Ligand Pharmaceuticals Stock Price History
NASDAQ: LGNDHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
301.81+6.81 (+2.31%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
LGND price history at a glance
The price history for Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) on this page begins on November 16, 1992, when the stock closed at $50.53; it most recently closed at $301.81 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $326.63, reached on July 6, 2026; the latest close is 7.6% below that peak. Across the 33 complete calendar years in the table, LGND finished higher in 18 and lower in 15. Its best year was 2003 (+177.5%) and its worst was 2002 (-69.3%).
Over roughly 34 years the share price changed +497.3%, a 5.4% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, LGND has gained 69.8%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1992
- $326.63
- Date of high
- Jul 6, 2026
- Low since 1992
- $4.12
- Date of low
- Oct 27, 2008
- 52-week high
- $326.63
- 52-week low
- $175.89
- Last close
- $301.81
LGND returns
1 week
-0.38%
1 month
+4.78%
3 months
-4.56%
6 months
+47.28%
Year to date
+59.63%
1 year
+69.81%
3 years
+448.85%
5 years
+271.41%
LGND price return, excluding dividends.
LGND annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 301.81 | +58.76% |
| 2025 | 190.11 | +71.95% |
| 2024 | 110.56 | +54.80% |
| 2023 | 71.42 | +6.92% |
| 2022 | 66.80 | -30.67% |
| 2021 | 96.36 | +55.31% |
| 2020 | 62.04 | -1.70% |
| 2019 | 63.11 | -26.56% |
| 2018 | 85.93 | +0.60% |
| 2017 | 85.42 | +34.76% |
| 2016 | 63.39 | -6.28% |
| 2015 | 67.64 | +101.79% |
| 2014 | 33.52 | +3.29% |
| 2013 | 32.45 | +168.42% |
| 2012 | 12.09 | +63.27% |
| 2011 | 7.40 | +33.07% |
| 2010 | 5.56 | -31.49% |
| 2009 | 8.12 | -19.63% |
| 2008 | 10.11 | -41.30% |
| 2007 | 17.22 | -57.99% |
| 2006 | 40.99 | -1.79% |
| 2005 | 41.73 | -4.21% |
| 2004 | 43.57 | -22.04% |
| 2003 | 55.88 | +177.51% |
| 2002 | 20.14 | -69.33% |
| 2001 | 65.65 | +25.29% |
| 2000 | 52.40 | +8.74% |
| 1999 | 48.19 | +10.75% |
| 1998 | 43.51 | -8.82% |
| 1997 | 47.72 | -20.31% |
| 1996 | 59.89 | +48.84% |
| 1995 | 40.24 | +30.30% |
| 1994 | 30.88 | -29.79% |
| 1993 | 43.98 | +11.90% |
| 1992* | 39.30 | -22.22% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1992; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
LGND daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294.79 | 304.78 | 294.32 | 301.81 | +2.31% | |
