OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Eli Lilly & Co. Inc.'s (Lilly) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' with a Stable Outlook. Fitch also affirmed the company's short-term IDR at 'F1'. The rating actions apply to roughly $7.8 billion of debt outstanding at Mar. 31, 2016.