$LLY | Eli Lilly Q1 Earnings Highlights
🔹 Revenue: $19.80B (Est. $17.77B) 🟢; +56% YoY
🔹 Adj. EPS: $8.55 (Est. $7.06) 🟢; +156% YoY
🔹 Mounjaro: $8.66B (Est. $7.21B) 🟢; +125% YoY
🔹 Zepbound: $4.16B (Est. $4.03B) 🟢; +80% YoY
🔹 FDA Approval: Foundayo, Lilly’s oral GLP-1 pill for obesity
Raises FY26 Guide:
🔹 Revenue: $82B-$85B (Est. $80B) 🟢; raised from $80.0B-$83.0B
🔹 Adj. EPS: $35.50-$37.00 (Est. $33.50) 🟢; raised from $33.50-$35.00
🔹 Performance Margin: 47.0%-48.5%; raised from 46.0%-47.5%
🔹 Tax Rate: 18%-19%; unchanged
Other Metrics:
🔹 Key Products Revenue: $13.4B
🔹 U.S. Revenue: $12.1B; UP +43% YoY
🔹 Revenue Outside U.S.: $7.7B; UP +81% YoY
🔹 Worldwide Volume Growth: +65%
🔹 Realized Prices: DOWN -13%
🔹 Acquired IPR&D Charges: $584M vs $1.6B YoY
🔹 Q1 EPS included $0.52 of acquired IPR&D charges vs $1.72 YoY
Financials:
🔹 Non-GAAP Gross Margin: 82.6%; DOWN -0.9 pts YoY
🔹 R&D Expense: $3.5B; UP +28% YoY
🔹 Marketing, Selling & Admin Expense: $2.9B; UP +19% YoY
🔹 Non-GAAP Net Income: $7.7B; UP +155% YoY
🔹 Non-GAAP Tax Rate: 16.5%
Commentary:
🔸 “2026 is off to a strong start, we delivered 56% revenue growth in the first quarter and raised our full-year revenue guidance by $2 billion.”
🔸 “A key milestone was the U.S. FDA approval of Foundayo—the only approved GLP-1 pill that can be taken any time of day, without food and water restrictions.”
🔸 “Foundayo will meaningfully expand the number of people who can benefit from GLP-1s.”