Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) posted Tax Rate of 44.99% for Q1 2026, up 112.95% sequentially from 21.13% in Q4 2025, and up 2959.0% YoY from 1.47% in Q1 2025.

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Tax Rate (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ligand Pharmaceuticals has reported Tax Rate for 17 years, with the latest figure at 44.99% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate rose 2959.0% year-over-year to 44.99% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.94% (down 74.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.71%, down 23842.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate rose to 44.99% in Q1 2026 per LGND's latest filing, from 21.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 160.21% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 45.47% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 21.24% and a median of 20.69% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Tax Rate surged 17273 bps in 2022, then sank 16659 bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Tax Rate stood at 160.21% in 2022, then plunged by 104 bps to 6.38% in 2023, then soared by 424 bps to 20.69% in 2024, then advanced by 2 bps to 21.13% in 2025, then soared by 113 bps to 44.99% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 44.99%, 21.13%, and 16.91% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 128.13 Bn 120.28 Bn 2.84 Bn 20.98%
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 112.33 Bn 104.33 Bn 3.93 Bn 15.11%
3 Argenx Se 53.24 Bn 48.05 Bn 1.41 Bn 10.91%
4 Revolution Medicines 43.64 Bn 43.64 Bn - -
5 BeOne Medicines 39.27 Bn 34.17 Bn 1.53 Bn 24.15%
6 MindWalk Holdings 35.32 Bn 35.31 Bn 1.82 Bn -9.47%
7 Royalty Pharma 33.72 Bn 35.84 Bn - -
8 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 30.58 Bn 27.27 Bn 992.69 Mn 7.49%
9 Insmed 27.01 Bn 25.85 Bn 358.27 Mn -16.71%
10 Ligand Pharmaceuticals 5.87 Bn 4.51 Bn 60.48 Mn 24.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 24.56%
Jun 30, 2026 24.56%
Jun 30, 2026 24.56%
Mar 31, 2026 44.99%
Mar 31, 2026 44.99%
Mar 31, 2026 44.99%
Dec 31, 2025 21.13%
Dec 31, 2025 21.13%
Dec 31, 2025 21.13%
Sep 30, 2025 16.91%
Sep 30, 2025 16.91%
Sep 30, 2025 16.91%
Jun 30, 2025 56.81%
Jun 30, 2025 56.81%
Jun 30, 2025 56.81%
Mar 31, 2025 15.40%
Mar 31, 2025 15.40%
Mar 31, 2025 15.40%
Dec 31, 2024 20.69%
Dec 31, 2024 20.69%