As you may know, we have announced at the end of our clinical program that we have all the clinical data we need to submit, but we do need to gather a little bit more on the CMC side.
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Eli Lilly and Company 2026 Q2: Financial Performance summary
Financial Performance Summary
- Gross margin was 86.3% of revenue in Q2, up ~1.3 percentage points year over year, driven primarily by product mix and improved cost of production.
- Key Products increased by almost $6.8B in Q2, with Oncology, Immunology, and Neuroscience collectively up 121% vs the prior year quarter.
- Marketing, selling & administrative expenses increased 25% as Lilly invested in promotional activities for current and planned product launches.
- Mounjaro + Zepbound combined for $14.9B revenue in Q2, contributing $6.3B of growth vs Q2 2025.
- Non-GAAP EPS was $8.38, including acquired IPR&D charges of $3.03 (vs $6.31 EPS in Q2 2025 including $0.14 acquired IPR&D).
- Non-GAAP performance margin was 54.8% in Q2, up 9 percentage points vs 2025 (driven by revenue growth).
- Q2 2026 revenue grew 48% vs Q2 2025 to $48B+ (implied by 48% growth and guidance context), driven by Zepbound and Mounjaro.
- R&D expenses increased 14%, supported by continued investment in the pipeline with more than 40 active Phase 3 programs.