Portillo's Inc.
PTLO · Price history
Price at last available close
$4.69
+$1.14 (+32.04%) 1M
2026-10-29
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Company & revenue
About Portillo's Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-28 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Portillo's Inc., along with its affiliated companies, owns and operates a network of quick-service and fast-casual restaurants throughout the United States. The company's diverse menu prominently features classic Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, savory Italian beef sandwiches, flame-grilled burgers, crisp chopped salads, signature crinkle-cut French fries, and celebrated homemade chocolate cakes and chocolate cake shakes. By March 10, 2022, Portillo's had expanded its presence to 70 locations across nine states.
How they make money
Portillo's operates a company-owned restaurant model, generating revenue primarily through the sale of food and beverages across dine-in, drive-thru, takeout, and delivery channels. The company focuses on high-volume, experiential fast-casual dining, leveraging multi-lane drive-thrus and digital sales channels to drive throughput and guest engagement.
Products & services
Chicago-style fast-casual restaurant menu featuring hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, burgers, salads, and chocolate cake.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary brand under which the company operates its restaurant chain.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
- Individual retail consumersSource
Customer concentration
The company does not have significant customer concentration as it operates a retail restaurant model serving individual consumers.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Food and beverage distributors — The company relies on various third-party suppliers for food ingredients and packaging materials; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Business relationships & partnerships
- C&O Chicago, L.L.C. — A joint venture entity in which Portillo's owns 50% of the equity to operate a specific restaurant location.Source
Competitors
- Fast-casual and limited-service restaurant chains — The company competes with various national and regional restaurant chains within the highly fragmented and competitive restaurant industry.Source
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
28
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
30
Poor
Financial Strength
42
Business Quality / Moat
8
Management
21
Growth Quality
36
Risk / Durability
65
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
41
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
43/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for PTLO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can PTLO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •How long can PTLO fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is PTLO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify PTLO's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
28
Opportunity Score
41
Market Cap
$339.8M
P/E Ratio
23.3
EPS
$0.20
52-Week High
$6.69
52-Week Low
$3.29
Beta
1.59
Intrinsic Value
$4.76
Analyst Target
$5.13
Shares Outstanding
71.1M
Total Revenue
$748.8M
Total Debt
$691.4M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$7.17
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Strong upward momentum
Normal movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on PTLO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +High average unit volumes (AUVs).
- +Efficient multi-lane drive-thru model.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Restaurants industry.
- −Commodity price inflation.
- −Geographic concentration in the Midwest.
- −Labor availability and wage inflation.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
39
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-10.5
points
Current Score
28
Oct 15, 2026
Category Changes
PTLO decreased 10.5 points because Capital declined by 11 points, Valuation declined by 48 points, Buffett declined by 5.1 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 11 points
- − Valuation declined by 48 points
- − Buffett declined by 5.1 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
27
Projected Change
-1.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Near Fair ValueCurrent Price
$4.68
Model Intrinsic Value
$4.76
Difference
−$0.07
-1.5% vs IV
Margin of Safety
1.5%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $748.8M | $732.1M | $710.6M | $679.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $568.0M | $443.4M | $422.8M | $404.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $180.8M | $288.7M | $287.8M | $275.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $89.5M | $117.8M | $111.7M | $112.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $139.7M | $237.5M | $229.8M | $219.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $65.4M | $76.0M | $94.8M | $79.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $41.0M | $51.2M | $58.0M | $55.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $22.6M | $22.8M | $25.6M | $27.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $13.3M | $24.1M | $41.9M | $28.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$437K | $3.0M | $6.8M | $3.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $13.9M | $19.3M | $29.5M | $18.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $0.20 | $0.28 | $0.48 | $0.34 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 72.38M | 68.82M | 61.05M | 53.81M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 73.17M | 71.09M | 63.98M | 57.31M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$199.0M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.09
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+9.7%
Cash Change
+27.9%
Margin Change
-1.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 5.6%. EPS declined 25.0%. Cash increased 27.9%. Total debt increased 9.7%. Net income margin declined by 1.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
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Short Interest
Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
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