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In the latest session, Lilly(Eli) & Co (NYSE: LLY) closed at $1076.98 up 0.50% from its previous closing price of $1071.64. In other words, the price has increased by $0.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. LLY stock price reached its highest trading level at $1085.73 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1072.71.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Lilly(Eli) & Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 102.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 109.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.72.
On December 15, 2025, Goldman reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $951 to $1145.
BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 15, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $1286 to $1268.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 23 ’25 when LILLY ENDOWMENT, INC. bought 300,000 shares for $1076.48 per share.
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC sold 15,632 shares of LLY for $17,340,625 on Nov 25 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 92,196,978 shares after completing the transaction at $1109.30 per share. On Nov 25 ’25, another insider, LILLY ENDOWMENT INC, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 147,061 shares for $1095.35 each. As a result, the insider received 161,082,640 and left with 92,212,610 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LLY now has a Market Capitalization of 965465997312 and an Enterprise Value of 997032001536. As of this moment, Lilly(Eli)’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 53.26, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.13. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 17.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 42.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 16.779 whereas that against EBITDA is 34.705.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LLY is 0.34, which has changed by 0.37515485 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LLY has reached a high of $1111.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $623.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.10%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LLY has traded an average of 3.84M shares per day and 3553640 over the past ten days. A total of 945.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 851.21M. Insiders hold about 9.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.21% stake in the company. Shares short for LLY as of 1765756800 were 6547749 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1763078400 on 7247713. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6547749 and a Short% of Float of 0.8200000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LLY is 6.00, from 5.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005412265. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.99. The current Payout Ratio is 44.39% for LLY, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-02-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-10-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 18.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $7.46, with high estimates of $9.3 and low estimates of $6.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $25.38 and $22.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $23.66. EPS for the following year is $32.63, with 28.0 analysts recommending between $39.17 and $27.1.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 18 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $17.77B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $19.07B to a low estimate of $17.11B. As of. The current estimate, Lilly(Eli) & Co’s year-ago sales were $13.53BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $17.01B. There is a high estimate of $18.9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $14.91B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LLY’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $65.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $61.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $63.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $45.04BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $76.58B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $82.52B and the low estimate is $68.89B.
