Eli Lilly (LLY): Two Drugs Drove 88% Of Growth, EPS Hit By $4.57 R&D
Lilly’s revenue grew 39% and guidance rose, but two drugs supplied 88% of growth, price fell 15%, and $4.57 a share of acquired R&D held non-GAAP EPS growth to 7%.
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Everything Stocknote has published on GLP-1: 5 research articles covering 5 companies across 2 categories. The latest piece was published on October 31, 2026.
Lilly’s revenue grew 39% and guidance rose, but two drugs supplied 88% of growth, price fell 15%, and $4.57 a share of acquired R&D held non-GAAP EPS growth to 7%.
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Hershey trades at 19x forward earnings versus a 10-year median of 26x, while consensus prices in three demonstrably wrong assumptions about cocoa, GLP-1s, and Salty Snacks. The forensic case points to $235 in 12 months and $275+ longer term. Option 2 — Contrarian hook The market thinks GLP-1s will hurt chocolate demand — peer-reviewed Cornell data shows the opposite. Combined with the cocoa hedge lag and an unmodeled Salty Snacks asset, Hershey's mispricing is measurable, falsifiable, and worth 25%+ upside.
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