Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026)
Pliant Therapeutics' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -54.23% in Q2 2026, up 18.64 percentage points from -72.87% a year earlier and up 4.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Pliant Therapeutics came in at -53.06%, up 1.14 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -31.78 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -54.20% in FY2024 (-8.49 pp), -45.71% in FY2023 (+2.84 pp), -48.55% in FY2022 (-8.17 pp) and -40.38% in FY2021 (-19.10 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -11.79 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 36.60 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2021 (a drop of 45.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PLRX's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -58.56% (Q1 2026), -66.67% (Q4 2025) and -68.78% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,082.65 Bn | 1,051.23 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 46.74% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 623.68 Bn | 542.21 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 17.83% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 459.43 Bn | 432.59 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 17.92% |
| 4 | Merck | 354.80 Bn | 309.23 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 6.28% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.16 Bn | 225.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 19.32% |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 244.40 Bn | 217.97 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 9.54% |
| 7 | Amgen | 220.17 Bn | 175.57 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 16.66% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 183.05 Bn | 157.16 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -5.97% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 160.27 Bn | 107.22 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 11.86% |
| 10 | Pliant Therapeutics | 65.02 Mn | 65.02 Mn | - | -54.23% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -54.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -58.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -66.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -68.78% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -72.87% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -68.55% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -58.84% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -52.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.04% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -39.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -36.99% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -32.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -28.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.28% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -44.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -65.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -53.89% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -46.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.64% |
API Access
Pliant Therapeutics Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();