ELI LILLY & Co (LLY) operating KPIs
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Eli Lilly research and development (R&D) employees
Form 10-K Item 1 Research and Development
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
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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