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Portillo's Inc. PTLO
Portillo's Inc. (PTLO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $732.1M at a 2.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.089 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.039 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.027 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.448 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTLO | Portillo's Inc. | 3/9 | 0.2 | 18.6 | +3% |
| WING | Wingstop Inc. | 5/9 | -0.55 | 25.4 | +11.4% |
| STKS | ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.96 | — | +19.7% |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 27.3 | +8.2% |
| NDLS | NOODLES & Co | 3/9 | -4.87 | — | +0.4% |
| LOCO | El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 8/9 | 1.09 | 19.3 | +3.6% |
| BH | Biglari Holdings Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +9.2% |
About Portillo's Inc.
Portillo's Inc. owns and operates fast casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers Chicago-style hot dogs and sausages, Italian beef sandwiches, char-grilled burgers, chopped salads, crinkle-cut and cheese fries, homemade chocolate cakes, and chocolate cake shake. It also operates a food truck under The Beef Bus name; and a ghost kitchen. In addition, the company provides delivery services through its application and website, as well as third-party delivery platforms. Further, it sells gift cards. Portillo's Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.
FAQ
Is PTLO financially healthy?
Portillo's Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does PTLO pay a dividend?
No, Portillo's Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is PTLO?
In FY2025, Portillo's Inc. had a net margin of 2.6% and a return on equity of 3.9%.
Is PTLO overvalued or undervalued?
Portillo's Inc. trades at about 17.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 20.9×–90.2×, median 42.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for PTLO?
The average Wall-Street price target for Portillo's Inc. is $6.38, about 33.9% above the recent price, from 10 analysts.
Is PTLO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Portillo's Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 18.6×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-28. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.