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

NASDAQ:PTLO • US73642K1060

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This PTLO fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. PTLO Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • PTLO had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In the past year PTLO had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • PTLO had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • PTLO had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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 2025 0 20M 40M 60M 80M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 1.20%, PTLO is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTLO has a Return On Equity (4.14%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PTLO has a worse Return On Invested Capital (2.61%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • PTLO had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.42%. This is significantly below the industry average of 10.92%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.2%
ROE 4.14%
ROIC 2.61%
ROA(3y)1.5%
ROA(5y)0.77%
ROE(3y)5.74%
ROE(5y)2.52%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)3.17%
PTLO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICPTLO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 2.64%, PTLO is in line with its industry, outperforming 46.83% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of PTLO has grown nicely.
  • PTLO has a Operating Margin (6.25%) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • PTLO's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Gross Margin value of 65.62%, PTLO belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 80.95% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of PTLO has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 6.25%
PM (TTM) 2.64%
GM 65.62%
OM growth 3Y1.68%
OM growth 5Y-10.17%
PM growth 3Y12.49%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.2%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
PTLO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsPTLO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 40 60

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2. PTLO Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), PTLO is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, PTLO has more shares outstanding
  • PTLO has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • PTLO has about the same debt/assets ratio as last year.
PTLO Yearly Shares OutstandingPTLO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 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 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.75, we must say that PTLO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of PTLO (0.75) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
  • PTLO has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.70. This is a neutral value indicating PTLO is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of PTLO (0.70) is better than 62.70% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.7
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.75
ROIC/WACC0.31
WACC8.31%
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 2025 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.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.27, PTLO is not doing good in the industry: 95.24% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.22 indicates that PTLO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.22, PTLO is doing worse than 92.86% of the companies in the same industry.
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 2025 50M 100M 150M

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3. PTLO Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for PTLO have decreased strongly by -21.74% in the last year.
  • PTLO shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 12.92% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, PTLO shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.03% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been growing by 9.95% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.74%
EPS 3Y12.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.03%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.62%

3.2 Future

  • PTLO is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 13.79% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 19.19% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y-34.55%
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year6.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.34%
Revenue Next 3Y8.52%
Revenue Next 5Y19.19%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
  • 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 2028 0 0.2 0.4

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4. PTLO Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • With a Price/Earnings ratio of 18.03, PTLO is valued on the expensive side.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, PTLO is valued a bit cheaper than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
  • PTLO's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 26.64.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.54, PTLO can be considered very expensive at the moment.
  • PTLO's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of PTLO to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.36), we can say PTLO is valued slightly more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.03
Fwd PE 27.54
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

  • 69.84% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than PTLO, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.3
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

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as PTLO's earnings are expected to grow with 13.79% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%

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5. PTLO Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

PTLO Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

PORTILLO'S INC-CL A

NASDAQ:PTLO (5/1/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 6.49 0 (0%)

6.49

+0.24 (+3.84%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Industry Strength28.57
Industry Growth42.24
Earnings (Last)02-24
Earnings (Next)05-05
Inst Owners79.27%
Inst Owner Change0.02%
Ins Owners2.26%
Ins Owner Change50.23%
Market Cap490.06M
Revenue(TTM)732.07M
Net Income(TTM)19.34M
Analysts73.68
Price Target7.65 (17.87%)
Short Float %14.8%
Short Ratio7.1
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)91.29%
Min EPS beat(2)72.15%
Max EPS beat(2)110.43%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)45.4%
Min EPS beat(4)-3.57%
Max EPS beat(4)110.43%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)61.47%
EPS beat(12)8
Avg EPS beat(12)45.38%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)94.5%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.61%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.94%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.74%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.63%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.29%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.92%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.32%
Revenue beat(16)0
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.19%
PT rev (1m)-3.85%
PT rev (3m)-5.06%
EPS NQ rev (1m)20%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-53.05%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.41%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.02%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.14%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.53%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 18.03
Fwd PE 27.54
P/S 0.67
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 6.81
P/B 1.05
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.3
EPS(TTM)0.36
EY5.55%
EPS(NY)0.24
Fwd EY3.63%
FCF(TTM)-0.25
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.95
OCFY14.67%
SpS9.69
BVpS6.2
TBVpS-2.27
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.08384 (9.15%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.2%
ROE 4.14%
ROCE 3.24%
ROIC 2.61%
ROICexc 2.64%
ROICexgc 4.65%
OM 6.25%
PM (TTM) 2.64%
GM 65.62%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)1.5%
ROA(5y)0.77%
ROE(3y)5.74%
ROE(5y)2.52%
ROIC(3y)3.42%
ROIC(5y)3.17%
ROICexc(3y)3.46%
ROICexc(5y)3.25%
ROICexgc(3y)6.57%
ROICexgc(5y)7.42%
ROCE(3y)4.11%
ROCE(5y)3.77%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-7.54%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-30.82%
ROICexc growth 3Y0.8%
ROICexc growth 5Y-12.63%
OM growth 3Y1.68%
OM growth 5Y-10.17%
PM growth 3Y12.49%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.2%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.46
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.7
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 4.38
Cap/Depr 310.65%
Cap/Sales 12.35%
Interest Coverage 2
Cash Conversion 96.07%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.27
Quick Ratio 0.22
Altman-Z 0.75
F-Score4
WACC8.31%
ROIC/WACC0.31
Cap/Depr(3y)331.78%
Cap/Depr(5y)275.12%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.57%
Cap/Sales(5y)10.49%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-21.74%
EPS 3Y12.92%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.29%
EPS Next Y-34.55%
EPS Next 2Y-9.98%
EPS Next 3Y13.79%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.03%
Revenue growth 3Y7.63%
Revenue growth 5Y9.95%
Sales Q2Q%0.62%
Revenue Next Year6.89%
Revenue Next 2Y6.34%
Revenue Next 3Y8.52%
Revenue Next 5Y19.19%
EBIT growth 1Y-21.8%
EBIT growth 3Y9.44%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.22%
EBIT Next Year111%
EBIT Next 3Y36.56%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-288.08%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-26.65%
OCF growth 3Y8.12%
OCF growth 5Y4.3%

PORTILLO'S INC-CL A / PTLO Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for PTLO stock?

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


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO). This can be considered as Overvalued.


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PORTILLO'S INC-CL A (PTLO) has a profitability rating of 4 / 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 -34.55% in the next year.