Yahoo Finance·2025-10-31 10:30Core Insights - Eli Lilly reported exceptionally strong earnings, driven by record performance of its GLP-1 drugs, significantly outperforming its competitor Novo Nordisk [1][2] Financial Performance - Eli Lilly's net income surged nearly sixfold year-over-year to $5.6 billion from $970 million [2] - Revenue increased by 54% to $17.6 billion, exceeding market expectations [2] Product Performance - Mounjaro, a diabetes treatment, generated $6.5 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 109% year-over-year, surpassing Wall Street's expectation of $5.5 billion [3] - Zepbound, aimed at weight loss, saw a revenue increase of 185% to $3.6 billion, also beating expectations [3] - Eli Lilly's market share for GLP-1 drugs expanded by 0.9 percentage points to 57.9%, while Novo Nordisk's share fell to 41.7% [3] Competitive Landscape - Novo Nordisk's shares fell by 2.6% following Eli Lilly's earnings report and have decreased by 41.6% year-to-date [3] - In response to its declining position, Novo Nordisk made a $9 billion offer for Metsera, a biotech focused on obesity, outbidding Pfizer's previous $7.3 billion offer [4] Future Outlook - Eli Lilly raised its adjusted earnings forecast for the year to between $23 and $23.70 per share, up from a previous range of $21.75 to $23 [6] - Analysts project an average earnings forecast of $22.48, indicating strong performance ahead of fourth-quarter expectations [6] - Potential challenges include political pressure to reduce drug prices, with proposals to cut the cost of GLP-1 drugs to $150 per month from over $1,000 [6]