El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.(LOCO)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

LOCO•NASDAQ

$13.38

$401M mkt cap·14.9× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026

SectorConsumer Cyclical IndustryRestaurants Sub-IndustryQuick-Service Food Chains

AboutEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. As of May 04, 2022, the company operated 480 restaurants comprising 189 company-operated and 291 franchised restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses one restaurant in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.Show more

Revenue$490M+3.6%
EBITDA$58M+2.0%
Net Income$26M+3.1%
EPS (Diluted)0.90+4.7%
Gross Margin17.21%-21.4%
EBITDA Margin11.84%-1.6%
Operating Margin8.58%-1.4%
Net Margin5.4%-0.5%
ROE9.6%-4.4%
ROIC7.36%+23.7%
Debt/Equity0.18-82.6%
Interest Coverage9.41+34.8%

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LOCO Key Insights

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 80 (top 20%)
✓Trading at only 1.4x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Negative free cash flow

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

LOCO Price & Volume

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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LOCO Growth Metrics

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years3.27%

5 Years2.84%

3 Years1.4%

TTM3.6%

Profit CAGR

10 Years0.97%

5 Years1.59%

3 Years8.39%

TTM3.12%

EPS CAGR

10 Years3.8%

5 Years5.77%

3 Years16.45%

TTM5.88%

Return on Capital

10 Years5.88%

5 Years7.38%

3 Years7.86%

Last Year8.06%

LOCO Recent Earnings

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →

●Beat EPS 10/12 qtrs (83%)●Beat Revenue 10/12 qtrs (83%)

Q2 2026Latest

Mar 12, 2026

EPS

$0.25

Est $0.21

+19.0%

Revenue

$124M

Est $123M

+0.8%

Q4 2025

Oct 30, 2025

EPS

$0.27

Est $0.23

+17.4%

Revenue

$122M

Est $122M

-0.5%

Q3 2025

Jul 31, 2025

EPS

$0.28

Est $0.25

+12.0%

Revenue

$126M

Est $125M

+0.8%

Q2 2025

May 1, 2025

EPS

$0.19

Est $0.20

-5.0%

Revenue

$119M

Est $118M

+0.8%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	Mar 12, 2026	$0.25vs $0.21+19.0%	$124Mvs $123M+0.8%
Q4 2025	Oct 30, 2025	$0.27vs $0.23+17.4%	$122Mvs $122M-0.5%
Q3 2025	Jul 31, 2025	$0.28vs $0.25+12.0%	$126Mvs $125M+0.8%
Q2 2025	May 1, 2025	$0.19vs $0.20-5.0%	$119Mvs $118M+0.8%

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Compare LOCO vs Peers

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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LOCO Income Statement

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Sales/Revenue	401.7M	435.83M	442.33M	426.09M	454.36M	469.96M	468.66M	473.01M	490.05M
Revenue Growth %	5.68%	8.5%	1.49%	-3.67%	6.64%	3.43%	-0.28%	0.93%	3.6%
Cost of Goods Sold	305.45M	339.37M	345.58M	332.41M	355.09M	386.26M	375.3M	369.49M	282.21M
COGS % of Revenue	76.04%	77.87%	78.13%	78.02%	78.15%	82.19%	80.08%	78.12%	57.59%
Gross Profit	96.25M▲ 0%	96.45M▲ 0.2%	96.75M▲ 0.3%	93.67M▼ 3.2%	99.27M▲ 6.0%	83.7M▼ 15.7%	93.37M▲ 11.6%	103.52M▲ 10.9%	84.32M▼ 18.5%
Gross Margin %	23.96%	22.13%	21.87%	21.98%	21.85%	17.81%	19.92%	21.88%	17.21%
Gross Profit Growth %	2.56%	0.21%	0.3%	-3.17%	5.98%	-15.69%	11.55%	10.87%	-18.54%
Operating Expenses	56.65M	68.09M	58.42M	60.12M	57.94M	53.51M	53.58M	62.35M	50.26M
OpEx % of Revenue	14.1%	15.62%	13.21%	14.11%	12.75%	11.39%	11.43%	13.18%	10.26%
Selling, General & Admin	38.52M	50.26M	37.21M	35.92M	39.85M	39.09M	42.02M	46.27M	50.26M
SG&A % of Revenue	9.59%	11.53%	8.41%	8.43%	8.77%	8.32%	8.97%	9.78%	10.26%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	5.57M	761K	21.21M	24.2M	18.09M	14.42M	11.55M	16.08M	0
Operating Income	6.82M▲ 0%	-9.46M▼ 238.6%	38.33M▲ 505.1%	33.56M▼ 12.4%	41.34M▲ 23.2%	30.12M▼ 27.1%	39.79M▲ 32.1%	41.17M▲ 3.5%	42.05M▲ 2.1%
Operating Margin %	1.7%	-2.17%	8.66%	7.88%	9.1%	6.41%	8.49%	8.7%	8.58%
Operating Income Growth %	-80.29%	-238.64%	505.09%	-12.45%	23.18%	-27.13%	32.11%	3.46%	2.13%
EBITDA	24.95M	8.36M	56.18M	50.43M	56.51M	44.54M	55.03M	56.88M	58.01M
EBITDA Margin %	6.21%	1.92%	12.7%	11.84%	12.44%	9.48%	11.74%	12.03%	11.84%
EBITDA Growth %	-50.77%	-66.48%	571.7%	-10.23%	12.05%	-21.19%	23.55%	3.38%	1.98%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	18.13M	17.82M	17.86M	16.88M	15.18M	14.42M	15.23M	15.72M	15.97M
EBIT	39.6M	-8.69M	41.68M	33.42M	41.28M	30.56M	39.69M	41.19M	31.73M
Net Interest Income	-3.28M	-3.5M	-3.69M	-3.29M	-1.82M	-1.68M	-4.81M	-5.9M	-3.5M
Interest Income	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	3.28M	3.5M	3.69M	3.29M	1.82M	1.68M	4.81M	5.9M	4.47M
Other Income/Expense	2.29M	-2.74M	-3.69M	-3.43M	-1.88M	-1.24M	-4.91M	-5.88M	-4.47M
Pretax Income	9.12M▲ 0%	-12.2M▼ 233.9%	34.64M▲ 383.9%	30.13M▼ 13.0%	39.45M▲ 31.0%	28.88M▼ 26.8%	34.88M▲ 20.8%	35.29M▲ 1.2%	37.58M▲ 6.5%
Pretax Margin %	2.27%	-2.8%	7.83%	7.07%	8.68%	6.14%	7.44%	7.46%	7.67%
Income Tax	497K	-3.21M	9.74M	5.65M	10.33M	8.08M	9.32M	9.61M	11.09M
Effective Tax Rate %	5.45%	26.29%	28.12%	18.76%	26.19%	27.97%	26.73%	27.22%	29.51%
Net Income	8.62M▲ 0%	-8.99M▼ 204.4%	24.9M▲ 376.9%	24.47M▼ 1.7%	29.12M▲ 19.0%	20.8M▼ 28.6%	25.55M▲ 22.8%	25.68M▲ 0.5%	26.49M▲ 3.1%
Net Margin %	2.15%	-2.06%	5.63%	5.74%	6.41%	4.43%	5.45%	5.43%	5.4%
Net Income Growth %	-53%	-204.35%	376.85%	-1.71%	18.99%	-28.57%	22.85%	0.51%	3.12%
Net Income (Continuing)	8.62M	-8.99M	24.9M	24.47M	29.12M	20.8M	25.55M	25.68M	26.49M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	0.22▲ 0%	-0.23▼ 204.5%	0.67▲ 391.3%	0.68▲ 1.5%	0.80▲ 17.6%	0.57▼ 28.8%	0.74▲ 29.8%	0.86▲ 16.2%	0.90▲ 4.7%
EPS Growth %	-53.19%	-204.55%	391.3%	1.49%	17.65%	-28.75%	29.82%	16.22%	4.65%
EPS (Basic)	0.22	-0.23	0.68	0.70	0.81	0.57	0.75	0.86	0.91
Diluted Shares Outstanding	39.09M	38.57M	37.44M	35.8M	36.45M	36.58M	34.37M	30.04M	29.51M
Basic Shares Outstanding	38.45M	38.57M	36.74M	35.19M	35.97M	36.35M	34.25M	29.85M	29.26M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	267.17%	-	-	-

