Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026)
Pliant Therapeutics' Return on Assets [ROA] was -46.10% in Q2 2026, up 18.12 percentage points from -64.21% a year earlier and up 5.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Pliant Therapeutics came in at -47.42%, down 1.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -27.38 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -46.27% in FY2024 (-8.87 pp), -37.40% in FY2023 (+5.73 pp), -43.13% in FY2022 (-5.49 pp) and -37.64% in FY2021 (-17.61 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.18 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 32.61 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 43.58 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLRX's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -52.07% (Q1 2026), -58.79% (Q4 2025) and -60.89% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 10.47% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 4.65% |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.45% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 28.37% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.10% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 9.29% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -6.13% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 2.14% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 16.34% |
| 10 | Pliant Therapeutics | 66.87 Mn | 66.87 Mn | - | -46.10% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.10% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -52.07% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -58.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -60.89% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -64.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -59.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -49.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -43.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -36.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -33.03% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -30.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -27.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -24.63% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -28.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -33.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -40.15% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -57.24% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -49.02% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -42.72% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -37.47% |
API Access
Pliant Therapeutics Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "PLRX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();