Portillo's (PTLO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Portillo's (PTLO) posted Return on Capital Employed of 2.68% for Q1 2026, down 13.95% sequentially from 3.11% in Q4 2025, and down 170.0% YoY from 3.82% in Q1 2025.
Portillo's (PTLO) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Portillo's has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 years, with the latest figure at 2.68% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 170.0% year-over-year to 2.68% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.68% (down 170.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 3.21%, down 123.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed declined to 2.68% in Q1 2026 per PTLO's latest filing, from 3.11% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 4.44% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 1.26% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 3.55% and a median of 3.77% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 252 bps in 2023, then plunged 170 bps in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.77% in 2022, then increased by 16 bps to 4.38% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 4.3% in 2024, then fell by 28 bps to 3.11% in 2025, then retreated by 14 bps to 2.68% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 2.68%, 3.11%, and 3.41% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 2.38% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 2.68% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 3.11% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 3.41% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 4.26% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.37% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 4.30% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 4.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.38% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 3.78% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 3.49% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 3.56% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 3.77% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.26% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.01% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.76% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.34% |