Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) shares surged 9.5% in Wednesday morning trading after the drugmaker posted fourth-quarter results that topped Wall Street expectations and issued a robust forecast for 2026, fueled by soaring demand for its weight‑loss treatments. The company reported revenue of $19.29 billion for the fourth quarter, up 43% from a year earlier and well above analysts' estimate of $18.01 billion.
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Eli Lilly (LLY) came out with quarterly earnings of $7.54 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.99 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.32 per share a year ago.
Eli Lilly forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as it expects strong demand for its blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Zepbound and Mounjaro, to offset pricing pressures in the U.S., its largest market.
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In the closing of the recent trading day, Eli Lilly (LLY) stood at $1, denoting a +1.27% move from the preceding trading day.
Eli Lilly said it will spend $3.5 billion to build a manufacturing plant in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, that will help make its next-generation obesity drugs. That includes a closely watched experimental drug called retatrutide, which has shown the highest weight loss of any treatment seen to date in a late-stage trial.
The region is attempting to build on its status as a manufacturing hub with bigger investments and more tax perks for corporate investors.
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Lilly (LLY) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE:LLY) announced that it has entered a strategic global research collaboration and licensing agreement with Seamless Therapeutics to develop and commercialize programmable recombinase-based treatments for certain hearing loss indications. The collaboration will use Seamless' proprietary recombinase platform, which enables large, precise DNA insertions independent of the cell's natural DNA repair mechanisms.
Lilly (LLY) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.