Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) recorded Retained Earnings of $583.25 million in Q2 2026, up 26.4% from $461.38 million a year earlier but down 1.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Retained Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported Retained Earnings of $608.09 million, up 21.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Retained Earnings has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Retained Earnings came in at $498.98 million in FY2024 (-0.8%), $503.02 million in FY2023 (+11.6%), $450.86 million in FY2022 (+0.4%) and $449.09 million in FY2021 (+14.6%).
- Quarterly Retained Earnings has ranged from $449.09 million in Q4 2021 to $608.09 million in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Retained Earnings has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Retained Earnings in the last five years was growth of 30.3% in Q1 2026, against a decline of 22.5% in Q1 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $594.74 million (Q1 2026), $608.09 million (Q4 2025) and $578.22 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 171.67 Bn |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | -17.33 Bn |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 63.27 Bn |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 40.86 Bn |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 12.59 Bn |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | -22.28 Bn |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 2.20 Bn |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 112.09 Bn |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 15.69 Bn |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.22 Bn | 2.69 Bn | - | 583.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 583.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 594.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 608.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 578.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 461.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 456.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 498.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 530.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 537.24 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 589.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 503.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 484.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 495.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 492.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 450.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 468.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 467.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 468.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 449.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 454.51 Mn |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();