Ligand Pharmaceuticals LGND Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Ligand Pharmaceuticals’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
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 return on invested capital?
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported return on invested capital of 9.6% in Q1 2026.
- How has Ligand Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital increased by 217.4% year-over-year, from -8.2% to 9.6%.
- What is the long-term trend for Ligand Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ligand Pharmaceuticals's return on invested capital has grown at a -5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 5.4% to 4%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.