Growth Metrics

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Net Cash Flow (2010 - 2026)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals recorded quarterly Net Cash Flow of -$59.8 million in Q1 2026, down 265.43% quarter-over-quarter from $36.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 136.34% year-over-year from $164.5 million in Q1 2025.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Net Cash Flow history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$59.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 136.34% year-over-year to -$59.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $65.8 million (up 3538.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $100.3 million, up 98.44% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$59.8 million for Q1 2026 at Ligand Pharmaceuticals, down from $36.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $69.3 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$60.3 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $5.6 million and a median of $3.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow jumped 1146.58% in 2022 and slumped 637.71% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Net Cash Flow stood at $40.9 million in 2022, then plunged by 92.43% to $3.1 million in 2023, then soared by 230.62% to $10.2 million in 2024, then soared by 253.08% to $36.1 million in 2025, then sank by 265.43% to -$59.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$59.8 million, $36.1 million, and $69.3 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Quantum Biopharma 961,148.99 Bn 961,148.98 Bn - 2.44 Mn
2 Alterity Therapeutics 744,933.29 Bn 744,933.26 Bn - -
3 Legend Biotech 2,540.00 Bn 2,539.71 Bn 242.10 Mn 625.70 Mn
4 Nanobiotix 2,199.85 Bn 2,199.78 Bn - -
5 Akari Therapeutics 1,635.88 Bn 1,635.88 Bn - -2.44 Mn
6 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 111.32 Bn 104.07 Bn 2.59 Bn 457.40 Mn
7 Evaxion A 62.56 Bn 62.54 Bn - -
8 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 62.55 Bn 53.79 Bn 3.31 Bn -152.20 Mn
9 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 39.57 Bn 36.56 Bn 959.66 Mn 60.68 Mn
10 Ligand Pharmaceuticals 4.55 Bn 3.77 Bn 48.45 Mn -59.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -59.79 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -59.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 36.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 69.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 69.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -25.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 10.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 45.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -31.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -31.95 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 27.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -8.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -8.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -60.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -60.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 43.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 43.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 40.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 40.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -1.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -9.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -9.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -4.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -4.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -3.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -3.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -10.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -10.19 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -15.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -15.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -409.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -409.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 341.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 341.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.38 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -2.38 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 46.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 46.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -154.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -154.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -47.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -47.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 275.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 275.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -12.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 -12.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -39.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -39.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 7.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 100.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 100.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 30.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 30.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -12.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -12.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -27.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 -27.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 49.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 49.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -8.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 -8.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -67.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -67.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 25.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 25.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 30.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 30.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -66.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 -66.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 3.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 3.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -14.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 -14.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -57.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -57.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 5.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 5.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -20.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -20.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 166.13 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 166.13 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 1.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 1.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 8.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 8.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -2.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 -2.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 886,000.00
Jun 30, 2013 886,000.00
Mar 31, 2013 -7.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 -7.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 4.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 4.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -1.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 -1.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 -692,000.00
Jun 30, 2012 -692,000.00
Mar 31, 2012 2.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 2.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 4.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 4.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -1.19 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 2.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 2.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -188,000.00
Dec 31, 2010 -188,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 562,000.00
Sep 30, 2010 562,000.00