| 290.41 | 296.48 | 281.74 | 295.00 | +0.59% | |
| 293.63 | 301.27 | 292.47 | 293.26 | -1.24% | |
| 309.41 | 309.41 | 293.73 | 296.94 | -3.20% | |
| 303.95 | 309.77 | 300.79 | 306.77 | +1.26% | |
| 307.55 | 307.63 | 301.32 | 302.96 | +0.07% | |
| 309.82 | 312.05 | 301.48 | 302.74 | -3.08% | |
| 310.52 | 317.23 | 306.95 | 312.37 | +0.65% | |
| 313.63 | 317.10 | 304.36 | 310.36 | -1.19% | |
| 299.78 | 314.94 | 299.70 | 314.10 | +4.17% | |
| 303.17 | 305.35 | 293.90 | 301.52 | +0.83% | |
| 296.95 | 303.41 | 296.37 | 299.04 | +0.21% | |
| 300.44 | 302.44 | 296.08 | 298.41 | -0.03% | |
| 291.00 | 300.48 | 289.00 | 298.50 | +2.91% | |
| 283.67 | 290.51 | 282.45 | 290.07 | +2.32% | |
| 285.63 | 285.64 | 280.49 | 283.49 | -0.43% | |
| 279.51 | 285.51 | 273.10 | 284.70 | +3.45% | |
| 277.97 | 278.74 | 271.22 | 275.20 | -0.64% | |
| 280.53 | 280.53 | 270.77 | 276.98 | -1.31% | |
| 284.93 | 287.14 | 280.12 | 280.65 | -1.34% | |
| 291.48 | 294.00 | 283.77 | 284.47 | -1.65% | |
| 285.00 | 291.26 | 283.04 | 289.25 | +0.42% | |
| 288.03 | 291.82 | 285.48 | 288.05 | -0.27% | |
| 285.05 | 289.28 | 278.40 | 288.83 | +1.13% | |
| 287.41 | 290.00 | 285.47 | 285.60 | -1.43% | |
| 286.92 | 290.09 | 281.88 | 289.74 | +0.98% | |
| 285.73 | 290.33 | 281.69 | 286.92 | +0.93% | |
| 286.28 | 290.41 | 281.99 | 284.27 | +0.06% | |
| 276.77 | 285.90 | 275.60 | 284.10 | +1.29% | |
| 283.70 | 284.00 | 277.36 | 280.49 | -1.42% | |
| 284.71 | 289.20 | 282.40 | 284.52 | -1.16% | |
| 281.72 | 289.66 | 277.01 | 287.85 | +2.18% | |
| 284.22 | 287.90 | 278.28 | 281.72 | +0.55% | |
| 286.27 | 286.27 | 279.87 | 280.18 | -2.13% | |
| 288.09 | 289.98 | 285.21 | 286.29 | -0.38% | |
| 289.11 | 293.37 | 284.87 | 287.39 | -1.14% | |
| 291.02 | 294.61 | 282.25 | 290.71 | +1.08% | |
| 291.00 | 293.51 | 284.41 | 287.59 | -1.43% | |
| 292.47 | 298.29 | 291.73 | 291.77 | -0.96% | |
| 287.61 | 295.19 | 287.20 | 294.60 | +2.00% | |
| 294.99 | 294.99 | 285.24 | 288.82 | -1.52% | |
| 290.38 | 294.75 | 287.81 | 293.27 | +1.57% | |
| 295.01 | 299.34 | 288.60 | 288.75 | -2.35% | |
| 295.51 | 299.39 | 288.46 | 295.70 | +0.87% | |
| 304.37 | 304.60 | 286.65 | 293.15 | -2.33% | |
| 306.08 | 317.49 | 297.31 | 300.14 | -0.80% | |
| 305.26 | 308.56 | 300.07 | 302.57 | +0.59% | |
| 299.42 | 301.67 | 293.76 | 300.79 | +3.00% | |
| 287.00 | 293.23 | 283.77 | 292.04 | +1.56% | |
| 294.84 | 301.93 | 286.22 | 287.54 | -2.95% | |
| 287.78 | 303.00 | 286.45 | 296.29 | +2.87% | |
| 294.63 | 298.29 | 287.19 | 288.01 | -2.79% | |
