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    Ligand Pharmaceuticals

    LGND | NASDAQ
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    $290.07
    +$6.58 (+2.32%)
    At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
    $293.40
    +$3.33 (+1.15%)
    Pre-market: Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 AM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $5.81B
    Enterprise Value
    $5.23B
    Beta
    0.98
    Average Volume
    313.68K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    21.84M
    Shares Change YoY
    9.59%
    Institutional Ownership
    N/A
    Exchange
    NASDAQ
    ISIN
    US53220K5048

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    1.3%
    Price Change 3M
    3.8%
    Price Change 6M
    41.8%
    Price Change YTD
    52.6%
    Price Change 1Y
    69.9%
    Price Change 3Y
    391.0%
    Price Change 5Y
    234.1%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    -1.1%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    70.8%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    28.4%
    All-Time CAGR
    12.0%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    31.02
    Forward PE
    23.35
    PEG Ratio
    0.03
    Forward PEG
    0.96
    PS Ratio
    20.01
    Forward PS
    15.10
    PB Ratio
    6.01
    P/FCF Ratio
    44.25
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    74.43
    P/OCF Ratio
    44.22
    EV/Sales
    18.00
    EV/EBIT
    21.82
    EV/EBITDA
    19.11
    EV/FCF
    39.82
    Earnings Yield
    3.2%
    FCF Yield
    2.3%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    1.3%

    Financial Health

    Net Cash
    $582.22M
    Total Debt
    $1.13B
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $1.36B
    Total Assets
    $2.19B
    Current Ratio
    31.18
    Quick Ratio
    30.96
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    1.17
    Debt / EBITDA
    4.12
    Debt / FCF
    8.58
    OCF / Debt
    0.12
    Interest Coverage
    16.31
    Altman Z-Score
    4.51
    Piotroski F-Score
    5

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    98.6%
    Operating Profit Margin
    34.7%
    EBITDA Margin
    94.2%
    Net Profit Margin
    67.9%
    FCF Margin
    45.2%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    26.9%
    SBC / Revenue
    18.3%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -40.6%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    9.0%
    Return on Equity
    20.1%
    Return on Invested Capital
    3.9%
    Return on Capital Employed
    4.7%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    10.5%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    22.9%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    2.9%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    12.7%
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    86.6%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    27.6%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    -0.3%
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    10.3%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    34.6%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    20.6%

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Buy
    Analyst Count
    18
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    17.8%
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    23.8%
    Earnings Date
    Nov 4, 2026
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    $2.28
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    -26.2%
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    $78.09M
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    -32.4%

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    $100.72
    Graham Upside
    -65.3%
    Lynch Fair Value
    $233.75
    Lynch Upside
    -19.4%
    Price Target
    $338.50
    Price Target Upside
    16.7%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $131.64M
    Free Cash Flow
    $131.37M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $78.1M
    FCF Per Share
    $6.55
    OCF Per Share
    $6.56
    OCF/S Ratio
    45.3%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $290.54M
    Gross Profit
    $289.64M
    Operating Income
    $100.93M
    EBITDA
    $273.74M
    Net Income
    $197.22M
    EPS (Diluted)
    $9.35
    Revenue / Employee
    $6.18M
    Profit / Employee
    $4.2M
    Employees
    47

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