Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals' (LGND) Times Interest Earned stood at 4.91 in Q2 2026, down 32.9% from 7.32 a year earlier and down 50.6% from the prior quarter.
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Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ligand Pharmaceuticals' Times Interest Earned came in at 15.30 as of Jun 30, 2026; for FY2025, it was 8.70.
- Across earlier years, Times Interest Earned came in at -7.44 in FY2024, 18.20 in FY2023 (+978.3%), 1.69 in FY2022 (-68.1%) and 5.29 in FY2021 (+287.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q1 2025.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 950.6% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 99.9% in Q3 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 9.94 (Q1 2026), 7.76 (Q4 2025) and 60.36 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.41 |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | - |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 10.28 |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 7.27 |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 5.22 |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -42.08 |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ligand Pharmaceuticals | 6.22 Bn | 2.69 Bn | - | 4.91 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.91 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.94 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.76 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 60.36 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.32 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.77 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.91 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.24 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -15.06 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 21.19 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -25.63 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3,078.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -6.98 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 59.19 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -83.75 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 37.17 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.78 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.70 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.44 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.54 |
API Access
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Times Interest Earned API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=times-interest-earned&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=LGND&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();