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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
LGND Healthcare Biotechnology
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $268.1 million, up 60.4% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 33.7%, EPS grew 868.0% and free cash flow grew 35.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 51.19 | 59.31 | 79.98 | 52.68 | 35.71 | 61.52 | 45.27 | 49.24 | 67.53 | 93.58 |
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| High | 87.21 | 93.14 | 173.81 | 90.42 | 79.73 | 137.09 | 97.49 | 85.70 | 129.90 | 212.49 | |||||
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| People | Employees | 22 | 39 | 116 | 115 | 115 | 154 | 76 | 58 | 68 | 47 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 4.95 | 3.62 | 2.17 | 1.05 | 1.42 | 1.57 | 2.58 | 2.26 | 2.46 | 5.70 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 109 | 141 | 251 | 120 | 164 | 242 | 196 | 131 | 167 | 268 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 94.89 | 96.20 | 97.48 | 90.57 | 81.40 | 74.26 | 73.08 | 91.99 | 93.37 | 94.57 | |||||
| EBT | 8 | 57 | 173 | 797 | 1 | 72 | 36 | 64 | 3 | 159 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 7.30 | 40.56 | 68.93 | 662.31 | 0.79 | 29.89 | 18.35 | 48.48 | 1.51 | 59.29 | |||||
| Net income | (2) | 13 | 143 | 629 | (3) | 57 | (33) | 52 | (4) | 124 | |||||
| Depreciation | 23 | 23 | 53 | 63 | 53 | 68 | 52 | 35 | 34 | 30 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 5.23 | 6.71 | 11.88 | 6.33 | 10.11 | 14.52 | 11.63 | 7.59 | 9.14 | 13.86 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.08) | 0.60 | 6.77 | 33.13 | (0.18) | 3.46 | (1.98) | 3.02 | (0.22) | 6.44 | |||||
| Cash flow | 2.92 | 4.21 | 9.17 | (1.54) | 3.37 | 4.74 | 8.17 | 2.87 | 5.31 | 2.55 | |||||
| Capex | (0.94) | 0.23 | (0.51) | (0.13) | (0.19) | (0.50) | (1.06) | (3.09) | (0.67) | (0.05) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 1.98 | 4.44 | 8.66 | (1.68) | 3.18 | 4.24 | 7.12 | (0.22) | 4.64 | 2.50 | |||||
| Book value | 16.38 | 19.01 | 26.51 | 40.39 | 43.84 | 49.38 | 35.42 | 40.52 | 45.40 | 52.60 | |||||
| Shares, m | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 144.13 | 12.54 | 2.13 | 0.00 | 27.85 | 0.00 | 23.79 | 0.00 | 30.01 | ||||
| P/S | 12.22 | 12.89 | 7.12 | 10.27 | 6.14 | 6.63 | 5.68 | 9.53 | 11.73 | 13.64 | |||||
| P/B | 3.90 | 4.55 | 3.19 | 1.61 | 1.42 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.78 | 2.36 | 3.59 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 13.15 | 13.19 | 6.58 | 6.70 | 6.38 | 6.56 | 5.04 | 8.86 | 10.63 | 12.77 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 34.80 | 19.64 | 8.70 | (22.97) | 21.36 | 22.98 | 8.84 | (301.84) | 19.80 | 56.19 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 61 | 89 | 194 | (29) | 55 | 79 | 138 | 50 | 97 | 49 | ||||
| Capex | (20) | 5 | (11) | (3) | (3) | (8) | (18) | (53) | (12) | (1) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 41 | 93 | 183 | (32) | 51 | 71 | 120 | (4) | 85 | 48 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (64) | (2) | 788 | 1,107 | 400 | 423 | 165 | 221 | 294 | 795 | ||||
| Total debt | 242 | 243 | 636 | 640 | 450 | 322 | 87 | — | — | 446 | |||||
| Net debt | 101 | 42 | (138) | (430) | 39 | (19) | (125) | (170) | (266) | (310) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 341 | 400 | 561 | 767 | 710 | 821 | 597 | 701 | 830 | 1,017 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (0.30) | 1.97 | 14.84 | 45.67 | (0.21) | 4.30 | (3.24) | 6.73 | (0.47) | 9.95 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.20 | 9.64 | 24.17 | 149.54 | 3.13 | 8.10 | 0.40 | 1.41 | (2.50) | 3.62 | |||||
| ROE | (0.57) | 3.39 | 29.84 | 94.76 | (0.40) | 7.47 | (4.70) | 8.03 | (0.53) | 13.47 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated vs peers in Biotechnology (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | $6.7B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +65.65% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +11.52% (above 0%: growing) | 56.10% | (52.26%) | Compare |
| BLTE Belite Bio, Inc. Sponsored ADR | $6.2B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | +64.67% (above 0%: growing) | — | 0.00% | Compare |
| RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $6.1B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +46.91% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +60.74% (above 0%: growing) | 87.47% | (68.14%) | Compare |
| LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $6.0B | 29.5× | 54.7× | +33.73% (above 0%: growing) | +868.00% (above 0%: growing) | +35.53% (above 0%: growing) | 94.95% | 13.49% | |
| IMVT Immunovant, Inc. | $5.7B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −5.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| KOD Kodiak Sciences Inc. | $5.5B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −33.86% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CGON CG Oncology, Inc. | $5.5B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +2,125.00% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −67.60% (below 0%: shrinking) | (239.24%) | (7,467.68%) | Compare |
| MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $5.4B | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +37.92% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −681.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 82.78% | (24.14%) | Compare |
| ERAS Erasca, Inc. | $5.2B | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −4.67% (below 0%: shrinking) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $5.6B | — | — | +56.28% | — | −5.31% | 0.00% | (12.07%) |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) key facts
- Strength: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $268.1 million, up 60.4% from fiscal 2024.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) is a Biotechnology company in the Healthcare sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- As of October 16, 2026, LGND traded at $295.54, a market capitalization of $6.0 billion.
- Return on equity was 13.5% and debt-to-equity 1.16.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 6 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 5.45 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.