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Lilly Is The Heavyweight To Get You To Featherweight
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Lilly Is The Heavyweight To Get You To Featherweight
Pharmaceuticals (Major) & Large Cap Biotechnology
Pharmaceuticals - Major - Market Weight
Lilly Is The Heavyweight To Get You To Featherweight June 6, 2026
Eli Lilly (LLY)
The Wolfe Byte
Zepbound, Mounjaro & Foundayo are followed closely behind by next-gen approaches (e.g., retatrutide,
eloralintide). With the TAM continuing to expand and patients still in need of efficacious therapies, we see Lilly
more than well-positioned to maintain its pole position.
Lilly views itself as well-positioned with its current portfolio and investments to sustain its market leadership. The
company highlighted that its current portfolio spanning commercial, late-stage, and early assets will help Lilly (LLY)
to maintain its leadership in obesity and type 2 diabetes, as well as associated comorbidities. On the webcast hosted
this evening, LLY gave investors an update on where it sees the obesity market now and in the next decade. From its
lens today, 100M US adults are thought to have obesity, but less than 1 in 10 patients eligible to benefit from a GLP-1
currently take one. And by 2035, LLY sees the global market sitting at around 2 billion people. Quick reminders on each
of LLY's relevant offerings below:
●Tirzepatide: Global market leader in weight management (Zepbound) and T2D (Mounjaro). Indication for
cardiovascular outcomes expected to add to label this year.
●Foundayo: Seven positive phase 3s with six more ongoing. US submission for T2D expected in 2Q26. International
applications now submitted in 45 countries (obesity & T2D). We await additional data from the ACHIEVE
symposium here at ADA Monday.
●Retatrutide: Submissions for obesity, OA & OSA expected 2H26 and T2D in 1H27. Profile redefines what people
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