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Reported directly by Ligand Pharmaceuticals in its filing.
Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.
The source filing: Ligand Pharmaceuticals’s 10-Q, filed August 7, 2026.
- Filed
- Aug 7, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q2 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0000886163-26-000044
| Line item | Three months ended / June 30, 2026 | Three months ended / June 30, 2025 | Six months ended / June 30, 2026 | Six months ended / June 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||
| Cost of Captisol | 3,214 | 2,907 | 6,487 | 7,756 |
| Amortization of intangibles | 8,097 | 8,258 | 16,194 | 16,515 |
| Research and development | 14,668 | 6,567 | 16,816 | 56,652 |
| General and administrative | 29,123 | 20,175 | 49,959 | 38,976 |
| Fair value adjustments to partner program derivatives | — | 1,276 | — | 833 |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 55,102 | 39,183 | 89,456 | 120,732 |
| Operating income (loss) | 8,591 | 8,444 | 25,959 | (27,772) |
Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
FAQ
- What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals's R&D?
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported R&D of $14.67M in Q2 2026.
- How has Ligand Pharmaceuticals's R&D changed year-over-year?
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals's R&D increased by 123.4% year-over-year, from $6.57M to $14.67M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ligand Pharmaceuticals's R&D?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ligand Pharmaceuticals's R&D has grown at a 26.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $32.11M to $81.18M.
- What does R&D mean?
- Costs of research activities to discover new knowledge and development activities to translate research into new or improved products, services, processes, or technologies.
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