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Portillo's Inc. PTLO Return on invested capital

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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

Calculated from Portillo's Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Portillo's Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) reported return on invested capital of 3.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Portillo's Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Portillo's Inc.'s return on invested capital decreased by 25.9% year-over-year, from 4.8% to 3.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Portillo's Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Portillo's Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a -1.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.5% to 4.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.