Ligand Pharmaceuticals Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (LGND)

Ligand Pharmaceuticals reported $48.9M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 48.64% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 18.24%.

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals free cash flow by year

Ligand Pharmaceuticals annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-12-31$48.9M−$46.3M−48.64%+18.24%
20242024-12-31$95.2M$49.2M+106.76%+56.98%
20232023-12-31$46.1M−$73.9M−61.60%+35.07%
20222022-12-31$119.9M$49.9M+71.23%+61.11%
20212021-12-31$70.0M$19.9M+39.72%+29.00%
20202020-12-31$50.1M$82.0M+30.65%
20192019-12-31−$31.9M−$225.1M−26.51%
20182018-12-31$193.2M$106.8M+123.54%+76.82%
20172017-12-31$86.4M$27.5M+46.76%+61.24%
20162016-12-31$58.9M$17.2M+41.43%+54.03%
20152015-12-31$41.6M$21.1M+102.50%+57.89%
20142014-12-31$20.6M$247,000+1.22%+31.86%
20132013-12-31$20.3M$20.7M+41.48%
20122012-12-31−$434,000$816,000−1.38%
20112011-12-31−$1.3M$25.9M−4.16%
20102010-12-31−$27.1M$7.2M−115.29%
20092009-12-31−$34.3M−88.14%

Ligand Pharmaceuticals free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $50.1M to $48.9M, a compound annual decline of 0.49%. Ligand Pharmaceuticals's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $24.0M in free cash flow, an increase of 53.94% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

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How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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