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ELI LILLY & Co (LLY) Stock Analysis

HealthcarePharmaceutical Preparations

Q1 2026 · +55.5% revenue · +2.6% revenue
Beat the trendvs trailing 3-quarter avg
Revenue+10.9 ppvs trend
Net income−37.5 ppvs trend
Diluted EPS−37.9 ppvs trend

Outperformed in 1 of 3 metrics

How the cash was deployedQ1 2026
Operating cash flow$5.33B
Share buybacks$2.36B (44.2 %)
Dividends paid$1.55B (29.0 %)
Debt repayment$750.00M (14.1 %)
Returned to shareholders this quarter$3.90B +53.3%
Last 8 quarters of revenueLatest quarter highlighted. Q4 reconstructed from the annual filing.
+55.5% +2.6%
11.30B
Q2 24
11.44B
Q3 24
13.53B
Q4 24*
12.73B
Q1 25
15.56B
Q2 25
17.60B
Q3 25
19.29B
Q4 25*
19.80B
Q1 26

* Q4 is reconstructed from the annual filing (FY − Q1 − Q2 − Q3), since the SEC does not require a Q4 10-Q.

RevenueSlowing
$19.80B
+55.5% +2.6%
9.35B
8.77B
11.30B
11.44B
13.53B
12.73B
15.56B
17.60B
19.29B
19.80B
Still moving the same direction, but at a smaller pace than the prior quarter.
Net incomeSlowing
$7.40B
+168% +11.4%
2.19B
2.24B
2.97B
970.30M
4.41B
2.76B
5.66B
5.58B
6.64B
7.40B
Still moving the same direction, but at a smaller pace than the prior quarter.
Free cash flowNot enough history
Not enough quarters yet to read the trend.
Diluted Slowing
$8.26
+170% +11.8%
2.42
2.48
3.28
1.07
4.88
3.06
6.29
6.21
7.39
8.26
Still moving the same direction, but at a smaller pace than the prior quarter.

Margins

Gross marginAccelerating
81.9 %
−0.6 pp −0.6 pp
80.88
80.91
80.80
81.02
82.24
82.53
84.27
82.91
82.52
81.93
Moving faster than the prior quarter — the trend is picking up speed.
Operating marginNot enough history
Not enough quarters yet to read the trend.
Net marginSteady
37.4 %
+15.7 pp +2.9 pp
23.41
25.58
26.25
8.48
32.59
21.68
36.38
31.72
34.41
37.36
Holding the same pace as the prior quarter.
Metric
Q1 2025Same quarter, prior year
Q4 2025Previous quarter
Q1 2026Latest quarter
YoYQoQ
Revenue$12.73B$19.29B$19.80B+55.5%+2.6%
Cost of revenue$2.22B$3.37B$3.58B+60.8%+6.1%
Gross profit$10.50B$15.92B$16.22B+54.4%+1.9%
Operating expenses
Operating income
Net income$2.76B$6.64B$7.40B+168%+11.4%
Diluted $3.06$7.39$8.26+170%+11.8%
Operating cash flow$1.67B−$3.19B$5.33B+220%
Free cash flow
Gross margin82.5 %82.5 %81.9 %−0.6 pp−0.6 pp
Operating margin
Net margin21.7 %34.4 %37.4 %+15.7 pp+2.9 pp