Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 10.61% for Q2 2026, up 18.79 percentage points from -8.18% a year earlier and up 0.68 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ligand Pharmaceuticals posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 9.95%, up 10.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +10.16 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -0.47% in FY2024 (-7.20 pp), 6.73% in FY2023 (+9.97 pp), -3.24% in FY2022 (-7.53 pp) and 4.30% in FY2021 (+4.51 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.98 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q1 2026 (a gain of 24.29 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2025 (a drop of 25.69 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 9.93% (Q1 2026), 8.19% (Q4 2025) and 4.01% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 16.34% |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.22 Bn | 2.69 Bn | - | 10.61% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.61% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.93% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.01% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -8.18% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -14.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.33% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.68% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.97% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.44% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.34% |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Return on Assets [ROA] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();