The results are an uncomfortable echo of late October 2024, when Mounjaro and Zepbound missed by similar margins. Those results unsettled investors, setting off a three-week sello

The updated guidance, which was largely driven by lower-than-anticipated sales of GLP-1 blockbusters Mounjaro and Zepbound, sent Eli Lilly’s shares cratering by as much as 8% Tuesday, even as the company forecasted robust 2025 revenue.

Eli Lilly's stock tumbled 8% on Tuesday after it forecast fourth-quarter sales of weight-loss drug Zepbound below Wall Street estimates, marking the second time sales have disappointed since the drug's launch in late 2023.

Eli Lilly’s expectations for sales in the fourth quarter of last year missed forecasts, driven by lower-than-expected sales of its diabetes and obesity drugs.

Eli Lilly cut its outlook for fourth-quarter revenue citing sluggish growth in the market for incretin, which increases insulin levels.

Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. LLY slipped 6.59% to $744.91 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.11% to 5,842.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.

Key Takeaways Eli Lilly shares tumbled Tuesday after the drugmaker lowered its revenue forecast for the 2024 fiscal year.The maker of weight-loss drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound said sales grew slower than expected in the fourth quarter.

Eli Lilly forecast sales of popular weight-loss drug Zepbound and related diabetes treatment Mounjaro to miss Wall Street estimates in the fourth quarter, sending the drugmaker's shares down more than 8% on Tuesday.