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Performance analysis of Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, LGND has had an average annual return of +65.58%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, LGND has had an average annual return of +20.11%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, LGND has had an average annual return of +8.71%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, LGND has had an average annual return of +15.83%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+61.56%+76.45%+50.03%+6.92%-56.75%+55.31%-4.64%-23.15%-0.90%+34.76%-6.28%+103.76%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+1.16%+153.62%+74.73%+33.07%+334.26%-20.81%-43.27%-41.31%-1.79%-4.21%-20.76%+173.53%
2002200120001999
-70.00%+27.86%+8.70%+52.61%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+1.60%+3.23%+0.68%+14.93%+1.09%+36.27%-3.36%+61.56%
2025+8.77%+4.87%-13.98%+4.49%-6.98%+11.24%+15.75%+22.90%+9.54%+8%+6.20%-6.94%+76.45%
2024+2.35%+8.55%-7.88%-4.39%+21.69%-0.93%+29.35%-2.93%-5.40%+5.60%+14.92%-11.79%+50.03%
2023+4.34%+3.50%+1.97%+3.79%-8.21%+2.88%-7.17%-1.73%-8.89%-12.73%+11.51%+22.48%+6.92%
2022-19.31%-18.78%+11.13%-17.45%-4.25%+0.35%+3.15%+0.39%-6.80%+1.79%-16.83%-8.37%-56.75%
2021+86.38%-20.03%+2.85%-4.30%-19.32%+11.46%-13.48%+16.55%+5.31%+4.75%+10.95%-4.61%+55.31%
2020-15.80%+6.59%-22.31%+35.55%+3.04%+10.12%+4.77%-12.95%-6.55%-13.50%+2.33%+17.87%-4.64%
2019-12.97%+5.06%+1.31%+0.11%-14.68%+6.30%-19.83%-0.66%+9.49%+9.31%+3.85%-7.71%-23.15%
2018+15.11%-3.64%+8.74%-6.24%+24.14%+7.77%+5.39%+18.94%+5.70%-39.96%-4.27%-13.99%-0.90%
2017+4.33%-1.30%+1.16%+5.04%-2.60%+12.12%-0.40%+6.58%+5.65%+6.76%-9.29%+3.85%+34.76%

Drawdown analysis of Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND)

The maximum drawdown for the LGND was -93.36%, occurring on Nov 19, 2008. Recovery took 842 trading sessions.

The current LGND drawdown is -5.31%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 LGND has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 3 times
  • 30% or more: 5 times
  • 20% or more: 9 times
  • 10% or more: 21 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-93.36%Mar 6, 20002191Nov 19, 2008842Mar 26, 20123033
-81.94%Sep 28, 20181278Oct 27, 2023661Jun 18, 20261939
-46.77%Mar 18, 2014143Oct 9, 2014123Apr 8, 2015266
-37.01%Mar 26, 201241May 23, 201244Jul 26, 201285
-34.19%Aug 1, 201667Nov 3, 2016230Oct 4, 2017297
-26.20%Aug 5, 201538Sep 29, 201555Dec 16, 201593
-23.30%Dec 17, 201537Feb 11, 201637Apr 6, 201674
-21.24%Oct 29, 20137Nov 7, 201343Jan 10, 201450
-21.19%Jul 31, 201262Oct 26, 201218Nov 26, 201280
-17.44%Mar 12, 201837May 3, 20188May 15, 201845
-17.40%Jul 22, 201347Sep 26, 201315Oct 17, 201362
-16.85%Dec 10, 19994Dec 16, 19998Dec 29, 199912
-16.71%Jan 24, 20005Jan 31, 20008Feb 10, 200013
-14.25%Apr 21, 201645Jun 24, 201617Jul 20, 201662
-14.12%Feb 18, 20004Feb 25, 20006Mar 6, 200010
-13.62%Jan 23, 201410Feb 6, 20143Feb 11, 201413
-13.49%Apr 24, 20154Apr 30, 201523Jun 3, 201527
-12.70%Nov 8, 201718Dec 5, 201725Jan 11, 201843
-12.70%Feb 13, 201411Mar 3, 201411Mar 18, 201422
-11.01%Dec 27, 20126Jan 7, 201327Feb 14, 201333
-10.80%Jan 29, 20188Feb 8, 201819Mar 8, 201827
-9.87%Mar 28, 201311Apr 15, 20134Apr 19, 201315
-9.76%Nov 15, 19994Nov 19, 19995Nov 29, 19999
-9.33%Nov 29, 20124Dec 5, 20128Dec 17, 201212
-8.87%Jul 9, 20267Jul 20, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing