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Ticker
LGND

Price
187.51
Stock movement up
+3.68 (2.00%)
Company name
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Biotechnology
Market cap
3.69B
Ent value
4.08B
Price/Sales
14.69
Price/Book
3.88
Div yield
-
Div growth
-
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
75.97
Forward P/E
22.28
PEG
-
EPS growth
-
1 year return (CAGR)
64.58%
3 year return (CAGR)
38.94%
5 year return (CAGR)
-2.77%
10 year return (CAGR)
7.76%
Last updated: 2026-03-04

DIVIDENDS

LGND does not pay dividends or no data was received

VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E75.97
Price to OCF115.64
Price to FCF119.99
Price to EBITDA37.04
EV to EBITDA40.92

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales14.69
Price to Book3.88
EV to Sales16.23

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count19.68M
EPS (TTM)5.89
FCF per share (TTM)2.31

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)268.09M
Gross profit (TTM)261.50M
Operating income (TTM)47.20M
Net income (TTM)124.45M
EPS (TTM)5.89
EPS (1y forward)9.70

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)97.54%
Operating margin (TTM)17.61%
Profit margin (TTM)46.42%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash174.93M
Net receivables61.05M
Total current assets832.27M
Goodwill101.54M
Intangible assets422.31M
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets1.56B
Accounts payable3.24M
Short/Current long term debt451.49M
Total current liabilities37.45M
Total liabilities543.42M
Shareholder's equity1.02B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)49.22M
Capital expenditures (TTM)452.00K
Free cash flow (TTM)48.83M
Dividends paid (TTM)0.00

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity12.23%
Return on Assets7.97%
Return on Invested Capital12.22%
Cash Return on Invested Capital4.80%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open184.02
Daily high189.74
Daily low184.02
Daily Volume119K
All-time high274.49
1y analyst estimate244.56
Beta1.03
EPS (TTM)5.89
Dividend per share0.00
Ex-div date2 Jul 2010
Next earnings date4 Mar 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
LGNDS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-31.69%-1.82%
Highest price drop-95.01%-56.47%
Date of highest drop19 Nov 20089 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-54.18%-10.84%
Avg time to new high147 days12 days
Max time to new high4497 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
LGND (Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated) company logo
Marketcap
3.69B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, develops and licenses biopharmaceutical assets worldwide. It offers Pradefovir, Posaconazole, Voriconazole, CAPVAXIVE, NOXAFIL, MenFive, and ZELSUVMI for infectious disease; EVOMELA and KYPROLIS for multiple myeloma; FILSPARI, a dual endothelin and angiotensin II receptor antagonist for immunoglobulin A nephropathy; Ohtuvayre for respiratory disease; PNEUMOSIL, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia in children; and QARZIBA to treat neuroblastoma. The company also provides Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; RYLAZE, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; TZIELD, a CD3-directed antibody indicated to delay the onset of Stage 3 type 1 diabetes in adults and children aged 8 years and older with Stage 2 T1D; and VAXNEUVANCE for the prevention of invasive disease caused by streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes. In addition, it offers Duavee for menopause; Frovatriptan to treat Neurology; FYCOMPA and SESQUIENT for CNS; LYTENAVA to treat Opthamology; MEKINIST for cardiology; MINNEBRO for metabolic disease; Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; VEKLURY, an antiviral treatment for COVID-19; and Viviant for osteoporosis. Further, the company develops ACLX-002, Ciforadenant, UGN-301, Viright, JZP341, MB07133, BOT/BAL, and Lasofoxifene for oncology; Ensifentrine for respiratory disease; QTORIN for rare disease; Sparsentan for kidney disease; VK2809 for hepatology; ANEB-001 for acute cannabinoid intoxication; CE-furosemide for cardiology; CE-Meloxicam for neurology; V117, CX2101A, and Sitavig for infectious disease; REV-0100, OPT-302, and Reproxalap for opthamology; Vilazodone and Topiramate Injection for CNS; VK0214 for Rare Disease; and VK5211 for musculoskeletal disorder. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Jupiter, Florida.
Employees
68
Investor relations
-
SEC filings
CEO
John L. Higgins
Country
USA
City
San Diego
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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