LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

$287.86

Price

$287.86+97%1Y
1M-4.7%1Y+97%

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Smart Score

Above average
8/10
Value15
Quality92
Momentum87
Growth62
Strongest Quality, weakest Value · ranked vs Healthcare peers. The five questions below judge the company on its own terms.
What they do

We are a biopharmaceutical royalty company focused on deploying capital and licensing technologies to acquire and create diversified royalty streams from high-value medicines. Our primary business is investing in and structuring royalty interests in mid- to late-stage development and commercial biopharmaceutical products, allowing us to generate long-duration, non-dilutive cash flows supported by a lean corporate cost structure.

In the company’s own words · 10-K filed Feb 27, 2026 · SEC EDGAR

P/E (TTM)30.6
Market Cap$5.51B
1Y Return+97%
5Y Return+316%

Business segments

Q1 2026 · $50.6M

The company’s own SEC segment disclosure.

  • Financial Royalty Assets$10.0M20%
  • Material Sales Captisol$8.7M17%
  • Kyprolis$6.7M13%
  • QARZIBA$6.3M12%
  • Royalty Intangible Other$3.8M7%
  • Rylaze$3.2M6%
  • Other (9)$11.9M24%

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) reported revenue of $64M in Q2 2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026), up 34% from the same quarter a year earlier. That came with net income of $49M (76% of revenue). For the full year FY2025, revenue was $268M (+60% year on year) and net income $124M. Its largest product in 2026-Q1 was Financial Royalty Assets at $10M, 20% of the disclosed total, just ahead of Material Sales Captisol at 17%.

Raw charts

11 series · TTM

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