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    <submissionType>144</submissionType>
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        <filerCredentials>
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      <liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>



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    <issuerInfo>
      <issuerCik>0001157601</issuerCik>
      <issuerName>Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-33277</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>Four Towers Bridge</com:street1>
        <com:street2>200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200</com:street2>
        <com:city>West Conshohocken</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>19428</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>267-824-2827</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Mardi Dier</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
    </issuerInfo>
    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza, 8th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>646</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>283813.64</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>22939969</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>03/06/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>Nasdaq Stock Market</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>03/05/2026</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Unit Grant</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>646</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>03/06/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Vesting of Restricted Stock Units</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Mardi Dier</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>c/o Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</com:street1>
          <com:street2>200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200</com:street2>
          <com:city>West Conshohocken</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>19428</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>03/06/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1336</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>586958.24</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>Mardi Dier</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>c/o Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.</com:street1>
          <com:street2>200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200</com:street2>
          <com:city>West Conshohocken</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>PA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>19428</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>03/02/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>1183</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>505389.43</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The sale of shares of common stock reported on this Form 144 represents the sale of shares pursuant to a sell-to-cover transaction in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock Units previously granted to the Reporting Person.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>03/06/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Mardi Dier</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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