Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Cash & Current Investments came in at $1.36 billion for Q2 2026, up 454.1% from $245.02 million a year earlier and up 74.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Cash & Current Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Cash & Current Investments was $733.52 million, up 186.3% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $256.17 million in FY2024 (+50.4%), $170.31 million in FY2023 (-19.6%), $211.87 million in FY2022 (-37.9%) and $341.11 million in FY2021 (-17.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q1 2019.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 144.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 454.1%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 62.4%).
- Business Quant data shows LGND's Cash & Current Investments at $779.41 million (Q1 2026), $733.52 million (Q4 2025) and $664.52 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 8.95 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 20.76 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 6.57 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.14 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 9.92 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 4.97 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 13.99 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 3.18 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.70 Bn |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.03 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | 1.36 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 779.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 733.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 664.52 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 245.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 208.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 256.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 219.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 226.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 310.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 170.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 190.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 219.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 282.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 211.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 121.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 147.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 341.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 323.21 Mn |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "LGND", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();