Eli Lilly and Company
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2028)

2025202620272028
Price/Earnings ratio
12.099.418.707.11
Price/Sales ratio
4.453.763.793.27
Earnings per Share (EPS)
CHF18.67CHF24.00CHF25.95CHF31.77

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
31.5835.5129.27-445.2935.9323.2124.6241.3254.54103.5582.8135.93
Price/Sales ratio
3.844.283.773.975.404.826.218.1411.9315.9017.795.40
Price/Book Value ratio
4.915.875.727.8411.8141.2927.0325.6831.9850.3748.6711.81
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.2830.8516.5216.1821.0222.2523.4631.7648.07127.98114.9121.02
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
26.9574.6021.3226.3246.3330.9034.1142.8074.03-172.16-319.5530.90
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
-0.6425.452.054.13-0.020.390.82-4.314.43-8.83-2.090.39
Dividend Yield
2.78%2.48%2.69%2.41%1.99%2.23%1.76%1.33%1.03%0.74%0.67%2.23%
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
74.85%74.76%73.35%73.45%78.21%78.84%77.65%74.17%76.77%79.24%80.90%78.21%
Operating Profit Margin
13.55%13.47%16.29%9.37%28.78%22.28%24.68%22.44%24.97%20.47%25.56%25.56%
Pretax Profit Margin
15.29%13.97%15.89%9.60%17.12%23.59%29.46%21.73%23.84%19.20%24.84%17.12%
Net Profit Margin
12.18%12.06%12.89%-0.89%15.03%20.77%25.23%19.71%21.87%15.35%20.48%15.03%
Effective Tax Rate
20.32%13.67%18.86%109.28%14.38%11.92%14.33%9.32%8.25%20.05%17.54%14.38%
Return on Assets
6.42%6.77%7.05%-0.45%7.36%11.80%13.28%11.43%12.61%8.18%11.07%7.36%
Return On Equity
15.54%16.52%19.54%-1.76%32.88%177.90%109.78%62.16%58.63%48.64%65.15%32.88%
Return on Capital Employed
10.24%9.83%12.43%7.04%19.32%18.08%17.73%18.83%22.03%19.03%20.50%19.32%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.081.521.371.321.721.161.39N/AN/AN/A1.271.16
Quick Ratio
0.841.101.051.011.460.891.080.960.800.730.970.97
Cash ratio
0.340.440.410.440.610.190.290.250.120.100.130.19
Days of Sales Outstanding
60.1864.2469.3072.5578.0174.3687.3886.0088.18121.25107.6478.01
Days of Inventory outstanding
202.75249.68229.90268.07241.53246.67264.95193.95237.26297.51348.96241.53
Operating Cycle
262.94313.93299.20340.63319.55321.03352.33279.96325.45418.77456.61319.55
Days of Payables Outstanding
83.4796.9687.0984.8294.10108.64106.9583.38106.28133.93135.0394.10
Cash Conversion Cycle
179.46216.96212.11255.80225.44212.39245.38196.58219.16284.83321.58225.44
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.210.220.260.300.230.390.350.340.330.390.410.23
Debt Equity Ratio
0.530.540.731.181.055.892.951.881.532.342.181.05
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.250.350.370.460.480.840.740.630.580.620.670.48
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.340.350.420.540.510.850.740.650.600.700.680.51
Interest Coverage Ratio
22.3722.2820.9019.6322.7314.4519.04N/AN/AN/A15.0414.45
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.530.340.470.410.530.310.380.420.430.160.190.31
Company Equity Multiplier
2.412.442.773.884.4615.078.265.434.645.945.304.46
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.220.130.220.240.250.210.260.250.240.120.140.21
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.640.410.770.610.450.720.680.740.64-0.74-0.370.72
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.530.340.470.410.530.310.380.420.430.160.190.31
Short Term Coverage Ratio
1.53454.552.501.504.873.1964.164.714.710.612.903.19
Dividend Payout Ratio
87.89%88.32%78.84%-1074.03%71.52%51.95%43.38%55.30%56.61%77.65%54.12%51.95%