Heading into fiscal 2025, CEO David Ricks said the company expects sales of weight-loss drugs will continue growing, and noted that it expects "to produce at least 60% more salable doses" of the drugs over the first half of this year compared to 2024.

Shares of Eli Lilly were taking a 6.9% hit toward a two-month low in recent trading, enough to make them the S&P 500's biggest decliner. The problem is that the drug giant provided fourth-quarter revenue guidance that was below Wall Street expectations,