Growth Metrics

Portillo's (PTLO) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Portillo's recorded quarterly Operating Expenses of $147.8 million in Q1 2026, up 1.8% quarter-over-quarter from $145.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 5.72% year-over-year from $139.8 million in Q1 2025.

Portillo's' Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $147.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 5.72% year-over-year to $147.8 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $581.7 million (up 5.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $573.7 million, up 5.76% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $147.8 million for Q1 2026 at Portillo's, up from $145.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $147.8 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $106.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $131.4 million and a median of $136.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses gained 21.65% in 2022 and dropped 1.93% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Portillo's' Operating Expenses stood at $118.8 million in 2022, then advanced by 19.6% to $142.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 1.93% to $139.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.15% to $145.2 million in 2025, then gained by 1.8% to $147.8 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $147.8 million, $145.2 million, and $144.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 8.75 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.42 Bn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.69 Bn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 1.66 Bn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 2.94 Bn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 2.82 Bn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 1.49 Bn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 111.41 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 272.18 Mn
10 Portillo's 302.36 Mn 307.67 Mn 119.34 Mn 147.78 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 29, 2026 147.78 Mn
Dec 28, 2025 145.17 Mn
Sep 28, 2025 144.74 Mn
Jun 29, 2025 143.98 Mn
Mar 30, 2025 139.78 Mn
Dec 29, 2024 139.38 Mn
Sep 29, 2024 136.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 137.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 129.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 142.12 Mn
Sep 24, 2023 124.92 Mn
Jun 25, 2023 126.45 Mn
Mar 26, 2023 121.24 Mn
Dec 25, 2022 118.83 Mn
Sep 25, 2022 117.03 Mn
Jun 26, 2022 112.24 Mn
Mar 27, 2022 106.50 Mn
Dec 26, 2021 103.90 Mn
Sep 26, 2021 103.76 Mn
Jun 27, 2021 97.67 Mn
Mar 28, 2021 87.55 Mn
Dec 27, 2020 83.95 Mn
Sep 27, 2020 85.08 Mn