Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
CapEx
InvestingEli Lilly CapEx increased by 22.0% to $2.55B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 70.2%, from $1.50B to $2.55B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 56.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals aggressive investment in future capacity and growth, particularly in infrastructure-heavy businesses like cloud computing.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hyperscale cloud competitors like Amazon (AWS) and Alphabet (Google Cloud) show high CapEx relative to revenue to maintain competitive infrastructure.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $381.30M | $336.80M | $291.40M | $365.40M | $371.00M | $617.20M | $500.70M | $668.50M | $738.20M | $970.30M | $1.07B | $986.30M | $1.22B | $1.35B | $1.50B | $1.51B | $1.70B | $2.09B | $2.55B |
| QoQ Change | — | -11.7% | -13.5% | +25.4% | +1.5% | +66.4% | -18.9% | +33.5% | +10.4% | +31.4% | +10.3% | -7.9% | +24.2% | +10.3% | +10.8% | +0.9% | +12.4% | +23.0% | +22.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -2.7% | +83.3% | +71.8% | +83.0% | +99.0% | +57.2% | +113.8% | +47.5% | +65.9% | +39.2% | +39.7% | +53.0% | +38.6% | +54.6% | +70.2% |
Range$291.40M – $2.55B
CAGR+52.5%
Avg YoY Growth+60.9%
Median YoY Growth+57.2%
Current Streak7 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Eli Lilly's capex?
- Eli Lilly (LLY) reported capex of $2.55B in Q4 2025.
- How has Eli Lilly's capex changed year-over-year?
- Eli Lilly's capex increased by 70.2% year-over-year, from $1.50B to $2.55B.
- What is the long-term trend for Eli Lilly's capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Eli Lilly's capex has grown at a 56.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.31B to $7.84B.
- What does capex mean?
- Money spent on buying or improving long-term physical assets like buildings and computers.