Growth Metrics

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 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.
  • Latest data reveals that Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported Return on Invested Capital of 0.02% as of Q3 2025, which was up 300.0% from 0.04% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.14% during Q2 2021, and registered a low of 0.06% during Q1 2025.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Invested Capital is 0.03%, with a median of 0.01% in 2023.
  • Within the past 5 years, the most significant YoY rise in Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital was 1500bps (2021), while the steepest drop was -2300bps (2021).
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.13% in 2021, then tumbled by -100bps to 0.0% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 2598bps to 0.01% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 194bps to 0.04% in 2024, then plummeted by -65bps to 0.02% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.02% for Q3 2025, versus 0.04% for Q2 2025 and 0.06% for Q1 2025.