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Ligand Pharmaceuticals LGND Development and Licensing of Biopharmaceutical Assets — Stock-Based Comp

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$51.7M+14.1%
Operating income$17.4M+148%
Net income-$13.3M+68.6%
EPS (diluted)-$0.67+69.7%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$115.1M+140%
Total debt$5.1M+14.2%
Total equity$997.3M+25.4%
Total assets$1.5B+69.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$48.7M+291%
CapEx$228.0K+6.5%
Free cash flow$48.5M+289%

Valuation

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Market cap$5.51B+96.7%
Enterprise value$5.4B+95.4%
P/E35.9×
P/S20.1×+4.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin91.9%
Operating margin34.5%+23.0pp
Net margin55.9%+35.7pp
FCF margin44.8%+16.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17.1%+11.5pp
Debt / equity0.0×
Current ratio21.3×+16.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ligand Pharmaceuticals in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: Ligand Pharmaceuticals’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals's development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp?
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp of $10.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Ligand Pharmaceuticals's development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
Ligand Pharmaceuticals's development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp increased by 35.2% year-over-year, from $7.84M to $10.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Ligand Pharmaceuticals's development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Ligand Pharmaceuticals's development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp has grown at a -8.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $60.29M to $46.85M.
What does development and licensing of biopharmaceutical assets — stock-based comp mean?
This metric measures the non-cash expense recognized for equity-based awards granted to employees and service providers within the development and licensing segment. It reflects the cost of aligning human capital incentives with long-term shareholder value creation. Monitoring this expense is essential for understanding the true economic cost of talent acquisition and retention within the segment.