What is Portillo's Inc.'s portillo’s perks — gift card liability?

Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) reported portillo’s perks — gift card liability of $200K in Q1 2026.

What does portillo’s perks — gift card liability mean?

This metric represents the total outstanding balance of unused gift cards issued by the company that are expected to be redeemed for future goods or services. It serves as a measure of deferred revenue and reflects customer engagement with the brand's loyalty and prepaid programs. Monitoring this liability helps assess future cash flow obligations and the potential for incremental sales upon redemption.

Portillo's Inc. PTLO Portillo’s Perks — Gift card liability

Other product segments

Gift Card

$6.97M+1.3%

Similar metrics at other companies

SGGift Cards — Gift Card Liability

$3.58M-22.7%

LOCOGift Card Liability — Contract With Customer Liability Current

$5.16M+8.8%

NGVCGift Cards — Deferred Revenue

$1.5M-6.3%

ZUMZGift Cards — Deferred Revenue

$3.2M+10.3%

FIGSGift card liability

$11.75M+26.3%

QSRGift card liability

$191M+4.4%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$182.6M+3.5%

Gross profit$102.4M+16.1%

Operating income$4.5M-56.7%

Net income-$402.0K-112%

EPS (diluted)-$0.01-120%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$24.0M+85.5%

Total debt$682.3M+12.4%

Total equity$471.0M+15.7%

Total assets$1.6B+7.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$17.6M+85.8%

CapEx$18.5M-3.0%

Free cash flow-$907.0K+90.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$318.48M-55.9%

Enterprise value$976.82M-25.8%

P/E20.4×-5.2×

P/S0.4×-0.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin65.2%-2.5pp

Operating margin5.1%-3.0pp

Net margin2.1%-1.8pp

FCF margin0.3%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.6%-3.8pp

Debt / equity1.4×0.0×

Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Portillo's Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ContractWithCustomerLiability.

The official record: Portillo's Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Portillo's Inc.'s portillo’s perks — gift card liability?: Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) reported portillo’s perks — gift card liability of $200K in Q1 2026.
What does portillo’s perks — gift card liability mean?: This metric represents the total outstanding balance of unused gift cards issued by the company that are expected to be redeemed for future goods or services. It serves as a measure of deferred revenue and reflects customer engagement with the brand's loyalty and prepaid programs. Monitoring this liability helps assess future cash flow obligations and the potential for incremental sales upon redemption.