
The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLV) is the default healthcare allocation for millions of investors, and for good reason.
Eli Lilly and Company is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 countries.
| Revenue (TTM) | $72.25B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $59.85B |
| EBITDA | $36.22B |
| Operating Margin | 49.40% |
| Return on Equity | 107.50% |
| Return on Assets | 20.70% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $80.61 |
| Book Value | $34.92 |
| Price-to-Book | 34.70 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 15.01 |
| EV/Revenue | 15.51 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.94 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 169.90% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 55.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $891.74M |
| Float | $889.33M |
| % Insiders | 0.15% |
| % Institutions | 85.33% |
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The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLV) is the default healthcare allocation for millions of investors, and for good reason.

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