$1,000 invested Eli Lilly and Company (2016)
NYSE · LLY · reinvest dividends · adjusted close
●Result2016-01-04 — 2026-08-28
Today you would have
$16,856
+$15,856 (+1,585.63%)
LLYSPY (benchmark)
- Entry price
- $69.68
- Current price
- $1174.61
- Shares
- 14.3506
- CAGR
- +30.38%
- Max Drawdown
- -34.48%
- vs SPY
- +1232.83 pp
✦The story
A $1,000 investment in Eli Lilly in early 2016 grew to $16,856 by mid-2026, a total return of +1,585.6%. What began as a steady pharmaceutical holding was transformed by the success of the company's diabetes and weight-loss drug franchise in the 2020s. Over the same decade the S&P 500 returned +352.8%.
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