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    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

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    Last price US$300.76
    Market cap US$6.3b
    12M price change 126.62%
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    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Overview

    Industry: Biotechnology

    Sector: Healthcare

    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop medicines worldwide. Its commercial programs include Kyprolis and Evomela, which are used to treat multiple myeloma; Veklury for the treatment of moderate or severe COVID-19; Teriparatide injection product for osteoporosis; Vaxneuvance for the prevention of invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes; and Pneumosil, a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to help fight against pneumococcal pneumonia among children. The company also offers Rylaze, a recombinant erwinia asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adult and pediatric patients; Nexterone, a captisol-enabled formulation of amiodarone; and Zulresso, a captisol-enabled formulation of brexanolone for the treatment of postpartum depression. In addition, it provides Noxafil-IV, a captisol-enabled formulation of posaconazole for IV use; Duavee for the treatment of post-menopausal symptoms in women; Exemptia for autoimmune diseases; Vivitra for breast cancer; and Bryxta and Zybev for various indications. The company has alliances, licenses, and other business relationships with Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Jazz, Takeda, Gilead Sciences, and Baxter International. Further, it sells Captisol materials. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was incorporated in 1987 and is based in San Diego, California. Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing or acquiring technologies that help pharmaceutical companies to discover and develop medicines worldwide. Its commercial programs include Kyprolis and Evomela, which are used to treat multiple myeloma; Veklury fo Read More

    Mavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.

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    Reported Results

    What the company reported, with filing details kept small.

    Filed May 07, 2026

    Quarterly result summary

    Revenue was $51.7M (reported); EPS was $1 (reported).

    Revenue $51.7M reported
    EPS $1 reported
    Net income/share $1.63 reported
    Operating income $17.4M -148% YoY

    What changed

    • Revenue reported to $51.7M; EPS reported to $1.
    • Operating income -148% YoY to $17.4M.
    • Net income +30% YoY to $34.6M.

    Guidance / outlook

    we expect to accelerate both near and long-term growth.

    Earnings release Open filing

    Source: SEC EDGAR company-filed earnings materials. Dates are shown only for verification; review the source filing before relying on extracted report details.

    Other recent earnings materials
    SEC filing 10-Q May 08, 2026 SEC filing 8-K May 07, 2026 SEC filing 10-K Feb 27, 2026 SEC filing 8-K Feb 26, 2026 Earnings release Earnings release Feb 26, 2026 SEC filing 10-Q Nov 07, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Nov 06, 2025 SEC filing 8-K Nov 06, 2025 SEC filing 10-Q Aug 08, 2025 Earnings release Earnings release Aug 07, 2025 SEC filing 8-K Aug 07, 2025

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    Earnings Per Share

    Score 2.00/5
    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes Zoetis Inc IQVIA Holdings Inc Agilent Technologies Inc
    In Biotechnology industry , Halozyme Therapeutics Inc , Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated , Exelixis Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Return on Equity

    Score 2.17/5
    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated exhibits a lower score in the Return on Equity (ROE) section, falling below the sector median value and indicating a comparatively weaker performance in this metric. The top companies in the same sector include Zoetis Inc IQVIA Holdings Inc Agilent Technologies Inc
    Ligand Pharm... LGND US$6.3b
    Zoetis Inc ZTS US$31.9b
    IQVIA Holdin... IQV US$34.8b
    Agilent Tech... A US$37.9b

    Net Margin

    Score 2.72/5
    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated commands a high score, propelled by its net margin consistently outpacing the sector median value and exhibiting continuous growth in recent six years; noteworthy counterparts in the sector, boasting similarly high scores, include Zoetis Inc IQVIA Holdings Inc Agilent Technologies Inc
    Ligand Pharm... LGND US$6.3b
    Zoetis Inc ZTS US$31.9b
    IQVIA Holdin... IQV US$34.8b
    Agilent Tech... A US$37.9b

    Share Buyback

    In Biotechnology industry , Halozyme Therapeutics Inc , Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated , Exelixis Inc are companies with high ratings.

    Leverage

    Score 2.75/5
    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated attains a commendable score in the category due to its lower leverage ratio over the past six years in comparison to the sector median value. Additionally, other notable companies in the same sector, such as Zoetis Inc IQVIA Holdings Inc Agilent Technologies Inc , also exhibit high scores.
    Ligand Pharm... LGND US$6.3b
    Zoetis Inc ZTS US$31.9b
    IQVIA Holdin... IQV US$34.8b
    Agilent Tech... A US$37.9b

    Financial Statements

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    Source: SEC EDGAR companyfacts. Values are standardized company filings for research support, not personalized financial advice.

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    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

    US$300.76

    US$72.61

    -75.9% vs price

    US$6.3b

    -0.85%

    126.62%