Eli Lilly

At a glance

Buybacks

39.8%^rBuybacks as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00000594780000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2021; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2022. As filed is shown.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2012–2025

Details and every year

Dividends

62.1%^rDividends as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00000594780000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22PaymentsOfDividends0000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22PaymentsOfDividends0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24PaymentsOfDividends0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12PaymentsOfDividends0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2021; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2022. As filed is shown.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2009–2025

Details and every year

Acquisitions

25.3%^rAcquisitions as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00000594780000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000950123-10-014958 · FY2009 · period ended 2009-12-31 · filed 2010-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-11-041620 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-12-31 · filed 2011-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-12-078393 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-12-31 · filed 2012-02-24PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-13-000007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-12-31 · filed 2013-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-14-000078 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-12-31 · filed 2014-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-15-000100 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-12-31 · filed 2015-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-16-000321 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-12-31 · filed 2016-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-17-000098 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-12-31 · filed 2017-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-18-000089 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-12-31 · filed 2018-02-20PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-19-000082 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-12-31 · filed 2019-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-20-000057 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-12-31 · filed 2020-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-21-000083 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-12-31 · filed 2021-02-17PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-22-000068 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-12-31 · filed 2022-02-23PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000059478-23-000082 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-12-31 · filed 2023-02-22PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses0000059478-24-000065 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-12-31 · filed 2024-02-21PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses0000059478-25-000067 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-12-31 · filed 2025-02-19PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipment0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses0000059478-26-000013 · FY2025 · period ended 2025-12-31 · filed 2026-02-12PaymentsToAcquireOtherPropertyPlantAndEquipmentr: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2014; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2021; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities FY2022. As filed is shown.Excludes companies that Lilly accounts for as asset acquisitions of in-process research and development; the cash paid for them is reported on a separate line, purchases of in-process research and development.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2009–2025

Details and every year

Median ROIC

MissingMedian return on invested capitalROIC: no fiscal year has all the inputs; there is no figure for operating income under OperatingIncomeLoss in any fiscal year

Return on invested capital

Details and every year

Sections, fiscal 2009–2025

• Where the cash wentFree cash flow and what it was spent on — buybacks, dividends, acquisitions and debt — year by year.
• Return on capitalReturn on invested capital and on incremental capital, and up to three estimates of owner earnings.
• Management recordPrices paid for buybacks, debt against operating income, margins, share issuance and stock-based pay.