The weight-loss drug boom has transformed Eli Lilly (LLY), the maker of Zepbound, into the largest healthcare company in the world. Now, the pharma giant wants to reinvest its success with weight-loss meds into tackling some of the world’s toughest health challenges.

On an adjusted basis, the U.S. drugmaker expects to earn between $22.50 and $24.00 per share in 2025. Analysts were expecting a profit of $22.86 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG. Quarterly sales of diabetes drug Mounjaro came in at $3.

Eli Lilly is betting big on its experimental oral weight-loss drug even before reporting data from its late-stage trial by recording nearly $550 million in "pre-launch inventory" in its financial statements,

Several individuals enrolled in a phase 3 trial for Eli Lilly's (NYSE:LLY) next-generation obesity drug, retatrutide, say that while they have seen incredible weight loss, it has also come with its share of notable side effects.