| 301.28 | 301.29 | 293.53 | 296.28 | -0.41% | |
| 301.05 | 304.97 | 293.02 | 297.50 | -1.01% | |
| 302.72 | 307.81 | 297.18 | 300.53 | -0.54% | |
| 300.47 | 307.48 | 300.00 | 302.15 | -0.69% | |
| 308.18 | 308.56 | 302.20 | 304.26 | -0.40% | |
| 296.97 | 305.47 | 295.35 | 305.47 | +3.90% | |
| 304.06 | 308.56 | 293.69 | 293.99 | -3.10% | |
| 294.39 | 305.60 | 290.20 | 303.39 | +2.34% | |
| 295.11 | 303.58 | 293.67 | 296.45 | +0.06% | |
| 301.99 | 303.96 | 292.17 | 296.26 | -1.56% | |
| 309.25 | 309.25 | 300.00 | 300.97 | -2.68% | |
| 315.09 | 316.42 | 304.77 | 309.25 | -2.21% | |
| 322.23 | 322.81 | 310.67 | 316.24 | -1.97% | |
| 320.08 | 323.33 | 315.02 | 322.61 | +2.45% | |
| 321.91 | 326.63 | 311.73 | 314.88 | -1.42% | |
| 317.97 | 323.30 | 312.74 | 319.43 | -0.31% | |
| 319.94 | 322.31 | 315.76 | 320.42 | +0.27% | |
| 314.81 | 320.00 | 308.76 | 319.55 | +2.42% | |
| 315.20 | 318.41 | 305.31 | 312.01 | -1.29% | |
| 315.00 | 320.99 | 311.94 | 316.09 | +0.65% | |
| 303.67 | 314.80 | 297.41 | 314.04 | +3.44% | |
| 294.56 | 305.71 | 286.00 | 303.59 | +2.59% | |
| 288.34 | 300.12 | 288.34 | 295.92 | +3.86% | |
| 283.35 | 288.46 | 278.65 | 284.91 | +1.96% | |
| 259.35 | 282.53 | 258.00 | 279.44 | +6.59% | |
| 267.73 | 272.79 | 245.00 | 262.17 | -4.62% | |
| 267.06 | 276.20 | 265.88 | 274.88 | +4.46% | |
| 256.95 | 267.27 | 255.00 | 263.14 | +3.09% | |
| 255.11 | 258.21 | 250.37 | 255.25 | +0.79% | |
| 254.26 | 257.33 | 252.65 | 253.25 | -0.90% | |
| 254.99 | 259.03 | 250.49 | 255.54 | +0.38% | |
| 251.04 | 258.57 | 247.00 | 254.57 | +2.55% | |
| 245.00 | 257.19 | 245.00 | 248.24 | +2.04% | |
| 241.98 | 245.00 | 237.00 | 243.28 | +2.33% | |
| 239.76 | 240.70 | 236.09 | 237.75 | +0.32% | |
| 235.75 | 240.53 | 235.65 | 237.00 | +0.46% | |
| 235.12 | 241.10 | 234.42 | 235.91 | +0.64% | |
| 232.57 | 234.88 | 231.31 | 234.40 | +0.70% | |
| 229.43 | 234.09 | 227.76 | 232.76 | +1.30% | |
| 228.68 | 230.73 | 222.76 | 229.78 | -0.94% | |
| 234.79 | 237.15 | 229.98 | 231.96 | -1.15% | |
| 233.66 | 237.84 | 231.66 | 234.66 | -0.52% | |
| 235.33 | 238.76 | 231.30 | 235.89 | +0.24% | |
| 231.00 | 236.35 | 228.65 | 235.33 | +2.62% | |
| 223.46 | 229.59 | 221.87 | 229.33 | +3.22% | |
| 215.76 | 223.00 | 215.67 | 222.18 | +2.03% | |
| 211.52 | 220.63 | 209.38 | 217.75 | +4.80% | |
| 207.49 | 210.81 | 205.19 | 207.78 | -0.05% | |
| 214.18 | 215.99 | 207.74 | 207.89 | -2.50% | |
| 216.66 | 218.13 | 212.70 | 213.21 | -2.63% | |
