Growth Metrics

Portillo's (PTLO) EBITDA Margin (2020 - 2026)

Portillo's recorded quarterly EBITDA Margin of 6.4% in Q1 2026, down 30.99% quarter-over-quarter from 9.28% in Q4 2025, and down 305.0% year-over-year from 3.12% in Q1 2025.

Portillo's' EBITDA Margin history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.4% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA Margin fell 305.0% year-over-year to 6.4%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 8.79% (down 271.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 9.57%, down 204.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 6.4% for Q1 2026 at Portillo's, down from 9.28% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 14.57% in Q2 2022 to a low of 6.4% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 10.36% and a median of 9.98% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, EBITDA Margin climbed as much as 2043 bps in 2022 and fell as far as 580 bps in 2022.
  • Portillo's' EBITDA Margin stood at 7.32% in 2022, then surged by 47 bps to 10.79% in 2023, then declined by 1 bps to 10.69% in 2024, then decreased by 13 bps to 9.28% in 2025, then plunged by 31 bps to 6.4% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 6.4%, 9.28%, and 6.63% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 12.50%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 31.28%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.78%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 26.77%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.15%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 13.67%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.55%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 20.02%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.02%
10 Portillo's 302.36 Mn 307.67 Mn 119.34 Mn 6.40%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 6.40%
Dec 28, 2025 9.28%
Sep 28, 2025 6.63%
Jun 29, 2025 12.70%
Mar 30, 2025 9.45%
Dec 29, 2024 10.69%
Sep 29, 2024 12.34%
Jun 30, 2024 13.48%
Mar 31, 2024 9.83%
Dec 31, 2023 10.79%
Sep 24, 2023 12.35%
Jun 25, 2023 13.35%
Mar 26, 2023 8.65%
Dec 25, 2022 7.32%
Sep 25, 2022 9.98%
Jun 26, 2022 14.57%
Mar 27, 2022 8.34%
Dec 26, 2021 -13.11%
Sep 26, 2021 15.59%
Jun 27, 2021 20.37%
Mar 28, 2021 12.75%
Dec 27, 2020 16.56%
Sep 27, 2020 19.02%