Pliant Therapeutics PLRX
NASDAQ PLRX
$1.12 -0.05 (-4.27%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Sales (2020 - 2024)

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) posted quarterly Return on Sales of 8.58% for Q1 2024, down 827.0% year-over-year from 1.18% in Q2 2023, and down 574.99% quarter-over-quarter from 1.27% in Q4 2023.

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Return on Sales (2020 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) has reported Return on Sales for 5 consecutive years, with 8.58% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2024.

  • In Q1 2024, Return on Sales fell 827.0% year-over-year to 8.58%; the TTM figure through Mar 2024 stood at 8.58% (down 844.0% YoY), while the FY2023 annual figure was 2.13%, down 188.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales retreated to 8.58% in Q1 2024 per PLRX's latest filing, from 1.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.0% in Q1 2020 and bottomed at 8.58% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.82% across 5 years, with a median of 0.17% in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Sales grew 7 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 827 bps.
  • Pliant Therapeutics' Return on Sales stood at 0.04% in 2020, then slumped by 171 bps to 0.12% in 2021, then plunged by 55 bps to 0.18% in 2022, then tumbled by 598 bps to 1.27% in 2023, then tumbled by 575 bps to 8.58% in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PLRX's Return on Sales at 8.58% in Q1 2024, 1.27% in Q4 2023, and 0.49% in Q3 2023.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 137.11 Bn 129.26 Bn 2.84 Bn 0.00%
2 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 84.98 Bn 76.99 Bn 3.93 Bn 0.00%
3 Argenx Se 64.52 Bn 59.33 Bn 1.37 Bn 0.00%
4 Moderna 53.23 Bn 48.09 Bn 52.00 Mn -0.05%
5 BeOne Medicines 41.23 Bn 36.14 Bn 1.53 Bn 0.00%
6 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 30.65 Bn 27.34 Bn 992.69 Mn 0.00%
7 Insmed 27.15 Bn 25.99 Bn 358.27 Mn 0.00%
8 Royalty Pharma 26.98 Bn 26.14 Bn - 0.00%
9 BioNTech SE 26.78 Bn 8.39 Bn 668.28 Mn 0.00%
10 Pliant Therapeutics 70.59 Mn 70.59 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2024 -8.58%
Dec 31, 2023 -1.27%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.49%
Jun 30, 2023 -1.96%
Mar 31, 2023 -0.31%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.18%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.23%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.06%
Mar 31, 2022 -0.24%
Dec 31, 2021 -0.12%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.17%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.13%
Mar 31, 2021 -0.11%
Dec 31, 2020 -0.04%
Sep 30, 2020 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2020 -0.05%
Mar 31, 2020 0.00%