| 220.85 | 221.79 | 215.99 | 218.98 | -1.01% | |
| 221.59 | 226.28 | 218.97 | 221.21 | -0.36% | |
| 220.78 | 224.54 | 217.07 | 222.00 | +0.69% | |
| 221.41 | 225.82 | 218.00 | 220.48 | -0.42% | |
| 212.20 | 223.79 | 206.02 | 221.41 | +5.27% | |
| 205.00 | 225.64 | 200.01 | 210.33 | -9.55% | |
| 235.09 | 236.32 | 229.43 | 232.55 | +0.11% | |
| 228.36 | 233.06 | 228.36 | 232.30 | +1.73% | |
| 226.47 | 233.98 | 226.20 | 228.36 | +0.40% | |
| 229.87 | 236.22 | 226.47 | 227.44 | -0.88% | |
| 224.86 | 230.03 | 220.06 | 229.45 | +2.04% | |
| 229.79 | 232.70 | 223.76 | 224.86 | -3.21% | |
| 243.66 | 244.14 | 228.69 | 232.32 | -3.92% | |
| 240.41 | 247.38 | 230.83 | 241.79 | +4.55% | |
| 227.39 | 231.75 | 225.00 | 231.27 | +1.22% | |
| 228.99 | 231.01 | 226.22 | 228.48 | +0.71% | |
| 228.04 | 228.91 | 225.00 | 226.87 | +0.09% | |
| 231.50 | 234.09 | 223.46 | 226.67 | -2.20% | |
| 231.82 | 238.31 | 224.26 | 231.78 | -0.02% | |
| 226.00 | 234.31 | 225.09 | 231.82 | +3.84% | |
| 221.79 | 226.01 | 218.19 | 223.24 | -0.82% | |
| 230.43 | 230.43 | 221.77 | 225.09 | -3.12% | |
| 220.00 | 234.76 | 219.98 | 232.34 | +8.85% | |
| 204.26 | 213.52 | 198.56 | 213.44 | +4.16% | |
| 205.90 | 206.16 | 198.55 | 204.92 | -0.35% | |
| 206.68 | 209.88 | 203.20 | 205.64 | -1.18% | |
| 207.08 | 210.31 | 204.89 | 208.09 | +1.46% | |
| 203.09 | 205.84 | 200.24 | 205.10 | +0.73% | |
| 199.52 | 205.81 | 199.52 | 203.61 | +2.01% | |
| 197.54 | 201.42 | 194.67 | 199.59 | -0.02% | |
| 203.50 | 205.50 | 198.01 | 199.62 | -0.02% | |
| 195.98 | 201.96 | 192.96 | 199.65 | +3.64% | |
| 195.65 | 197.83 | 188.67 | 192.64 | -1.45% | |
| 202.17 | 205.87 | 194.44 | 195.48 | -4.04% | |
| 204.99 | 207.89 | 202.30 | 203.70 | -0.42% | |
| 203.17 | 208.89 | 201.28 | 204.56 | +1.44% | |
| 200.88 | 202.07 | 195.45 | 201.66 | +0.65% | |
| 208.33 | 214.29 | 199.74 | 200.36 | -2.17% | |
| 213.20 | 214.27 | 204.02 | 204.81 | -2.70% | |
| 207.43 | 214.45 | 206.92 | 210.49 | +0.46% | |
| 209.83 | 213.21 | 201.94 | 209.52 | -0.70% | |
| 208.00 | 213.31 | 205.47 | 210.99 | +1.54% | |
| 204.30 | 210.42 | 204.30 | 207.80 | +2.41% | |
| 211.48 | 214.80 | 200.69 | 202.91 | -4.05% | |
| 218.80 | 220.09 | 196.17 | 211.48 | -4.41% | |
| 217.41 | 227.92 | 211.00 | 221.24 | +4.22% | |
| 205.76 | 216.21 | 205.49 | 212.29 | +1.98% | |
| 201.68 | 209.60 | 198.73 | 208.16 | +3.10% | |
| 202.53 | 204.26 | 196.36 | 201.90 | -2.12% | |
| 206.43 | 208.87 | 199.00 | 206.27 | -1.28% | |
