Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Interest Expenses came in at $1.75 million for Q2 2026, up 51.6% from $1.15 million a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Interest Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported Interest Expenses of $6.19 million, up 69.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $4.72 million, up 55.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -29.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $3.04 million in FY2024 (+363.0%), $656,000 in FY2023 (-63.5%), $1.8 million in FY2022 (-90.8%) and $19.62 million in FY2021 (-28.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Expenses is $1,000 (Q3 2023) to $4.47 million (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 194.0% over the last seven quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 574.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 99.7%).
- Business Quant data shows LGND's Interest Expenses at $1.75 million (Q1 2026), $1.79 million (Q4 2025) and $910,000 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 281.00 Mn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -462.00 Mn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -435.00 Mn |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 673.00 Mn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 247.00 Mn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.22 Bn | 2.69 Bn | - | 1.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 910,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 867,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 883,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 741,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 141,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 131,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 284,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 240,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 240,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 332,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 438,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 789,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.44 Mn |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Interest Expenses 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();