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 | Eli Lilly | 1,348.13 Bn | 1,321.74 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 74.39% |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 675.90 Bn | 595.76 Bn | 17.30 Bn | 19.33% |
| 3 | AbbVie | 519.45 Bn | 487.50 Bn | 13.12 Bn | - |
| 4 | Merck | 364.95 Bn | 327.95 Bn | 13.19 Bn | 5.63% |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 311.58 Bn | 285.16 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 289.34 Bn | 262.94 Bn | 13.26 Bn | 21.60% |
| 7 | Amgen | 251.64 Bn | 203.30 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 72.13% |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 212.05 Bn | 187.07 Bn | 6.73 Bn | -31.17% |
| 9 | Pfizer | 167.35 Bn | 115.00 Bn | 12.56 Bn | 4.66% |
| 10 | Pliant Therapeutics | 48.92 Mn | -712.82 Mn | - | -59.40% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -59.40% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -65.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -78.47% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -83.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -86.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -77.99% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -64.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -53.87% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -44.28% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -37.30% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -32.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -30.43% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -38.47% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -47.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -68.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -55.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -46.45% |
| 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();