| 204.85 | 209.23 | 198.37 | 208.95 | +2.31% | |
| 198.00 | 206.08 | 195.83 | 204.24 | +0.83% | |
| 197.20 | 204.57 | 197.20 | 202.55 | +2.14% | |
| 196.17 | 202.01 | 194.64 | 198.31 | +1.09% | |
| 191.03 | 199.06 | 178.72 | 196.17 | +2.50% | |
| 189.87 | 193.34 | 189.04 | 191.39 | +1.26% | |
| 187.00 | 191.31 | 183.60 | 189.00 | +2.91% | |
| 183.23 | 185.18 | 179.46 | 183.65 | -0.18% | |
| 185.90 | 186.55 | 182.51 | 183.98 | -1.26% | |
| 189.54 | 189.54 | 183.92 | 186.32 | -1.91% | |
| 186.67 | 192.46 | 186.18 | 189.94 | +1.30% | |
| 184.02 | 189.75 | 184.02 | 187.51 | +2.00% | |
| 183.90 | 186.74 | 182.63 | 183.83 | +1.20% | |
| 188.21 | 191.47 | 180.24 | 181.65 | -2.32% | |
| 188.02 | 188.32 | 179.20 | 185.96 | -0.57% | |
| 186.96 | 187.88 | 182.65 | 187.02 | +0.05% | |
| 190.44 | 191.74 | 180.47 | 186.93 | -1.84% | |
| 194.61 | 197.00 | 189.17 | 190.44 | -0.65% | |
| 196.25 | 202.79 | 188.80 | 191.69 | -3.35% | |
| 200.32 | 201.99 | 196.07 | 198.33 | -0.26% | |
| 198.88 | 200.78 | 194.53 | 198.84 | +0.46% | |
| 192.18 | 198.18 | 191.50 | 197.93 | +3.03% | |
| 193.34 | 196.44 | 189.49 | 192.10 | -1.57% | |
| 190.21 | 195.41 | 189.30 | 195.17 | +2.60% | |
| 195.60 | 195.86 | 189.82 | 190.22 | -2.70% | |
| 197.97 | 200.74 | 194.93 | 195.49 | -1.38% | |
| 200.17 | 203.53 | 197.71 | 198.22 | -1.46% | |
| 203.87 | 205.87 | 197.92 | 201.15 | -1.31% | |
| 199.51 | 207.06 | 199.51 | 203.82 | +2.16% | |
| 197.82 | 202.40 | 194.97 | 199.51 | +1.50% | |
| 190.01 | 197.09 | 189.26 | 196.56 | +1.86% | |
| 195.01 | 196.05 | 188.13 | 192.97 | -1.59% | |
| 197.57 | 199.35 | 190.98 | 196.08 | -0.23% | |
| 188.38 | 197.49 | 186.26 | 196.54 | +4.11% | |
| 196.96 | 199.00 | 175.89 | 188.78 | -8.72% | |
| 207.82 | 210.27 | 205.25 | 206.81 | +0.08% | |
| 200.01 | 206.94 | 197.91 | 206.65 | +3.29% | |
| 200.24 | 204.86 | 197.04 | 200.07 | +0.06% | |
| 197.42 | 206.44 | 194.78 | 199.96 | +2.01% | |
| 192.02 | 197.03 | 189.88 | 196.02 | +2.08% | |
| 189.43 | 193.00 | 187.08 | 192.03 | +1.01% | |
| 188.60 | 192.48 | 186.48 | 190.11 | +0.55% | |
| 189.91 | 193.54 | 188.17 | 189.07 | -0.59% | |
| 195.30 | 195.30 | 188.66 | 190.20 | -2.54% | |
| 196.00 | 196.04 | 193.65 | 195.16 | -0.34% | |
| 198.21 | 198.80 | 194.50 | 195.83 | -0.66% | |
| 196.75 | 197.62 | 194.44 | 197.14 | -0.13% | |
| 198.31 | 202.27 | 196.23 | 197.39 | -0.29% | |
| 200.89 | 202.97 | 197.33 | 197.96 | -1.18% | |
| 197.87 | 202.50 | 197.81 | 200.33 | +0.97% | |
