LGNDLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

$288.87

Price

$288.87+88%1Y
1M-4.0%1Y+88%

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Smart Score

Above average
7/10
Value26
Quality87
Momentum59
Growth55
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)30.7
Market Cap$5.93B
1Y Return+88%
5Y Return+322%

Business segments

Q2 2026 · $65.5M

The company’s own SEC segment disclosure.

  • Material Sales Captisol$8.0M12%
  • Contract Revenue And Income$7.7M12%
  • Contract Revenue And Other Income$7.7M12%
  • Kyprolis$7.0M11%
  • QARZIBA$6.2M9%
  • Contract And Revenue Income Other$5.0M8%
  • Other (9)$24.0M37%

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND) reported revenue of $64M in Q2 2026 (quarter ended Jun 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 Q2 2026 was Material Sales Captisol at $8.0M, 12.2% of the disclosed total, just ahead of Contract Revenue And Income at 11.7%.

Raw charts

11 series · TTM

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