Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals' (LGND) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 33.58% in Q1 2026, up 11347.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 44.73% quarter-over-quarter from 23.2% in Q4 2025.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) EBIT Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ligand Pharmaceuticals has disclosed EBIT Margin across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 33.58% for Q1 2026.
- EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 33.58%, up 11347.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 34.46% (up 6852.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.29%, up 2882.0% from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin came in at 33.58% for Q1 2026 at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, up from 23.2% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 47.58% in Q3 2025 to a low of 79.89% in Q1 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 9.36% (2023), against an average of 0.92%.
- Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 10671 bps in 2022 and soared 11347 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals' EBIT Margin stood at 39.89% in 2022, then jumped by 70 bps to 11.95% in 2023, then plunged by 88 bps to 22.51% in 2024, then soared by 203 bps to 23.2% in 2025, then jumped by 45 bps to 33.58% in 2026.
- The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 33.58% (Q1 2026), 23.2% (Q4 2025), and 47.58% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alterity Therapeutics | 925,601.88 Bn | 925,601.85 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Belite Bio | 58,560.00 Bn | 58,560.00 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Quantum Biopharma | 17,284.41 Bn | 17,284.40 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Legend Biotech | 2,809.00 Bn | 2,808.71 Bn | 242.10 Mn | -6.43% |
| 5 | Evaxion A | 1,334.43 Bn | 1,334.42 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Akari Therapeutics | 1,312.27 Bn | 1,312.26 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Psyence Biomedical | 212.16 Bn | 212.16 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 114.83 Bn | 107.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 38.10% |
| 9 | Abivax | 91.96 Bn | 91.96 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 5.47 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 48.45 Mn | 33.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 23.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 47.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -79.89% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -22.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -45.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.95% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.36% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -39.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.84% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 66.82% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 26.31% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 58.00% |