Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Portillo's' Operating Margin was 6.92% in Q2 2026, down 2.38 percentage points from 9.30% a year earlier but up 4.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Portillo's' Operating Margin was 4.55% through Jun 28, 2026, down 3.39 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.97%, down 2.20 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -6.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 8.17% in FY2024 (+0.01 pp), 8.15% in FY2023 (+1.12 pp), 7.03% in FY2022 (+1.42 pp) and 5.61% in FY2021 (-6.97 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -16.21% (Q4 2021) and 12.47% (Q3 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 20.48 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 29.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, PTLO's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 2.46% (Q1 2026), 5.56% (Q4 2025) and 3.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic 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% |
Portillo's Inc. Operating Margin API
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