LOCO Balance Sheet

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Total Current Assets	20.73M	22.05M	24.68M	31.67M	49.5M	37.45M	25.13M	19.89M	6.23M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	8.55M	6.97M	8.07M	13.22M	30.05M	20.49M	7.29M	2.48M	6.23M
Cash Only	8.55M	6.97M	8.07M	13.22M	30.05M	20.49M	7.29M	2.48M	6.23M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	7.21M	9.6M	8.88M	12.48M	13.41M	10.85M	10.3M	9.96M	0
Days Sales Outstanding	6.55	8.04	7.33	10.7	10.77	8.43	8.02	7.69	-
Inventory	2.29M	2.48M	2.01M	2.1M	2.32M	2.44M	1.91M	1.94M	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	2.74	2.67	2.12	2.31	2.38	2.31	1.86	1.91	-
Other Current Assets	0	0	5.72M	3.87M	3.73M	3.66M	5.63M	5.51M	0
Total Non-Current Assets	421.98M	428.18M	600.07M	573.55M	564.28M	559.77M	567.17M	636.46M	600.42M
Property, Plant & Equipment	102.83M	104.16M	284.17M	258.43M	249.28M	245.76M	253.56M	258.14M	0
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.91x	4.18x	1.56x	1.65x	1.82x	1.91x	1.85x	1.83x	-
Goodwill	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M	248.67M
Intangible Assets	62.27M	62.17M	61.89M	61.89M	61.89M	61.89M	61.89M	61.89M	0
Long-Term Investments	0	0	360K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	1.04M	1.47M	1.27M	1.39M	2.19M	2.94M	3.04M	67.76M	351.75M
Total Assets	442.71M▲ 0%	450.23M▲ 1.7%	624.75M▲ 38.8%	605.22M▼ 3.1%	613.79M▲ 1.4%	597.22M▼ 2.7%	592.3M▼ 0.8%	592.01M▼ 0.0%	606.65M▲ 2.5%
Asset Turnover	0.91x	0.97x	0.71x	0.70x	0.74x	0.79x	0.79x	0.80x	0.81x
Asset Growth %	-6.07%	1.7%	38.76%	-3.13%	1.42%	-2.7%	-0.82%	-0.05%	2.47%
Total Current Liabilities	47.33M	82.9M	73.96M	66.41M	74.58M	68.51M	72.58M	75.66M	79.08M
Accounts Payable	12.31M	9.56M	5.63M	7.47M	10.63M	12.74M	12.54M	12.09M	0
Days Payables Outstanding	14.71	10.29	5.94	8.2	10.92	12.04	12.2	11.94	-
Short-Term Debt	132K	0	16.44M	19.98M	20.1M	0	0	0	17.76M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	2.32M	2.51M	3.01M	4.01M	5.95M	0	0	0	0
Other Current Liabilities	19.25M	53.46M	40.27M	24.79M	25.48M	7.72M	10.61M	8.89M	61.32M
Current Ratio	0.44x	0.27x	0.33x	0.48x	0.66x	0.55x	0.35x	0.26x	0.08x
Quick Ratio	0.39x	0.24x	0.31x	0.45x	0.63x	0.51x	0.32x	0.24x	0.08x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-5.42	0.42	3.51	4.8	2.23	-1.3	-2.32	-2.34	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities	120.44M	102.09M	305.23M	261.23M	228.58M	247.56M	269.02M	255.69M	236.49M
Long-Term Debt	93M	74M	97M	62.8M	40M	66M	84M	71M	51M
Capital Lease Obligations	184K	116K	197.57M	180.35M	173.36M	166.78M	169.7M	172.11M	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	17.96M	1.67M	5.23M	5.46M	8.52M	8.88M	6.36M	7.61M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	27.25M	27.97M	8.98M	7.73M	4.06M	6.26M	6.45M	27K	56.63M
Total Liabilities	167.76M	184.99M	379.19M	327.64M	303.16M	316.07M	341.61M	331.35M	315.57M
Total Debt	93.32M	74.18M	311.01M	263.13M	233.47M	252.88M	273.33M	263.02M	51M
Net Debt	84.77M	67.22M	302.94M	249.91M	203.42M	232.39M	266.04M	260.54M	44.77M
Debt / Equity	0.34x	0.28x	1.27x	0.95x	0.75x	0.90x	1.09x	1.01x	0.18x
Debt / EBITDA	3.74x	8.87x	5.54x	5.22x	4.13x	5.68x	4.97x	4.62x	0.88x
Net Debt / EBITDA	3.40x	8.04x	5.39x	4.96x	3.60x	5.22x	4.83x	4.58x	0.77x
Interest Coverage	2.08x	-2.70x	10.39x	10.19x	22.66x	17.96x	8.27x	6.98x	9.41x
Total Equity	274.95M▲ 0%	265.24M▼ 3.5%	245.57M▼ 7.4%	277.58M▲ 13.0%	310.62M▲ 11.9%	281.15M▼ 9.5%	250.7M▼ 10.8%	260.67M▲ 4.0%	291.08M▲ 11.7%
Equity Growth %	3.68%	-3.53%	-7.42%	13.04%	11.9%	-9.49%	-10.83%	3.98%	11.67%
Book Value per Share	7.03	6.88	6.56	7.75	8.52	7.69	7.29	8.68	9.87
Total Shareholders' Equity	274.95M	265.24M	245.57M	277.58M	310.62M	281.15M	250.7M	260.67M	291.08M
Common Stock	387K	390K	351K	364K	365K	370K	313K	298K	299K
Retained Earnings	-98.43M	-110.89M	-85.99M	-61.51M	-32.39M	-11.59M	13.96M	18.91M	43.55M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-106.52M	-144.03M	253K	-833K	-290K	126K	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

