Growth Metrics

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) over the last 15 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.02%.

  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital rose 300.0% to 0.02% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.02%, marking a year-over-year increase of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.05% for FY2024, which is 300.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02%, which was up 300.0% from 0.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' 5-year Return on Invested Capital high stood at 0.14% for Q2 2021, and its period low was 0.06% during Q1 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.01% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.03%.
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital in the last 5 years was 1500bps (2021), contrasted with its biggest fall of -2300bps (2021).
  • Over the past 5 years, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.13% in 2021, then crashed by -100bps to 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 2598bps to 0.01% in 2023, then surged by 194bps to 0.04% in 2024, then tumbled by -65bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.02% in Q3 2025, 0.04% for Q2 2025, and 0.06% during Q1 2025.