PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $55.65M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
About Pliant Therapeutics
Pharmaceutical Preparations, SIC 2834
Pliant Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing integrin-based therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors and other diseases. The company utilizes a proprietary drug discovery platform built around a library of over 15,000 integrin-binding molecules to generate targeted treatments and cell-specific drug delivery mechanisms. Its lead wholly owned product candidate, PLN-101095, is an oral, small molecule dual inhibitor targeting αvβ8 and αvβ1 integrins designed to sensitize tumors to immunotherapies. Pliant evaluates its therapies for patients with cancers resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
The company operates without internal manufacturing facilities, outsourcing all clinical drug substance production, formulation, testing, and storage to third-party contract manufacturers, including suppliers in Asia. Pliant holds intellectual property portfolios comprising domestic and international patents across North America and foreign jurisdictions. The provided text details clinical operations and global patent protections, but it does not disclose a specific headquarters location or explicit facility count.
Summary of the business section of Pliant Therapeutics's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- South San Francisco, CA
- Address
- 331 Oyster Point Boulevard 94080
- Phone
- (650) 481-6770
- Website
- pliantrx.com
- Employees
- 49, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Pharmaceutical Preparations
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, San Francisco, California
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- PLRX
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jun 3, 2020
- Shares outstanding
- 62M, Aug 7, 2026
- Public float
- $69.54M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- SEC CIK
- 1746473
- CUSIP
- 729139105
- ISIN
- US7291391057
- LEI
- 5493002Q5LITR7VHZH02
- EIN
- 47-4272481
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Coulie | President and CEO, Director | 914,918 |
| Minnie Kuo | Chief Operating Officer | 37,806 |
| Lily Cheung | Chief Human Resource Officer | 44,847 |
| Keith Lamont Cummings | Chief Financial Officer | 297,214 |
| Hans Hull | Chief Business Officer | 265,693 |
| Eric Lefebvre | Chief Medical Officer | 240,224 |
| Mike Ouimette | General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y | 105,544 |
| Robert Iannone | Director | – |
| Flavia Borellini | Director | – |
| Steve E. Krognes | Director | – |
| John T. Curnutte | Director | 29,278 |
| Gayle A. Crowell | Director | – |
| Hoyoung Huh | Director | 239,619 |
| Darren S. Cline | Director | – |
| Thomas A. MCCOURT | Director | – |
| Katharine Knobil | Director | – |
| David E. I. Pyott | Director | – |
| Suzanne Louise Bruhn | Director | 35,081 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Dr. Coulie | $5.46M | -$3.30M | $2.22M | $6 | – |
| FY2024 Dr. Coulie | $6.61M | $530.46K | $2.43M | $58 | – |
| FY2023 Dr. Coulie | $11.17M | $5.18M | $4.20M | $80 | – |
| FY2022 Dr. Coulie | $10.93M | $18.41M | $3.26M | $85 | $89 |
| FY2021 Dr. Coulie | $5.22M | $780.77K | $1.46M | $59 | $99 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 49 full-time employees, including 19 with Ph.D.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |
| Jun 3, 2020 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| May 29, 2020 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |