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PTLO's 12-store expansion aims high for 2025, but weak transactions and margin pressure test its growth strategy.

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portillo's, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTLO) announces the following event: What: PTLO Q2 2025 Earnings Webcast When: Tuesday, August 5 at 10 a.m.

Fast casual restaurants are seeing a boost in customers using loyalty programs through shifting economic behaviors. Flexibility, personalization, and surprise rewards are becoming central to how brands design loyalty programs.

The stock market is nearing all-time highs again, with the S&P 500 index just barely below where it traded earlier this year and its average price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) soaring back close to 30. This is, without debate, an expensive index earnings ratio compared to history.

CHICAGO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portillo's (NASDAQ: PTLO), the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its menu of Chicago-style favorites, today announced the appointment of Eugene I. Lee, Jr., a respected veteran of the restaurant industry and award-winning foodservice leader, to Portillo's Board of Directors, effective immediately.

OAK BROOK, Ill., May 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portillo's Inc. (Nasdaq: PTLO) (“Portillo's” or “The Company”), the fast-casual restaurant concept known for its menu of American classics with a Chicago twist, today announced that Portillo's leadership will appear at the following investor conferences:

Shares of Portillo's (PTLO -5.95%) plunged on Tuesday, with the stock falling as much as 10.2% in early trading. As of 11:34 a.m.

Every year, investors from around the world gather in Omaha for a chance to talk to legendary investor Warren Buffett at the annual meeting for Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.18%) (BRK.B 0.09%) shareholders. The 2025 gathering reportedly had 20,000 people in attendance, and many waited for hours for their chance to ask a question of the Oracle of Omaha.

Portillo's Q1 EPS met expectations, but revenue missed by $4.3 million, initially dropping the stock by 5% before a surge in buy orders flipped it up by 8%. Despite February's industry-wide slowdown, Portillo's saw same-store sales grow 1.8% year-over-year, driven by higher average checks per guest and its new loyalty program. The brand's expansion into the Sunbelt faces challenges due to lower brand awareness, but aggressive marketing and positive feedback on new breakfast offerings show promise.

Portillos Inc (NASDAQ:PTLO ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 6, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Kyle Nelson - Vice President, Investor Relations Michael Osanloo - President and Chief Executive Officer Michelle Hook - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Sharon Zackfia - William Blair Brian Harbour - Morgan Stanley David Tarantino - Baird Jim Salera - Stephens Inc. Andy Barish - Jefferies Chris O'Cull - Stifel Brian Mullen - Piper Sandler Dennis Geiger - UBS Arian Razai - Guggenheim Securities Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fiscal First Quarter 2025 Portillo's Conference Call and Webcast.