PTLO · Portillo's Inc.
$4.97
+0.20 (+4.19%)
At close · Aug 21
Market Cap
$377.44M
Shares
75.94M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$4.97
Open$4.83
Day$4.79–5.00
52W close$3.81–7.29
Avg vol 30d1.3M
Short int10.7M · 14.1% float · 10.5d
Short vol39%
Last earningsAug 5, 2026
DataOct 2021–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 5
Up next
Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 27, 2026
Est
filed Aug 5, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Buy
Momentum
Neutral
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Weak
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.1 · calm
Equity put/call 0.51
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−0%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
+8%
above
RSI (14)
57
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
33%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+14%
trailing
6-month return
−5%
trailing
YTD return
+9%
this year
Relative strength
−17%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $5 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-8% holders QoQ · +22 funds added
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$300.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest
Rising
14.08% of float · ▲ +5.7% MoM · 10.5 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
171 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score
77
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+3%
Y/Y
EPS growth
−41%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-18.5M
Valuation
P/E 27.6
below peers
Balance sheet
$203.0M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
52%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−48%
past year
ATR
5.1%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
Labor inflation
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
3% – 3.5%
Restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA margin
· fiscal 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
19.5% – 20.5%
General and administrative expenses
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
$78M – $82M
Adjusted EBITDA
· fiscal 2026
Non-GAAP
Initiated
$92M – $96M
Capital expenditures
· fiscal 2026
Initiated
$55M – $60M
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the 8-K filed Nov 4, 2025
Revenue
· fiscal 2025
$730M – $733M
Commodity inflation
· fiscal 2025
3% – 5%
Restaurant-level adjusted EBITDA margin
· fiscal 2025
21% – 21.5%
Labor inflation
· fiscal 2025
3% – 4%
General and administrative expenses
· fiscal 2025
$76M – $79M
Pre-opening expenses
· fiscal 2025
$9M
Adjusted EBITDA
· fiscal 2025
$90M – $94M
Capital expenditures
· fiscal 2025
$97M – $100M
General & Administrative Expenses
· Fiscal 2025
$76M – $79M
Guided vs delivered
· last 1 settled
Revenue
fiscal 2025
guided $730M – $733M
$732.07M
In line
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−0%
Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
+8%
Bullish
RSI (14)
57
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
33%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $5 › 200d $5 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Distributing
-8% holders QoQ · +22 funds added
Insider flow
Accumulating
Net +$300.0K over 90 days · 0% sells
Short interest
Rising
14.08% of float · ▲ +5.7% MoM · 10.5 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr low
171 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $4
Now $5 · 33%
Range high $7
vs 200-day avg 0%
vs 50-day avg +8%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
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| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $29.8M | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 15% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Comparable Restaurant Base | 85 | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Restaurant-Level Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $43.2M | Q2 2026 | — |
| Restaurant-Level Adjusted EBITDA Margin non-GAAP | 21.7% | Q2 FY2026 | — |
| Same-restaurant sales | 1.2% | Q2 2026 | — |
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| Total restaurants | 109 | Q2 2026 | — |
| total restaurant count | 107 | as of the filing of this press release | — |
Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Restaurants — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PTLO
this stock
Portillo's Inc.
|
$377.44M | +9.5% | +3.0% | 27.6 | 14.1% |
|
MCD
Mcdonalds Corp
|
$191.74B | -11.3% | +3.7% | 22.0 | 1.7% |
|
SBUX
Starbucks Corp
|
$122.07B | +27.2% | +2.8% | 61.9 | 3.4% |
|
CMG
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc
|
$46.69B | -0.3% | +5.4% | 33.9 | 3.1% |
|
YUM
Yum Brands Inc
|
$41.75B | +1.1% | +8.8% | 19.2 | 2.8% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Smart Money
Financials
Filings
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTLO | -3.7% | +14.3% | -5.0% | +8.8% | +9.5% |
| SPY | -1.4% | +3.6% | +11.6% | +2.5% | +12.3% |
| vs SPY | -2.3% | +10.6% | -16.5% | +6.3% | -2.8% |
Key facts
CIK
1871509
CUSIP
73642K106
13F (30d)
155 filings
151 filers
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