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Eli Lilly Raises Annual Revenue Forecast as GLP-1 Drugs Fuel Growth
Mounjaro and Zepbound generated nearly $15 billion in quarterly sales as worldwide volume rose 60%, helping Lilly lift full-year revenue guidance.
On Wednesday, Eli Lilly reported second-quarter revenue surged 48% to $23 billion, cementing its status as the only pharmaceutical company trading above a $1 trillion market cap.
Booming demand for the company's GLP-1 drugs drove these results, with Mounjaro sales surging 91% to $9.9 billion and Zepbound sales rising 46% to $4.9 billion.
Encouraged by sustained sales momentum, Lilly raised full-year revenue guidance to between $85 billion and $87 billion, up from the prior range of $82 billion to $85 billion.
Strengthening its future pipeline, the drugmaker committed an additional $4.5 billion to Indiana manufacturing and plans a first-quarter 2027 BLA filing for retatrutide.
While worldwide volume grew 60% despite a 13% decline in realized prices, analysts remain bullish on Lilly's ability to convert its pipeline into additional blockbusters.