Growth Metrics

Portillo's (PTLO) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Portillo's recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $9.1 million in Q1 2026, down 86.98% quarter-over-quarter from $70.1 million in Q4 2025, and up 532.09% year-over-year from $1.4 million in Q1 2025.

Portillo's' Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $9.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 532.09% year-over-year to $9.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $68.4 million (up 257.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $60.7 million, up 516.35% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $9.1 million for Q1 2026 at Portillo's, down from $70.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $70.1 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$54.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $4.3 million and a median of $871000.0 in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow sank 6390.7% in 2023 and soared 532.09% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Portillo's' Free Cash Flow stood at $871000.0 in 2022, then tumbled by 6390.7% to -$54.8 million in 2023, then gained by 27.45% to -$39.8 million in 2024, then soared by 276.24% to $70.1 million in 2025, then sank by 86.98% to $9.1 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered $9.1 million, $70.1 million, and -$5.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 Portillo's 302.36 Mn 307.67 Mn 119.34 Mn 9.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 9.12 Mn
Mar 29, 2026 9.12 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 70.06 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 70.06 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -4.97 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 -4.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -5.83 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 -5.83 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 1.44 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 1.44 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -39.75 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 -39.75 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 41.88 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 41.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -7.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -7.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -54.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -54.79 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 12.88 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 12.88 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 38.50 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 38.50 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -13.73 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 -13.73 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 871,000.00
Dec 25, 2022 871,000.00
Sep 25, 2022 -16.07 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 -16.07 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 25.85 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 25.85 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 -826,000.00
Mar 27, 2022 -826,000.00
Dec 26, 2021 -5.51 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 -5.51 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -2.15 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 -2.15 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 20.27 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 20.27 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -5.92 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 -5.92 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 25.30 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 25.30 Mn