What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals's price / earnings?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported price / earnings of 25.9× in Q1 2026.

What is the long-term trend for Ligand Pharmaceuticals's price / earnings?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Ligand Pharmaceuticals's price / earnings has grown at a -18.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 45.2× to 29.9×.

What does price / earnings mean?

Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals LGND Price / earnings

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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%

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 / equity0×0.0×

Current ratio21.3×+16.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ligand Pharmaceuticals’s reported figures.

market cap/net income=25.9×

Based on the most recent quarter.

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 price / earnings?: Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported price / earnings of 25.9× in Q1 2026.
What is the long-term trend for Ligand Pharmaceuticals's price / earnings?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), Ligand Pharmaceuticals's price / earnings has grown at a -18.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 45.2× to 29.9×.
What does price / earnings mean?: Market capitalization at the quarter end divided by trailing-twelve-month net income. The price the market pays for each dollar of trailing earnings.