Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Net Margin (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) posted Net Margin of 76.16% for Q2 2026, up 65.98 percentage points from 10.18% a year earlier and up 101.96 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Net Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at Ligand Pharmaceuticals was 67.88%, up 108.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 46.42%, up 48.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +48.25 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Net Margin was -2.41% in FY2024 (-42.13 pp), 39.72% in FY2023 (+56.72 pp), -17.00% in FY2022 (-40.65 pp) and 23.66% in FY2021 (+25.48 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -124.99% in Q2 2024 to a high of 278.07% in Q1 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin has increased in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.06 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 182.68 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a drop of 371.71 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was -25.80% (Q1 2026), 75.06% (Q4 2025) and 101.57% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 655.56 Bn | 574.09 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 21.86% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 470.94 Bn | 444.10 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 21.27% |
| 3 | Merck | 367.14 Bn | 321.57 Bn | 12.21 Bn | -8.04% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 280.33 Bn | 236.20 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 22.61% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 257.78 Bn | 231.34 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 18.81% |
| 6 | Amgen | 226.04 Bn | 181.44 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 23.62% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 188.89 Bn | 163.01 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -134.51% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 163.75 Bn | 110.70 Bn | 10.94 Bn | -1.65% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 133.68 Bn | 105.69 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 32.99% |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.26 Bn | 2.72 Bn | - | 76.16% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 76.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -25.80% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 75.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 101.57% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -93.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -72.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.84% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -124.99% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 278.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 64.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -31.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 95.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -34.70% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -42.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 22.99% |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();