PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:PTLO • US73642K1060

5.66 USD
0 (0%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
5.62 USD
-0.04 (-0.71%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:00:23 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, PTLO scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. PTLO was compared to 126 industry peers in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure industry. There are concerns on the financial health of PTLO while its profitability can be described as average. PTLO is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • PTLO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • PTLO had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In multiple years PTLO reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years PTLO always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
PTLO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFPTLO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20M 40M 60M 80M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of PTLO (1.54%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • PTLO's Return On Equity of 5.33% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. PTLO outperforms 60.32% of its industry peers.
  • The Return On Invested Capital of PTLO (2.91%) is worse than 65.87% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for PTLO is significantly below the industry average of 10.58%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.54%
ROE 5.33%
ROIC 2.91%
ROA(3y)1.38%
ROA(5y)0.34%
ROE(3y)5.78%
ROE(5y)1.2%
ROIC(3y)3.39%
ROIC(5y)3.73%
PTLO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPTLO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5

1.3 Margins

  • PTLO has a Profit Margin (3.35%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PTLO has a Operating Margin of 6.85%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: PTLO outperforms 43.65% of its industry peers.
  • PTLO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of PTLO (65.75%) is better than 79.37% of its industry peers.
  • PTLO's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.85%
PM (TTM) 3.35%
GM 65.75%
OM growth 3Y14.42%
OM growth 5Y-3.94%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.39%
GM growth 5Y-0.87%
PTLO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPTLO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so PTLO is destroying value.
  • PTLO has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for PTLO has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PTLO has an improved debt to assets ratio.
PTLO Yearly Shares OutstandingPTLO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
PTLO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsPTLO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • PTLO has an Altman-Z score of 0.74. This is a bad value and indicates that PTLO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.74, PTLO is doing worse than 73.81% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTLO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.69. This is a neutral value indicating PTLO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.69, PTLO is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.90% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.69
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.74
ROIC/WACC0.36
WACC8.02%
PTLO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFPTLO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M 200M 300M 400M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.27 indicates that PTLO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PTLO has a Current ratio of 0.27. This is amonst the worse of the industry: PTLO underperforms 94.44% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.22 indicates that PTLO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • PTLO's Quick ratio of 0.22 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. PTLO is outperformed by 92.06% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.27
Quick Ratio 0.22
PTLO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesPTLO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for PTLO have decreased by 0.00% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.40% in the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, PTLO shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 8.19% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)0%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-27.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.4%
Revenue growth 3Y9.92%
Revenue growth 5Y8.19%
Sales Q2Q%1.78%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, PTLO will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -15.30% on average per year.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, PTLO will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 17.59% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-45.83%
EPS Next 2Y-31.94%
EPS Next 3Y-15.3%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.97%
Revenue Next 2Y5.28%
Revenue Next 3Y5.57%
Revenue Next 5Y17.59%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
PTLO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesPTLO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 500M 1B 1.5B
PTLO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesPTLO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.48, PTLO is valued correctly.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PTLO is valued a bit cheaper than 79.37% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTLO is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.99, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 26.56, which means the current valuation is very expensive for PTLO.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as PTLO.
  • PTLO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 28.06.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.48
Fwd PE 26.56
PTLO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsPTLO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, PTLO is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 77.78% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.41
PTLO Per share dataPTLO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • PTLO's earnings are expected to decrease with -15.30% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-31.94%
EPS Next 3Y-15.3%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for PTLO!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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PORTILLO'S INC-CL A

NASDAQ:PTLO (2/20/2026, 8:00:23 PM)

After market: 5.62 -0.04 (-0.71%)

5.66

0 (0%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Earnings (Last)11-04
Earnings (Next)02-24
Inst Owners79.08%
Inst Owner Change1.26%
Ins Owners3.36%
Ins Owner Change42.81%
Market Cap426.59M
Revenue(TTM)730.93M
Net Income(TTM)24.50M
Analysts75.29
Price Target7.96 (40.64%)
Short Float %17.85%
Short Ratio5.05
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)34.29%
Min EPS beat(2)-3.57%
Max EPS beat(2)72.15%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)74.32%
Min EPS beat(4)-3.57%
Max EPS beat(4)226.09%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)72.65%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)85.94%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)85.49%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.96%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.63%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.5%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.63%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.95%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.56%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.48%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.14%
PT rev (1m)-4.29%
PT rev (3m)-20.81%
EPS NQ rev (1m)20.59%
EPS NQ rev (3m)51.85%
EPS NY rev (1m)6.99%
EPS NY rev (3m)-10.35%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.08%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.99%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.09%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.61%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.48
Fwd PE 26.56
P/S 0.58
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.7
P/B 0.93
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 8.41
EPS(TTM)0.42
EY7.42%
EPS(NY)0.21
Fwd EY3.76%
FCF(TTM)-0.19
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.99
OCFY17.53%
SpS9.7
BVpS6.1
TBVpS-2.4
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.59
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.54%
ROE 5.33%
ROCE 3.57%
ROIC 2.91%
ROICexc 2.95%
ROICexgc 5.24%
OM 6.85%
PM (TTM) 3.35%
GM 65.75%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)1.38%
ROA(5y)0.34%
ROE(3y)5.78%
ROE(5y)1.2%
ROIC(3y)3.39%
ROIC(5y)3.73%
ROICexc(3y)3.46%
ROICexc(5y)3.86%
ROICexgc(3y)7.08%
ROICexgc(5y)13.23%
ROCE(3y)3.98%
ROCE(5y)4.36%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-12.97%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-25.13%
ROICexc growth 3Y9.15%
ROICexc growth 5Y-6.41%
OM growth 3Y14.42%
OM growth 5Y-3.94%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.39%
GM growth 5Y-0.87%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.46
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.69
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.06
Cap/Depr 321.34%
Cap/Sales 12.22%
Interest Coverage 2.11
Cash Conversion 96.04%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.27
Quick Ratio 0.22
Altman-Z 0.74
F-Score4
WACC8.02%
ROIC/WACC0.36
Cap/Depr(3y)303.25%
Cap/Depr(5y)230.45%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.12%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.97%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)0%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-27.27%
EPS Next Y-45.83%
EPS Next 2Y-31.94%
EPS Next 3Y-15.3%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.4%
Revenue growth 3Y9.92%
Revenue growth 5Y8.19%
Sales Q2Q%1.78%
Revenue Next Year2.97%
Revenue Next 2Y5.28%
Revenue Next 3Y5.57%
Revenue Next 5Y17.59%
EBIT growth 1Y-12.7%
EBIT growth 3Y25.77%
EBIT growth 5Y3.93%
EBIT Next Year77.42%
EBIT Next 3Y23.51%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-350.53%
FCF growth 3Y13.76%
FCF growth 5Y-14.28%
OCF growth 1Y4.6%
OCF growth 3Y31.75%
OCF growth 5Y17.74%

PORTILLO'S INC-CL A / PTLO FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for PTLO stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to PTLO.


Can you provide the valuation status for PORTILLO'S INC-CL A?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of PTLO stock?

PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for PTLO stock?

The financial health rating of PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) is 1 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for PORTILLO'S INC-CL A?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) is expected to decline by -45.83% in the next year.