[43], 19,958,700,000 US dollars[44], 18,312,800,000 US dollars[45], 19,973,800,000 US dollars[46], 21,493,300,000 US dollars[47], 22,319,500,000 US dollars[48], 24,539,800,000 US dollars[49]
  • Market capitalization: 713,093,000,000 US dollars[50]
  • Net profit: 2,953,000,000 US dollars[51], -2,071,900,000 US dollars[52], 4,328,800,000 US dollars[53], 5,069,500,000 US dollars[54], 4,347,700,000 US dollars[55], 4,088,600,000 US dollars[56], 4,684,800,000 US dollars[57], 2,390,500,000 US dollars[58], 2,408,400,000 US dollars[59]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Eli Lilly and Company include it-Elanco Research Award[60], a science award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1936[63].

Why It Matters

Eli Lilly and Company has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for it include it-Elanco Research Award[60], a science award[61], in United States[62], founded in 1936[63].

FAQs

What awards did Eli Lilly and Company receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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