| 195.03 | 200.00 | 194.00 | 198.41 | +1.96% | |
| 192.50 | 196.00 | 189.03 | 194.59 | +1.02% | |
| 191.68 | 196.00 | 188.69 | 192.63 | -0.13% | |
| 190.44 | 194.89 | 190.44 | 192.88 | +1.76% | |
| 183.30 | 190.28 | 181.68 | 189.55 | +3.51% | |
| 185.93 | 186.63 | 179.65 | 183.13 | -0.49% | |
| 187.77 | 188.54 | 183.44 | 184.03 | -0.97% | |
| 189.29 | 192.44 | 185.23 | 185.83 | +0.63% | |
| 186.70 | 189.76 | 183.23 | 184.67 | -0.11% | |
| 188.58 | 189.46 | 184.22 | 184.87 | -1.93% | |
| 192.75 | 194.90 | 187.87 | 188.50 | -2.35% | |
| 196.94 | 197.00 | 191.27 | 193.03 | -1.06% | |
| 196.97 | 201.49 | 194.21 | 195.10 | -0.95% | |
| 199.88 | 200.60 | 192.71 | 196.97 | -3.06% | |
| 206.18 | 206.67 | 200.74 | 203.18 | -1.45% | |
| 204.52 | 207.24 | 203.23 | 206.16 | +1.30% | |
| 207.75 | 209.10 | 202.53 | 203.52 | -1.63% | |
| 199.23 | 207.03 | 199.18 | 206.89 | +3.84% | |
| 199.49 | 204.27 | 198.90 | 199.23 | +0.10% | |
| 209.13 | 210.76 | 198.82 | 199.03 | -3.41% | |
| 207.05 | 208.05 | 203.47 | 206.05 | -0.48% | |
| 201.77 | 208.82 | 199.00 | 207.05 | +2.83% | |
| 201.65 | 207.32 | 200.82 | 201.35 | +0.24% | |
| 198.93 | 205.32 | 198.52 | 200.86 | -0.20% | |
| 203.76 | 208.33 | 198.72 | 201.27 | -2.11% | |
| 208.38 | 209.99 | 201.54 | 205.61 | -1.48% | |
| 209.29 | 212.49 | 206.54 | 208.70 | -0.28% | |
| 204.44 | 209.30 | 201.50 | 209.29 | +3.36% | |
| 205.45 | 207.25 | 201.87 | 202.48 | -2.76% | |
| 196.00 | 211.92 | 186.96 | 208.22 | +9.37% | |
| 189.00 | 193.07 | 187.91 | 190.38 | +0.49% | |
| 188.20 | 191.46 | 186.28 | 189.45 | -0.94% | |
| 192.97 | 193.02 | 183.91 | 191.24 | -0.04% | |
| 187.78 | 192.83 | 186.45 | 191.31 | +2.27% | |
| 184.44 | 188.77 | 184.44 | 187.06 | +1.38% | |
| 187.80 | 191.88 | 182.87 | 184.52 | -2.30% | |
| 189.05 | 194.44 | 187.97 | 188.87 | -0.58% | |
| 187.12 | 191.03 | 187.12 | 189.97 | +1.60% | |
| 187.11 | 189.60 | 186.22 | 186.98 | +0.93% | |
| 185.46 | 186.24 | 183.59 | 185.25 | -0.17% | |
| 186.37 | 187.81 | 180.59 | 185.57 | -0.58% | |
| 186.00 | 187.30 | 179.00 | 186.66 | -0.04% | |
| 182.23 | 187.76 | 181.49 | 186.74 | +2.80% | |
| 179.86 | 184.47 | 179.86 | 181.65 | +0.49% | |
| 184.18 | 186.48 | 178.34 | 180.77 | -1.38% | |
| 181.26 | 185.70 | 178.68 | 183.30 | +1.32% | |
| 179.28 | 182.13 | 177.76 | 180.92 | +0.57% | |
| 178.68 | 181.35 | 177.85 | 179.89 | +1.22% | |
| 181.66 | 182.12 | 177.35 | 177.73 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the LGND chart for longer ranges.