How many employees does Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated have?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated reported 47 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is down 30.9% from a year earlier.

What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's revenue per employee?

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated brought in $268M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $5.70M per employee. That ranks 1 of 46 companies we track in Biotechnology, where the median is $574K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated employees and revenue per employee

LGND · Biotechnology · $6.05B market cap

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated had 47 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, down 30.9% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $268M, up 60.4% from a year earlier, or $5.70M per employee. Revenue held up or grew while headcount stayed flat or fell.

Employees

-30.9% YoY

Revenue

$268M

+60.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$5.70M

Peer median $574K

Rank in industry

1 of 46

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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LGND employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	47	$268M	$5.70M	-30.9%	+60.4%
Dec 2024	68	$167M	$2.46M	+17.2%	+27.3%
Dec 2023	58	$131M	$2.26M	-23.7%	-33.1%
Dec 2022	76	$196M	$2.58M	-50.6%	-18.8%
Dec 2021	154	$242M	$1.57M	-0.6%	+47.7%
Dec 2020	155	$164M	$1.06M	+34.8%	+36.0%
Dec 2019	115	$120M	$1.05M	-0.9%	-52.2%
Dec 2018	116	$251M	$2.17M	+197.4%	+78.2%
Dec 2017	39	$141M	$3.62M	+77.3%	+29.5%
Dec 2016	22	$109M	$4.95M	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Biotechnology.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	47	$268M	$5.70M	Leaner
KRYS Krystal Biotech, Inc.	295	$389M	$1.32M	Efficient growth
TVTX Travere Therapeutics, Inc.	497	$491M	$987K	Efficient growth
BBIO BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.	834	$502M	$602K	Efficient growth
RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	414	$190M	$458K	Hiring ahead
ADPT Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation	624	$277M	$444K	Efficient growth
RCUS Arcus Biosciences, Inc.	601	$247M	$411K	Contracting
TWST Twist Bioscience Corporation	979	$377M	$385K	Efficient growth
IOVA Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.	975	$264M	$270K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

How many employees does Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated have?: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated reported 47 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is down 30.9% from a year earlier.
What is Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's revenue per employee?: Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated brought in $268M of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $5.70M per employee. That ranks 1 of 46 companies we track in Biotechnology, where the median is $574K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell LGND.