Pliant Therapeutics PLRX
NASDAQ PLRX
$1.15 +0.03 (+3.12%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$18.9 million for Q1 2026, up 61.52% year-over-year from -$11.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 8.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$17.4 million in Q4 2025.

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) has reported Free Cash Flow for 8 consecutive years, with -$18.9 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 61.52% year-over-year to -$18.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$98.1 million (up 44.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$128.3 million, up 19.49% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$18.9 million in Q1 2026 per PLRX's latest filing, from -$17.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at -$17.4 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$51.4 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$30.6 million across 5 years, with a median of -$29.7 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow slumped 105.97% — and 2025, when it surged 66.19%.
  • Pliant Therapeutics' Free Cash Flow stood at -$33.0 million in 2022, then gained by 23.67% to -$25.2 million in 2023, then tumbled by 104.18% to -$51.4 million in 2024, then soared by 66.19% to -$17.4 million in 2025, then slipped by 8.84% to -$18.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows PLRX's Free Cash Flow at -$18.9 million in Q1 2026, -$17.4 million in Q4 2025, and -$21.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 139.13 Bn 131.28 Bn 2.84 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 85.77 Bn 77.77 Bn 3.93 Bn 572.80 Mn
3 Argenx Se 64.64 Bn 59.46 Bn 1.37 Bn -
4 Moderna 58.29 Bn 53.16 Bn 52.00 Mn -563.00 Mn
5 BeOne Medicines 41.92 Bn 36.82 Bn 1.53 Bn 437.80 Mn
6 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 31.58 Bn 28.28 Bn 992.69 Mn 292.04 Mn
7 BioNTech SE 28.12 Bn 9.73 Bn 668.28 Mn 433.84 Mn
8 Insmed 27.39 Bn 26.22 Bn 358.27 Mn -95.09 Mn
9 Royalty Pharma 27.27 Bn 26.43 Bn - 477.44 Mn
10 Pliant Therapeutics 71.52 Mn 71.52 Mn - -12.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -12.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -12.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -18.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -18.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -17.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -17.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.34 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -21.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -40.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -40.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -49.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -49.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -29.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -48.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -48.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -30.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -30.27 Mn