LOCO Cash Flow Statement

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'17	Dec'18	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Dec'25
Cash from Operations	53.67M	45.44M	36.13M	40.55M	52.1M	38.55M	40.69M	46.78M	-9.4M
Operating CF Margin %	13.36%	10.43%	8.17%	9.52%	11.47%	8.2%	8.68%	9.89%	-1.92%
Operating CF Growth %	8.87%	-15.33%	-20.48%	12.21%	28.49%	-26.01%	5.55%	14.97%	-120.1%
Net Income	8.62M	-8.99M	24.9M	24.47M	29.12M	20.8M	25.55M	25.68M	12.02M
Depreciation & Amortization	18.13M	17.82M	17.86M	16.88M	15.18M	14.42M	15.23M	15.72M	4.13M
Stock-Based Compensation	1.06M	2M	2.47M	3.09M	3.22M	3.49M	2.96M	3.93M	6.44M
Deferred Taxes	-5.32M	-4.19M	9.63M	4.15M	1.01M	4.16M	906K	-2.86M	659K
Other Non-Cash Items	34.63M	10.16M	9.13M	4.13M	2.79M	138K	-2.92M	487K	-30.69M
Working Capital Changes	-3.44M	28.63M	-27.86M	-12.17M	782K	-4.46M	-1.05M	3.82M	-1.97M
Change in Receivables	-4.39M	28.3M	1.09M	-1.16M	-3.44M	3.32M	-216K	677K	-3.59M
Change in Inventory	-177K	-190K	338K	-92K	-218K	-125K	531K	-27K	-34K
Change in Payables	1.09M	482K	-3.19M	666K	2.53M	3.98M	-3.96M	-544K	-3.55M
Cash from Investing	-36.24M	-27.8M	-10.67M	-6.69M	-12.48M	-18.91M	-13.45M	-18.94M	1.65M
Capital Expenditures	-36.24M	-27.8M	-15.44M	-6.69M	-17.04M	-19.92M	-21.33M	-19.08M	1.65M
CapEx % of Revenue	9.02%	6.38%	3.49%	1.57%	3.75%	4.24%	4.55%	4.03%	0.34%
Acquisitions	0	0	4.77M	0	4.56M	1M	7.72M	0	0
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	0	0	0	0	0	0	163K	141K	0
Cash from Financing	-11.05M	-19.22M	-24.36M	-28.71M	-22.79M	-29.19M	-40.45M	-32.65M	4.93M
Debt Issued (Net)	-11.14M	-19.82M	22.93M	-34.24M	-22.95M	25.84M	17.84M	-13.21M	0
Equity Issued (Net)	0	856K	-1000K	0	0	0	-1000K	-1000K	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	-55.57M	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	0	-981K	-48.38M	0	0	0	-59.22M	-20.55M	0
Other Financing	93K	-252K	1.08M	5.53M	161K	549K	1.17M	1.12M	4.93M
Net Change in Cash	6.38M▲ 0%	-1.58M▼ 124.8%	1.1M▲ 169.6%	5.15M▲ 367.7%	16.83M▲ 226.8%	-9.55M▼ 156.8%	-13.21M▼ 38.2%	-4.8M▲ 63.6%	0▲ 100.0%
Free Cash Flow	17.43M▲ 0%	17.64M▲ 1.2%	20.7M▲ 17.3%	33.86M▲ 63.6%	35.06M▲ 3.5%	18.63M▼ 46.9%	19.36M▲ 3.9%	27.7M▲ 43.1%	-7.75M▼ 128.0%
FCF Margin %	4.34%	4.05%	4.68%	7.95%	7.72%	3.96%	4.13%	5.86%	-1.58%
FCF Growth %	46.63%	1.19%	17.32%	63.59%	3.55%	-46.85%	3.89%	43.11%	-127.99%
