El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD

15.45

+0.25 (1.64%)

Aug 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

El Pollo Loco Holdings Financials Overview

Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Revenue & Profits

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jul '26 Jul 1, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 25, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 27, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 28, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 29, 2021
Revenue	500.79	490.05	473.01	468.66	469.96	454.36
Revenue Growth	4.40%	3.60%	0.93%	-0.28%	3.43%	6.64%
Gross Profit	161.41	156.32	145.82	132.1	119.87	132.1
Operating Income	109.79	42.05	41.09	38.97	30.12	44.4
Net Income	34.86	26.49	25.68	25.55	20.8	29.12
Earnings Per Share	1.17	0.90	0.86	0.74	0.57	0.80
EPS Growth	39.29%	4.65%	16.22%	29.83%	-28.75%	17.65%

Cash & Debt

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jul '26 Jul 1, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 25, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 27, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 28, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 29, 2021
Cash & Investments	13.28	6.23	2.48	7.29	20.49	30.05
Total Debt	219.4	241.01	263.02	273.33	252.88	233.47
Net Cash (Debt)	-206.12	-234.78	-260.54	-266.04	-232.39	-203.42
Net Cash Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Cash Per Share	-6.95	-7.99	-8.67	-7.74	-6.35	-5.58

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jul '26 Jul 1, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 25, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 27, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 28, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 29, 2021
Operating Cash Flow	73.94	48.08	46.78	40.69	38.55	52.1
Capital Expenditures	-32.94	-22.64	-19.08	-21.33	-19.92	-17.04
Free Cash Flow	41.01	25.44	27.7	19.36	18.63	35.06
Free Cash Flow Growth	97.96%	-8.15%	43.11%	3.89%	-46.85%	3.55%

Margins

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Jul '26 Jul 1, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 25, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 27, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 28, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 29, 2021
Gross Margin	32.23%	31.90%	30.83%	28.19%	25.51%	29.07%
Operating Margin	21.92%	8.58%	8.69%	8.32%	6.41%	9.77%
Pretax Margin	21.22%	7.67%	7.43%	7.31%	5.96%	9.36%
Profit Margin	18.37%	5.40%	5.40%	5.32%	4.24%	7.08%
FCF Margin	8.19%	5.19%	5.86%	4.13%	3.96%	7.72%

Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Aug '26 Aug 14, 2026	Dec '25 Dec 31, 2025	Dec '24 Dec 25, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 27, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 28, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 29, 2021
PE Ratio	13.19	11.62	13.73	12.23	17.47	17.51
Forward PE	15.17	11.81	13.20	13.07	14.35	18.52
P/FCF Ratio	11.47	12.32	12.72	14.66	19.78	14.63
PS Ratio	0.94	0.64	0.75	0.61	0.78	1.13