Potbelly Co

Company Profile

Potbelly Co had its IPO on 2013-10-04 under the ticker symbol PBPB.

The company operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector and Restaurants industry. Potbelly Co has a staff strength of 6,000 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Potbelly Co opened at $7.85 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $7.8 - $7.93, and closed at $7.89.

This is a 0% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 93,553 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Potbelly Co have slipped by -1.13%.

Potbelly Co's Key Ratios

Potbelly Co has a market cap of $231.32 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 144.8768 and a price to sales ratio of 0.3613.

In the last 12-months Potbelly Co’s revenue was $482.69 million with a gross profit of $126.19 million and an EBITDA of $21.37 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Potbelly Co's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Potbelly Co’s operating margin was 2.03% while its return on assets stood at 2.43% with a return of equity of 50.77%.

In Q2, Potbelly Co’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 250% while revenue growth was a positive 9.2%.

Potbelly Co’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

17.9318

PEG

1.9

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.44 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of 1.9. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Potbelly Co’s profitability.

Potbelly Co stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.7922 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 25.4043. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.3613.

Potbelly Co stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$256.87 million

Total Liabilities

$74.18 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-2703000.00

Capital Expenditure

$3.97 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Potbelly Co ended 2025 with $256.87 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $256.87 million while shareholder equity stood at $7.44 million.

Potbelly Co ended 2025 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $74.18 million in other current liabilities, 389000.00 in common stock, $-338027000.00 in retained earnings and $2.12 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $34.26 million and cash and short-term investments were $34.26 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $28,785,000 while long-term debt stood at $21.11 million.

Potbelly Co’s total current assets stands at $52.42 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $8.28 million compared to accounts payable of $9.75 million and inventory worth $3.53 million.

In 2025, Potbelly Co's operating cash flow was $-2703000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $3.97 million.

Comparatively, Potbelly Co paid $0 in dividends in 2025.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$7.89

52-Week High

$11.14

52-Week Low

$4.31

Analyst Target Price

$6

Potbelly Co stock is currently trading at $7.89 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $11.14 and a 52-week low of $11.14. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $6.

Its 50-day moving average was $8.67 and 200-day moving average was $7.93 The short ratio stood at 5.65 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 2316.9% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 6659.7% are held by institutions.