Lilly (Eli) (LLY)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Health Care · data since 1972-06-01 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
+0.86%
7d
+1.43%
30d
+7.05%
YTD
+11.67%
1y
+49.55%
Lilly (Eli) (LLY) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -3.5 | 1.6 | -12.6 | 1.6 | 18.4 | 8.6 | -0.3 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 5.1 | 13.7 | -10.3 | 8.8 | -17.8 | 5.7 | -5.1 | -0.8 | 4.2 | 13.1 | 24.8 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | 10.8 | 16.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 10.4 | -11.2 | 19.5 | -7.7 | -6.3 | -4.0 | -2.9 |
| 2023 | -5.9 | -9.3 | 10.3 | 15.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | -3.1 | 22.2 | -3.1 | 3.1 | 6.9 | -1.4 |
| 2022 | -11.2 | 2.3 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | -8.3 | 7.3 | 12.0 | 2.8 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 23.2 | -1.1 | -8.8 | -2.2 | 9.8 | 14.9 | 6.1 | 6.4 | -10.6 | 10.3 | -2.3 | 11.4 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | -9.2 | 10.0 | 11.5 | -0.6 | 7.3 | -8.5 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -11.9 | 12.2 | 15.9 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 2.8 | -9.8 | -0.4 | -4.4 | -1.7 | 4.3 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 12.0 |
| 2018 | -3.6 | -4.7 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 10.0 | -2.5 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.6 | -2.4 | -2.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 5.2 | -4.2 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| 2016 | -6.1 | -8.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | -5.6 | 3.2 | -8.0 | -8.5 | 9.6 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | -1.9 | 3.5 | -1.1 | 10.5 | 5.8 | 1.2 | -2.0 | 1.6 | -2.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| 2014 | 5.9 | 11.4 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 3.9 | -1.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| 2013 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 | -2.5 | -3.2 | -7.6 | 8.1 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2012 | -4.4 | -0.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | -0.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -2.5 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 9.8 |
| 2010 | -1.4 | -1.1 | 5.5 | -3.5 | -4.9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -4.4 | 8.8 | -3.6 | -3.0 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | -8.6 | -19.1 | 13.7 | -1.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -2.7 | -1.3 | 3.0 | 9.5 | -2.8 |
| 2008 | -3.8 | -1.8 | 3.1 | -6.7 | 1.0 | -4.1 | 2.1 | -0.0 | -5.6 | -23.2 | 2.4 | 17.9 |
| 2007 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 2.1 | 10.1 | -0.1 | -4.7 | -3.2 | 6.8 | -0.7 | -4.9 | -1.4 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | 0.1 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -1.7 | 7.0 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -1.7 | -3.6 | -2.8 |
| 2005 | -4.4 | 4.0 | -7.0 | 12.2 | 0.3 | -4.4 | 1.1 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -7.0 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| 2004 | -3.3 | 9.2 | -9.5 | 10.3 | 0.3 | -5.1 | -8.8 | 0.2 | -5.4 | -8.6 | -2.3 | 6.4 |
| 2003 | -5.1 | -5.6 | 1.0 | 11.7 | -5.9 | 15.4 | -4.5 | 1.6 | -10.7 | 12.2 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| 2002 | -4.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -13.3 | -1.6 | -12.8 | 3.6 | -0.1 | -4.7 | 0.3 | 23.7 | -7.0 |
| 2001 | -15.3 | 1.2 | -3.5 | 10.9 | -0.0 | -12.6 | 7.1 | -1.7 | 4.0 | -5.2 | 8.4 | -5.0 |
| 2000 | 0.6 | -10.8 | 5.4 | 23.1 | -1.0 | 31.2 | 4.0 | -29.5 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| 1999 | 5.4 | 1.1 | -10.2 | -13.3 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -8.3 | 14.0 | -14.0 | 7.3 | 5.1 | -7.9 |
| 1998 | -2.9 | -2.4 | -9.4 | 16.7 | -11.5 | 7.9 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 11.0 | -0.9 |
| 1997 | 19.4 | 0.7 | -5.9 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 17.5 | 3.4 | -7.1 | 15.7 | 10.8 | -5.8 | 10.5 |
