El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD

14.80

-0.39 (-2.57%)

Nov 12, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - 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	Sep '26 Sep 30, 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	505.58	490.05	473.01	468.66	469.96	454.36
Revenue Growth	5.15%	3.60%	0.93%	-0.28%	3.43%	6.64%
Gross Profit	116.6	108.56	103.52	93.37	83.7	99.27
Operating Income	59.31	45.68	42.67	35.91	29.82	44.74
Net Income	34.38	26.49	25.68	25.55	20.8	29.12
Earnings Per Share	1.15	0.90	0.86	0.74	0.57	0.80
EPS Growth	29.54%	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	Sep '26 Sep 30, 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	3.42	6.23	2.48	7.29	20.49	30.05
Total Debt	217.14	241.01	263.02	273.33	252.88	233.86
Net Cash (Debt)	-213.73	-234.78	-260.54	-266.04	-232.39	-203.82
Net Cash Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Cash Per Share	-7.15	-7.99	-8.67	-7.74	-6.35	-5.59

Cash Flow & CapEx

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Period Ending	Sep '26 Sep 30, 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	66.52	48.08	46.78	40.69	38.55	52.1
Capital Expenditures	-34.91	-22.64	-19.08	-21.33	-19.92	-17.04
Free Cash Flow	31.6	25.44	27.7	19.36	18.63	35.06
Free Cash Flow Growth	47.08%	-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	Sep '26 Sep 30, 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	23.06%	22.15%	21.88%	19.92%	17.81%	21.85%
Operating Margin	11.73%	9.32%	9.02%	7.66%	6.35%	9.85%
Pretax Margin	9.58%	7.67%	7.46%	7.46%	6.05%	8.70%
Profit Margin	6.80%	5.41%	5.43%	5.45%	4.43%	6.41%
FCF Margin	6.25%	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	Nov '26 Nov 13, 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	12.86	11.83	13.77	11.67	17.74	17.59
Forward PE	14.15	11.81	13.20	13.07	14.35	18.52
P/FCF Ratio	14.15	12.32	12.77	15.41	19.81	14.61
PS Ratio	0.88	0.64	0.75	0.64	0.79	1.13