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Ligand Pharmaceuticals INC (LGND) stock price history
Every Nasdaq trading session of Ligand Pharmaceuticals INC from Nov 18, 1992 to Sep 28, 2026: 8,522 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
LGND adjusted close, 1992 to 2026
- $322.61
- All time high, 2026
- $326.63
- 52 week high, $166.10 low
- 8,522
- Daily sessions since 1992
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1992 to 2026 series and minute bars.
LGND key facts
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals INC (LGND) closed at $314.10 on Sep 28, 2026 on Nasdaq.
- LGND's all time high close is $322.61, set on Jul 9, 2026; its all time low close is $4.75 on Nov 19, 2008.
- LGND's 52 week range is $166.10 to $326.63.
- LGND returned +85.1% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +264.7% over five years.
- Over ten years LGND returned +392%, +17.3% a year compounded.
- LGND's deepest drawdown was -93.3% from Mar 6, 2000 to Nov 19, 2008.
- DataCedar holds 8,522 daily sessions of LGND history from Nov 18, 1992 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
LGND price chart, 1992 to 2026
LGND returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.0% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 6 months | +60.7% |
| Year to date | +65.1% |
| 1 year | +85.1% |
| 3 years | +410.8% |
| 5 years | +264.7% |
| 10 years | +391.5% |
| Since Nov 18, 1992 | +813.7% |
| Compound annual growth, 33.9 years | +6.8% |
LGND records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $322.61 on Jul 9, 2026
- All time low close
- $4.75 on Nov 19, 2008
- 52 week high
- $326.63 on Jul 8, 2026
- 52 week low
- $166.10 on Sep 29, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -93.3% from Mar 6, 2000 to Nov 19, 2008, recovered Apr 6, 2016
- Best single session
- +50.4% on Nov 21, 2008
- Worst single session
- -39.8% on Aug 3, 2004
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 36.3%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 53%
- Growth of 1 since 1992
- 9.1×
- Best calendar year
- 2003, +174%
- Worst calendar year
- 2002, -70%
LGND price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1992 starts on Nov 18, 1992; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $188.60 | $326.63 | $175.89 | $314.10 | +66.1% | 49.9M | 185 |
| 2025 | $108.12 | $212.49 | $93.58 | $189.07 | +76.5% | 41.7M | 250 |
| 2024 | $71.49 | $129.90 | $67.53 | $107.15 | +50.0% | 34.2M | 252 |
| 2023 | $67.56 | $85.70 | $49.24 | $71.42 | +6.9% | 26.7M | 250 |
| 2022 | $96.39 | $97.49 | $45.27 | $66.80 | -30.7% | 58.7M | 251 |
| 2021 | $62.11 | $137.09 | $61.52 | $96.36 | +55.3% | 111M | 252 |
| 2020 | $65.60 | $79.73 | $35.71 | $62.04 | -4.6% | 152.3M | 253 |
| 2019 | $83.34 | $90.42 | $52.68 | $65.06 | -23.1% | 183.8M | 252 |
| 2018 | $85.91 | $173.81 | $79.98 | $84.65 | -0.9% | 172.9M | 251 |
| 2017 | $64.00 | $93.14 | $59.31 | $85.42 | +34.8% | 97.7M | 251 |
| 2016 | $66.16 | $87.21 | $51.19 | $63.39 | -6.3% | 162.4M | 252 |
| 2015 | $33.48 | $71.12 | $30.97 | $67.64 | +103.8% | 147.9M | 252 |
| 2014 | $32.72 | $50.17 | $26.19 | $33.19 | +1.2% | 143.5M | 252 |
| 2013 | $13.28 | $36.48 | $11.87 | $32.81 | +153.6% | 94.3M | 252 |
| 2012 | $7.49 | $13.57 | $6.99 | $12.94 | +74.7% | 48.9M | 250 |
| 2011 | $5.60 | $10.13 | $5.39 | $7.40 | +33.1% | 55.4M | 252 |
| 2010 | $8.23 | $9.23 | $5.08 | $5.56 | -31.5% | 30.4M | 252 |
| 2009 | $10.26 | $12.01 | $6.10 | $8.12 | -20.8% | 39.4M | 252 |
| 2008 | $17.97 | $18.71 | $4.12 | $10.26 | -43.3% | 43.3M | 253 |
| 2007 | $30.50 | $36.57 | $14.49 | $18.08 | -41.2% | 71.2M | 251 |
| 2006 | $31.32 | $39.29 | $21.83 | $30.73 | -1.8% | 39.2M | 251 |
| 2005 | $32.92 | $33.37 | $13.16 | $31.29 | -4.2% | 98.4M | 252 |
| 2004 | $41.51 | $69.90 | $20.79 | $32.67 | -20.8% | 107M | 252 |
| 2003 | $15.15 | $46.56 | $10.36 | $41.22 | +173.6% | 61.9M | 252 |
| 2002 | $50.26 | $57.53 | $13.02 | $15.07 | -70.0% | 46.4M | 252 |
| 2001 | $38.59 | $53.60 | $20.49 | $50.23 | +27.9% | 18.9M | 248 |
| 2000 | $38.24 | $74.37 | $27.19 | $39.29 | +8.7% | 24.4M | 252 |
| 1999 | $32.97 | $41.39 | $18.07 | $36.13 | +10.8% | 22.8M | 252 |
| 1998 | $36.31 | $46.65 | $15.43 | $32.62 | -9.7% | 17.8M | 252 |
| 1997 | $42.80 | $51.57 | $25.61 | $36.13 | -13.4% | 15.9M | 253 |
| 1996 | $30.17 | $55.42 | $27.36 | $41.74 | +38.4% | 13.7M | 254 |
| 1995 | $23.15 | $31.92 | $15.43 | $30.17 | +30.3% | 6.6M | 252 |
| 1994 | $32.97 | $40.69 | $16.84 | $23.15 | -29.8% | 821.2K | 252 |
| 1993 | $29.47 | $34.38 | $23.85 | $32.97 | +11.9% | 1.1M | 253 |
| 1992 | $36.48 | $40.69 | $26.66 | $29.47 | n/a | 1.9M | 30 |
LGND monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $314.10 | +10.6% |
| August 2026 | $284.10 | -1.2% |
| July 2026 | $287.54 | -9.0% |
| June 2026 | $316.09 | +36.3% |
| May 2026 | $231.96 | +1.1% |
| April 2026 | $229.45 | +14.9% |
| March 2026 | $199.65 | +0.7% |
| February 2026 | $198.31 | +3.2% |
| January 2026 | $192.10 | +1.6% |
| December 2025 | $189.07 | -6.9% |
| November 2025 | $203.18 | +6.2% |
| October 2025 | $191.31 | +8.0% |
About the LGND data
Daily bars. 8,522 sessions from Nov 18, 1992 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per Nasdaq trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 25, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are Nasdaq trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Nov 18, 1992, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/LGND/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on Nasdaq
Common questions
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