Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026)
Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) recorded Short-term Investments of $133.22 million in Q2 2026, down 24.3% from $176.05 million a year earlier and down 10.4% from the prior quarter.
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Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Short-term Investments (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Pliant Therapeutics reported Short-term Investments of $145.5 million, down 48.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $284.54 million in FY2024 (-34.0%), $431.01 million in FY2023 (+44.9%), $297.5 million in FY2022 (+99.8%) and $148.93 million in FY2021 (-34.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q4 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for ten consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 39.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 261.1% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 54.4% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $148.7 million (Q1 2026), $145.5 million (Q4 2025) and $148.07 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,169.59 Bn | 1,138.18 Bn | 19.71 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 643.18 Bn | 561.71 Bn | 17.26 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 500.89 Bn | 474.00 Bn | 12.70 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 361.55 Bn | 315.92 Bn | 12.21 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 302.33 Bn | 266.32 Bn | 11.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 267.31 Bn | 241.00 Bn | 12.86 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 241.52 Bn | 196.92 Bn | 7.24 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 193.17 Bn | 167.37 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 171.65 Bn | 118.30 Bn | 10.94 Bn |
| 10 | Pliant Therapeutics | 53.21 Mn | -708.53 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 133.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 148.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 145.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 148.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 176.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 213.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 284.54 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 324.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 356.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 368.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 431.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 465.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 500.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 474.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 297.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 315.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 138.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 145.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 148.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 175.81 Mn |
API Access
Pliant Therapeutics Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=PLRX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();