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PTLO vs LOCO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Portillo's Inc. (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: PTLO 2
— LOCO 5
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: LOCO
LAST: $4.96 (+10.96%) • MKT CAP: $376.7M
fcf-yield
-4.92%
LAST: $15.37 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $467.8M
fcf-yield
5.44%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (PTLO VS. LOCO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | PTLO | LOCO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.90% | 11.70% | -6.80 | LOCO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 5.1x | 7.5x | -2.40 | PTLO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | -4.92% | 5.44% | -10.36 | LOCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 6.00% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.90% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 3.00% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.70 | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | LOCO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 64.3 | 53.4 | +10.91 | PTLO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.6x | 16.5x | +0.10 | LOCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $376.7M | $467.8M | -$91.1M | LOCO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | PTLO REV | LOCO REV | PTLO GROSS % | LOCO GROSS % | PTLO FCF | LOCO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $732.1M | $0 | — | — | -$18.5M | $25.4M |
| FY 2024 | $710.6M | $0 | — | — | $9.8M | $27.7M |
| FY 2023 | $679.9M | $0 | — | — | $70.8M | $40.7M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
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