Eli Lilly & Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (LLY)
Eli Lilly & reported $8.97B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 138.62% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 13.77%.
View full Eli Lilly & company overviewEli Lilly & free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $8.97B | $5.21B | +138.62% | +13.77% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $3.76B | $2.97B | +374.75% | +8.35% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $792.0M | −$4.94B | −86.18% | +2.32% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $5.73B | −$324.7M | −5.36% | +20.08% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $6.06B | $944.4M | +18.48% | +21.39% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $5.11B | $1.31B | +34.42% | +20.83% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $3.80B | −$511.2M | −11.85% | +17.04% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $4.31B | −$224.9M | −4.96% | +20.07% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $4.54B | $724.8M | +19.00% | +22.72% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $3.81B | $1.92B | +100.91% | +17.97% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $1.90B | −$1.40B | −42.40% | +9.51% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $3.30B | −$1.43B | −30.22% | +16.80% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-31 | $4.72B | $323.5M | +7.35% | +20.43% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | $4.40B | −$2.16B | −32.96% | +19.46% |
| 2011 | 2011-12-31 | $6.56B | $400.0M | +6.49% | +27.02% |
| 2010 | 2010-12-31 | $6.16B | $2.59B | +72.59% | +26.71% |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | $3.57B | −$2.78B | −43.76% | +16.35% |
| 2008 | 2008-12-31 | $6.35B | $2.28B | +55.90% | +31.16% |
| 2007 | 2007-12-31 | $4.07B | — | — | +21.85% |
Eli Lilly & quarterly free cash flow
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $7.76B | $6.37B | +458.06% | +33.76% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $3.01B | $2.85B | +1827.56% | +15.19% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $677.9M | −$299.8M | −30.66% | +3.51% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $6.75B | $4.39B | +185.79% | +38.34% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $1.39B | $1.15B | +475.81% | +8.93% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $156.0M | −$23.7M | −13.19% | +1.23% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $977.7M | $2.36B | — | +7.22% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $2.36B | $1.14B | +93.67% | +20.64% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $241.4M | $347.7M | — | +2.14% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $179.7M | −$882.4M | −83.08% | +2.05% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | −$1.38B | −$2.54B | — | −14.79% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $1.22B | −$380.3M | −23.78% | +12.84% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | −$106.3M | −$918.6M | — | −1.28% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $1.06B | −$1.10B | −50.77% | +15.26% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $1.16B | −$808.3M | −41.02% | +15.91% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $1.60B | $305.0M | +23.56% | +23.04% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $812.3M | −$581.9M | −41.74% | +12.52% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $2.16B | $760.5M | +54.43% | +27.63% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $1.97B | $609.8M | +44.82% | +24.63% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $1.29B | −$119.0M | −8.42% | +19.11% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $1.39B | −$819.4M | −37.02% | +20.69% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $1.40B | $1.27B | +1025.79% | +20.53% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $1.36B | −$276.7M | −16.90% | +18.29% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $1.41B | $166.8M | +13.38% | +24.62% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $2.21B | $1.40B | +172.88% | +40.25% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $124.1M | $16.5M | +15.33% | +2.12% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $1.64B | — | — | +26.78% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-30 | $1.25B | — | — | +22.76% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-30 | $811.2M | — | — | +14.39% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-31 | $107.6M | — | — | +2.11% |
Eli Lilly & free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $5.11B to $8.97B, a compound annual growth rate of 11.91%. Eli Lilly &'s latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $7.76B in free cash flow, an increase of 458.06% year over year.
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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