Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026)
Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -57.97% for Q2 2026, up 28.76 percentage points from -86.73% a year earlier and up 6.35 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Equity [ROE] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Pliant Therapeutics posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -60.80%, down 6.71 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -20.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -54.09% in FY2024 (-13.08 pp), -41.00% in FY2023 (+7.13 pp), -48.13% in FY2022 (-7.79 pp) and -40.35% in FY2021 (-0.17 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.24 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2023 (a gain of 41.55 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2021 (a drop of 45.88 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -64.32% (Q1 2026), -77.33% (Q4 2025) and -83.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson & Johnson | 638.12 Bn | 556.64 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 25.32% |
| 2 | AbbVie | 462.60 Bn | 435.75 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - |
| 3 | Merck | 358.70 Bn | 313.13 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 7.21% |
| 4 | Novartis Ag | 272.16 Bn | 228.03 Bn | 11.24 Bn | 84.40% |
| 5 | Astrazeneca | 250.36 Bn | 223.92 Bn | 12.86 Bn | 21.39% |
| 6 | Amgen | 227.87 Bn | 183.27 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 83.75% |
| 7 | Gilead Sciences | 184.97 Bn | 159.08 Bn | 6.22 Bn | -18.38% |
| 8 | Pfizer | 162.61 Bn | 109.56 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 4.97% |
| 9 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 132.45 Bn | 104.46 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 22.24% |
| 10 | Pliant Therapeutics | 66.87 Mn | 66.87 Mn | - | -57.97% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -57.97% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -64.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -77.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -83.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -86.73% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -78.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -64.72% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -54.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.68% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -37.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -33.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.38% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -37.93% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -46.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -67.93% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -54.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -46.37% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -39.52% |
API Access
Pliant Therapeutics Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();