Portillo's (PTLO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Portillo's (PTLO) posted Operating Margin of 2.46% for Q1 2026, down 55.78% sequentially from 5.56% in Q4 2025, and down 342.0% YoY from 1.02% in Q1 2025.
Portillo's (PTLO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Portillo's has reported Operating Margin for 7 years, with the latest figure at 2.46% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 342.0% year-over-year to 2.46% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.12% (down 297.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.97%, down 220.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 2.46% in Q1 2026 per PTLO's latest filing, from 5.56% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 11.58% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 2.46% in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 7.01% and a median of 7.0% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin soared 2048 bps in 2022, then tumbled 597 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 4.27% in 2022, then surged by 80 bps to 7.7% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 7.49% in 2024, then retreated by 26 bps to 5.56% in 2025, then tumbled by 56 bps to 2.46% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods registered 2.46%, 5.56%, and 3.0% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | Portillo's | 391.80 Mn | 400.36 Mn | 129.37 Mn | 6.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 6.92% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.46% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 5.56% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.00% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 9.30% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.88% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 7.49% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 8.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.96% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.70% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 9.05% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 10.28% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 5.44% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 4.27% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 7.00% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 11.58% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 5.07% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | -16.21% |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 12.47% |