Eli Lilly (LLY) Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in Eli Lilly (LLY) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $224,543 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 36.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $448,731 reinvested (22.4% a year), or $276,138 taking the dividends as cash, $10,631 of it paid out along the way.
LLY became
$448,731
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
22.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$15,983
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Worst drop
-41.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | LLY total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +32.5% | $1,685 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +40.2% | $1,978 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +33.3% | $1,682 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +60.9% | $1,364 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +34.3% | $1,262 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +66.1% | $1,024 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +31.0% | $844 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +16.2% | $771 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +40.5% | $668 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +17.8% | $584 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | −10.4% | $520 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +25.4% | $544 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +39.8% | $524 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +7.3% | $473 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +24.2% | $470 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +25.2% | $456 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +3.6% | $397 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | −6.2% | $381 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −21.3% | $356 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: LLY total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in Eli Lilly (LLY) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $448,731 at the end of Oct 2026: 22.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, LLY turned $10,000 into $224,543 with dividends reinvested, 36.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, LLY returned 42.2% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking LLY's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $276,138, including $10,631 of cash received; reinvesting added $172,593.
- LLY's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (66.1%) and its worst 2008 (-21.3%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Eli Lilly (LLY) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/LLY/total-return
LLY total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in LLY 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $224,543 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 36.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $191,975 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is LLY's total return since Dec 2007?
4387% in total, or 22.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 2555%.
How much of LLY's return came from dividends?
About 15% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $172,593 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was LLY's worst year?
2008, at -21.3% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -41.8%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.