Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $29.12 million for Q2 2026, up 44.4% from $20.18 million a year earlier and up 39.8% from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Selling, General & Administrative (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $103.43 million, up 16.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $92.45 million, up 17.5% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $78.65 million in FY2024 (+49.0%), $52.79 million in FY2023 (-24.7%), $70.06 million in FY2022 (+49.7%) and $46.79 million in FY2021 (-22.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 35.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q4 2022 (growth of 147.1%); the low point was Q4 2021 (a decline of 50.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $20.84 million (Q1 2026), $25.03 million (Q4 2025) and $28.45 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.43 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 6.43 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 3.63 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -3.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -5.65 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 3.41 Bn |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.03 Bn | 2.50 Bn | - | 29.12 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 29.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 20.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.29 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.97 Mn |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Selling, General & Administrative API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();