Eli Lilly (LLY) reduced its fourth-quarter sales guidance by 5%, lowering expectations to $13.5 billion. This figure is $400 million below the low end of the company’s prior guidance and includes $3.5 billion from its type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro and $1.

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’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.