Growth Metrics

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) over the last 15 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.01%.

  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed rose 300.0% to 0.01% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.01%, marking a year-over-year increase of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.03% for FY2024, which is 400.0% down from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.01%, which was up 300.0% from 0.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.09% during Q1 2022, and its lowest value of 0.07% during Q1 2025.
  • For the 5-year period, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.02%, with its median value being 0.01% (2025).
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed surged by 700bps in 2021 and then tumbled by -800bps in 2022.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Capital Employed (Quarter) stood at 0.08% in 2021, then crashed by -95bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 317bps to 0.02% in 2023, then tumbled by -258bps to 0.02% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 160bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.01% in Q3 2025, 0.04% for Q2 2025, and 0.07% during Q1 2025.