Casual restaurant chain Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025 as sales rose 3.6% year on year to $188.5 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.12 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Portillo’s Q2 2025 earnings miss revenue estimates, triggering a 14% pre-market drop. EPS met expectations, but weak sales growth raises concerns. Full-year outlook remains cautious.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after a surprisingly weak U.S. jobs report and renewed fears over international trade policy fueled concerns about a slowdown in consumer spending.
Quarterly earnings results are a good time to check in on a company’s progress, especially compared to its peers in the same sector. Today we are looking at Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) and the best and worst performers in the traditional fast food industry.
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This leaves little room for error if demand dries up, and it seems like the market has some reservations as the industry has tumbled by 7.2% over the past six months. This performance was discouraging since the S&P 500 held its ground.
Casual restaurant chain Portillo’s (NASDAQ:PTLO) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales rose 6.4% year on year to $176.4 million. Its GAAP profit of $0.05 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.
Portillo’s stock price has taken a beating over the past six months, shedding 20.5% of its value and falling to $10.59 per share. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
As the Q4 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the traditional fast food industry, including Restaurant Brands (NYSE:QSR) and its peers.