| 1996 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | -9.0 | 9.3 | 1.2 | -13.8 | 2.8 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 9.0 | -4.6 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 5.5 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 13.1 |
| 1994 | 0.8 | -6.5 | -9.9 | -1.3 | 17.6 | -0.7 | -14.5 | 18.7 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 1993 | -7.0 | -7.8 | -5.3 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -3.4 | -5.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| 1992 | -5.5 | -4.4 | -5.2 | -3.2 | -3.2 | -1.3 | 8.4 | -7.1 | -3.8 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -2.8 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 1.9 | -0.9 | -1.9 | 4.3 | -9.6 | 6.3 | 10.7 | -5.1 | -3.6 | -3.8 | 13.6 |
| 1990 | -7.8 | -3.7 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 0.1 | -9.3 | -4.8 | -5.8 | 10.1 | -0.7 |
| 1989 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -1.6 | 17.0 | -2.6 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 8.4 | 2.2 |
| 1988 | -1.9 | 3.6 | 6.8 | -4.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -3.0 |
| 1987 | 16.5 | 9.7 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | -2.0 | -20.0 | -12.4 | 16.4 |
| 1986 | -2.2 | 11.0 | 24.2 | -9.6 | 13.2 | 6.8 | -7.0 | 4.1 | -16.1 | 14.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 |
| 1985 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 0.7 | -1.6 | 12.9 | 1.2 | -1.9 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 7.5 |
| 1984 | 8.0 | 3.2 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -6.5 | 4.5 | -9.5 | 7.1 | -2.6 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| 1983 | 9.1 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -3.4 | -4.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 8.4 | -7.4 | -6.3 |
| 1982 | 2.0 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 10.3 | -3.0 | -5.0 | -4.4 | -3.2 | -1.0 | 12.8 | 3.5 | -3.8 |
| 1981 | -3.9 | 6.9 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | -5.8 | -9.9 | -3.7 | -8.6 | 10.5 | 2.3 | 4.9 |
| 1980 | -4.6 | -6.1 | -4.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -3.0 | 11.3 | -2.0 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 6.0 |
| 1979 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -2.8 | 7.1 | -1.2 |
| 1978 | 5.9 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 11.7 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 11.9 | -3.9 | -1.8 | -10.6 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| 1977 | -9.7 | -2.7 | 2.1 | -10.3 | -3.4 | 7.6 | -9.3 | 8.1 | -11.2 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 1976 | 11.1 | -9.5 | 5.6 | -7.1 | -2.1 | 7.1 | -0.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | -1.1 | -17.3 | 6.1 |
| 1975 | -4.8 | 16.5 | -6.8 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 3.6 | -13.2 | -5.1 | -20.8 | 9.6 | 3.7 | -10.2 |
| 1974 | -3.4 | -4.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | -14.7 | -4.9 | -10.7 | 28.4 | -2.8 | -2.9 |
| 1973 | -8.3 | 15.5 | 1.9 | -6.3 | 7.9 | -3.5 | 5.8 | -13.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -5.7 | -4.2 |
| 1972 | · | · | · | · | · | 2.7 | 12.2 | 0.4 | -3.3 | 9.3 | -3.7 | 4.9 |
| Avg | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.8% | +0.8% | +1.1% | +1.7% | +2.2% | +2.5% | -0.2% | +0.7% | -0.5% | +2.1% | +3.1% | +2.6% |
| Win rate | 50%/54 | 54%/54 | 61%/54 | 56%/54 | 59%/54 | 65%/55 | 54%/54 | 48%/54 | 44%/54 | 59%/54 | 70%/54 | 56%/54 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-68.3%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±7.6%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
56%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+31.2%
2000-06
Worst month
-29.47%
2000-08
Longest streaks
13▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Lilly (Eli)
A 19th-century Indianapolis drug lab that grew into one of the most valuable healthcare companies in history. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1972) would be about $130,728 today.
Did you know?
- Founded in 1876 by Colonel Eli Lilly, a Civil War veteran and chemist.
- In 1923 it sold the world's first commercial insulin.
- Its best month on record was June 2000 at +31.2%; its worst, August 2000 at -29.47%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.