Eli Lilly (LLY) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 216 recorded LLY dividend payments, running from August 7, 1972 to May 15, 2026 — 55 calendar years. Together those payments total $74.22 per share. LLY has most often paid quarterly.
LLY has increased its payment rate for 11 consecutive complete years.
Over the last five complete years the LLY payment rate compounded at +15.2% a year, and +11.6% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 55 years of recorded history, LLY's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
LLY dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.00 | 4 | $1.50 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | $5.20 | 4 | $1.30 | +15.0% |
| 2023 | $4.52 | 4 | $1.13 | +15.3% |
| 2022 | $3.92 | 4 | $0.980 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | $3.40 | 4 | $0.850 | +14.9% |
| 2020 | $2.96 | 4 | $0.740 | +14.7% |
| 2019 | $2.58 | 4 | $0.645 | +14.6% |
| 2018 | $2.25 | 4 | $0.563 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | $2.08 | 4 | $0.520 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | $2.04 | 4 | $0.510 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | $2.00 | 4 | $0.500 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.490 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | $1.88 | 4 | $0.470 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | $1.70 | 4 | $0.425 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | $1.60 | 4 | $0.400 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | $1.52 | 4 | $0.380 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | $1.42 | 4 | $0.355 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | $1.34 | 4 | $0.335 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | $1.24 | 4 | $0.310 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | $1.12 | 4 | $0.280 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | $1.04 | 4 | $0.260 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | $0.920 | 4 | $0.230 | +15.0% |
| 1998 | $0.800 | 4 | $0.200 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | $0.740 | 4 | $0.180 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | $0.684 | 4 | $0.171 | +6.0% |
| 1995 | $0.655 | 4 | $0.161 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | $0.625 | 4 | $0.156 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | $0.605 | 4 | $0.151 | +10.0% |
| 1992 | $0.550 | 4 | $0.138 | +10.0% |
| 1991 | $0.500 | 4 | $0.125 | +22.0% |
| 1990 | $0.410 | 4 | $0.102 | +21.7% |
| 1989 | $0.337 | 4 | $0.0843 | +17.2% |
| 1988 | $0.287 | 4 | $0.0719 | +15.0% |
| 1987 | $0.250 | 4 | $0.0625 | +11.1% |
| 1986 | $0.225 | 4 | $0.0563 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | $0.200 | 4 | $0.0500 | +10.3% |
| 1984 | $0.186 | 4 | $0.0453 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | $0.172 | 4 | $0.0430 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | $0.163 | 4 | $0.0406 | +13.0% |
| 1981 | $0.144 | 4 | $0.0359 | +4.5% |
| 1980 | $0.138 | 4 | $0.0344 | +12.8% |
| 1979 | $0.122 | 4 | $0.0305 | +21.9% |
| 1978 | $0.103 | 4 | $0.0250 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | $0.0888 | 4 | $0.0222 | +13.6% |
| 1976 | $0.0781 | 4 | $0.0195 | +13.6% |
| 1975 | $0.0688 | 4 | $0.0172 | +13.4% |
| 1974 | $0.0606 | 4 | $0.0152 | +22.5% |
| 1973 | $0.0495 | 4 | $0.0124 | — |
| 1972 | $0.0227 | 2 (timing) | $0.0114 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than LLY's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent LLY dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | $1.73 |
| February 13, 2026 | $1.73 |
| November 14, 2025 | $1.50 |
| August 15, 2025 | $1.50 |
| May 16, 2025 | $1.50 |
| February 14, 2025 | $1.50 |
| November 15, 2024 | $1.30 |
| August 15, 2024 | $1.30 |
| May 15, 2024 | $1.30 |
| February 14, 2024 | $1.30 |
| November 14, 2023 | $1.13 |
| August 14, 2023 | $1.13 |
| May 12, 2023 | $1.13 |
| February 14, 2023 | $1.13 |
| November 14, 2022 | $0.980 |
| August 12, 2022 | $0.980 |
| May 13, 2022 | $0.980 |
| February 14, 2022 | $0.980 |
| November 12, 2021 | $0.850 |
| August 12, 2021 | $0.850 |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.850 |
| February 11, 2021 | $0.850 |
| November 12, 2020 | $0.740 |
| August 13, 2020 | $0.740 |
| May 14, 2020 | $0.740 |
| February 13, 2020 | $0.740 |
| November 14, 2019 | $0.645 |
| August 14, 2019 | $0.645 |
| May 16, 2019 | $0.645 |
| February 14, 2019 | $0.645 |
| November 14, 2018 | $0.563 |
| August 14, 2018 | $0.563 |
| May 16, 2018 | $0.563 |
| February 14, 2018 | $0.563 |
| November 14, 2017 | $0.520 |
| August 11, 2017 | $0.520 |
| May 11, 2017 | $0.520 |
| February 13, 2017 | $0.520 |
| November 10, 2016 | $0.510 |
| August 11, 2016 | $0.510 |
| May 11, 2016 | $0.510 |
| February 10, 2016 | $0.510 |
| November 10, 2015 | $0.500 |
| August 12, 2015 | $0.500 |
| May 14, 2015 | $0.500 |
| February 11, 2015 | $0.500 |
| November 12, 2014 | $0.490 |
| August 13, 2014 | $0.490 |
| May 13, 2014 | $0.490 |
| February 12, 2014 | $0.490 |
| November 13, 2013 | $0.490 |
| August 13, 2013 | $0.490 |
| May 14, 2013 | $0.490 |
| February 13, 2013 | $0.490 |
| November 13, 2012 | $0.490 |
| August 13, 2012 | $0.490 |
| May 11, 2012 | $0.490 |
| February 13, 2012 | $0.490 |
| November 10, 2011 | $0.490 |
| August 11, 2011 | $0.490 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 216 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
LLY dividend history questions
How many dividends has LLY paid?
DivTrkr has 216 recorded LLY dividend payments between August 7, 1972 and May 15, 2026, totalling $74.22 per share across 55 calendar years.
Has LLY ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 55 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the LLY dividend growing?
The LLY payment rate compounded at +15.2% a year over the last five complete years and +11.6% a year over the last ten.
How often does LLY pay a dividend?
LLY has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current LLY dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track LLY free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.