Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) began a roll in late 2020 that lasted almost four years. During that time, it became the world's largest healthcare company, with a market cap that topped $860 billion at one point.

Since the start of 2020, Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: LLY) stock price chart has been straight up and to the right, up 472.57% and currently trading at $756.99. The company has been around since 1876 and the stock didn’t go public until 1952 but in the last 4 years,

In a live taping of "The Readout LOUD" at #JPM25, Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks talks Trump, Medicare's drug price negotiation, and obesity drugs.

Eli Lilly ( LLY -6.59%) is the most valuable healthcare stock in the world, with a market capitalization of around $720 billion. For a while, it looked like it might be on track to be the first healthcare company to top a $1 trillion valuation, perhaps as early as this year.

Shares of Eli Lilly were already in an intermediate-term decline before the announcement. The stock has dropped 25% from its 2024 highs as investors have been unimpressed with Eli Lilly’s drug pipeline and management.