LCID
Lucid Group, Inc.
LCID has the edge over PTLO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PTLO
Portillo's Inc.
PTLO has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
LCID Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
LCID's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
PTLO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
PTLO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
LCID PE Valuation
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PTLO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $4.20 | -37% |
| Forward | 26x | $6.68 | — |
| Fair | 27x | $5.84 | -13% |
| Current | 30x | $6.68 | — |
| Expensive | 64x | $14.12 | +111% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PTLO's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
LCID Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect LCID's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PTLO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PTLO's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
LCID Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$13.08 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.65 | -$2.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$13.15 | -$1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.09 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.51 | +$2.49 |
| Q2 2025 | -$11.30 | +$0.40 |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.90 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.50 | +$1.10 |
LCID is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $13.08 per share over the past year, against $16.50 at its worst in mid-2023.
PTLO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.25 | +16% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.22 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.18 | -60% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.21 | -51% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.27 | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.36 | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.45 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.43 | +4.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.46 | +44% |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LCID Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $350.3M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $405.3M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $282.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $522.7M | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $336.6M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $259.4M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $235M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $234.5M | +49% |
LCID has the edge over PTLO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -245% | +35 points |
| Q2 2026 | -267% | +43 points |
| Q1 2026 | -350% | -56 points |
| Q4 2025 | -204% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | -280% | +105 points |
| Q2 2025 | -310% | +83 points |
| Q1 2025 | -294% | +128 points |
| Q4 2024 | -313% | +156 points |
LCID's operating margin was −245% last quarter, up 35 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2020.
PTLO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $194.1M | +7% |
| Q2 2026 | $199M | +5.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $182.6M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $185.7M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $181.4M | +1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $188.5M | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $176.4M | +6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $184.6M | -1.7% |
PTLO's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $194M last quarter, up 7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.1% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.9% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.5% | -0.2 points |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LCID Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1B | -$84.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.5B | -$463.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.4B | -$849M |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.2B | -$417.1M |
| Q3 2025 | -$955.5M | -$333M |
| Q2 2025 | -$1B | -$271.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$589.9M | +$125.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$824.8M | -$77.6M |
LCID has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$5.2B over the past year, against −$3.4B the year before.
PTLO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.8M | +$21.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $5.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | -$907K | +$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.2M | -$3.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$5M | -164% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2M | -67% |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.6M | -$1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.6M | +$7.5M |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LCID Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.3% | +12.5M shares |
| 1 year | +26% | +82.4M shares |
| 3 years | +73% | +166M shares |
LCID has 395M diluted shares, up 26% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | $2.2M |
| Q1 2020 | — |
PTLO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +262K shares |
| 1 year | -0.7% | -541K shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +14.7M shares |
| 5 years | +119% | +39.9M shares |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
LCID Net Leverage
LCID's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PTLO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
PTLO's net debt is about 4.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
LCID Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.1 | Oversold |
LCID's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 7 (oversold).
PTLO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.6 | Overbought |
PTLO's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
LCID PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
LCID has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PTLO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PTLO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 18x | 68% above |
| PE % | 59 | 56 | 3 pts above |
PTLO is trading at 30x earnings, a 68% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
LCID Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.53 | 7.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $4.88 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.33 | 56% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.4 | 79% below |
| 200 week MA | $31.9 | 90% below |
LCID is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 90% below its 200-week average.
PTLO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.76 | 40% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.64 | 44% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.93 | 35% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.39 | 9.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $11.5 | 42% below |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LCID Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $98.9 | $100.4 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | $100.4 | $376.4 | +275% |
| 2022 | $376.4 | $67.0 | -82% |
| 2023 | $67.0 | $42.1 | -37% |
| 2024 | $42.1 | $32.0 | -24% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $11.4 | -64% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.4 | $3.25 | -72% |
LCID has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 72% so far in 2026.
PTLO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37.4 | $38.3 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | $38.3 | $17.2 | -55% |
| 2023 | $17.2 | $15.9 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | $15.9 | $8.98 | -44% |
| 2025 | $8.98 | $4.71 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.71 | $6.68 | +42% |
PTLO has the edge over LCID on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.