ELI LILLY & Co
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Eli Lilly Research and development (R&D) employees by Year
Eli Lilly Research and development (R&D) employees: 12,000 in FY2025, up 9.1% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 9 years on record here.
Latest, FY2025
12,000
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+9.1%
11,000 in FY2024
History
9 years
Since FY2017
Sources
9
Documents cited below
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
“At the end of 2025, we employed approximately 50,000 people, including approximately 27,000 employees outside the U.S. Our employees include approximately 12,000 people engaged in research and development activities.”
Source: Form 10-K FY2025 (filed 2026-02-12) ↗
Reported in Form 10-K Item 1 Research and Development.
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Research and development (R&D) employees | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 12,000 | +9.1% | Form 10-K FY2025 (filed 2026-02-12) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 11,000 | +10.0% | Form 10-K FY2024 (filed 2025-02-19) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 10,000 | +11.1% | Form 10-K FY2023 (filed 2024-02-21) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 9,000 | +11.1% | Form 10-K FY2022 (filed 2023-02-22) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 8,100 | +6.6% | Form 10-K FY2021 (filed 2022-02-23) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 7,600 | -2.7% | Form 10-K FY2020 (filed 2021-02-17) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 7,810 | -8.1% | Form 10-K FY2019 (filed 2020-02-19) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 8,500 | -5.6% | Form 10-K FY2018 (filed 2019-02-19) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 9,000 | – | Form 10-K FY2017 (filed 2018-02-20) ↗ |
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Eli Lilly Research and development (R&D) employees, annual FY2017–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Eli Lilly SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/lly/kpis/emp-rd
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