FCF per Share	0.45	0.46	0.55	0.95	0.96	0.51	0.56	0.92	-0.26
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	6.23x	-5.05x	1.45x	1.66x	1.79x	1.85x	1.59x	1.82x	-0.35x
Interest Paid	3.31M	3.39M	3.65M	2.96M	1.07M	1.45M	4.82M	5.89M	0
Taxes Paid	336K	183K	558K	4.22M	5.97M	5.1M	7.72M	10.35M	0

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Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	7.19%	3.19%	-3.33%	9.75%	9.36%	9.9%	7.03%	9.61%	10.05%	9.6%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.12%	1.41%	-2.05%	6.53%	4.68%	5.95%	4.4%	5.79%	5.95%	7.36%
Gross Margin	24.69%	23.96%	22.13%	21.87%	21.98%	21.85%	17.81%	19.92%	21.88%	17.21%
Net Margin	4.82%	2.15%	-2.06%	5.63%	5.74%	6.41%	4.43%	5.45%	5.43%	5.4%
Debt / Equity	0.39x	0.34x	0.28x	1.27x	0.95x	0.75x	0.90x	1.09x	1.01x	0.18x
Interest Coverage	10.98x	2.08x	-2.70x	10.39x	10.19x	22.66x	17.96x	8.27x	6.98x	9.41x
FCF Conversion	2.69x	6.23x	-5.05x	1.45x	1.66x	1.79x	1.85x	1.59x	1.82x	-0.35x
Revenue Growth	7.06%	5.68%	8.5%	1.49%	-3.67%	6.64%	3.43%	-0.28%	0.93%	3.6%

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Mar 12, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Jan 28, 2026·SEC

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Dec 15, 2025·SEC

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Mar 13, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Mar 7, 2025·SEC

FY 2024

Mar 8, 2024·SEC

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FY 2025

Oct 31, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Aug 1, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

May 2, 2025·SEC

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reported $490.0M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 67% increase from $293.6M in 2012.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) grew revenue by 3.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

Yes, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) is profitable, generating $26.5M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (5.4% net margin).

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 9.6%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) generated $20.4M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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