Portillo's (PTLO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026)
Portillo's (PTLO) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.01% for Q2 2026, down 1.60 percentage points from 5.62% a year earlier and down 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Portillo's (PTLO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Portillo's posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.68%, down 1.52 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of +1.17 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 6.20% in FY2024 (-0.26 pp), 6.46% in FY2023 (+1.46 pp), 5.00% in FY2022 (+1.48 pp) and 3.51% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q3 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q3 2023 (a gain of 4.15 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2025 (a drop of 1.81 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 4.14% (Q1 2026), 4.66% (Q4 2025) and 4.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 164.13 Bn | 158.95 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 25.90% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.97 Bn | 95.60 Bn | - | 31.38% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.04 Bn | 37.02 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.16 Bn | 34.04 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 54.94% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.42 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 12.13% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.67 Bn | 21.77 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 41.06% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 12.13% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 13.79 Bn | 8.16 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 16.46% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.24 Bn | 9.60 Bn | - | 26.02% |
| 10 | Portillo's | 266.51 Mn | 213.89 Mn | - | 4.01% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2026 | 4.01% |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 4.14% |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 4.66% |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 4.83% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 5.62% |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.65% |
| Dec 29, 2024 | 6.15% |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.49% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.50% |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 5.76% |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 5.71% |
| Mar 26, 2023 | 5.41% |
| Dec 25, 2022 | 4.93% |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 1.61% |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 2.36% |
| Mar 27, 2022 | 2.77% |
| Dec 26, 2021 | 3.50% |
API Access
Portillo's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PTLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "PTLO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=PTLO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();