El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD

13.99

-0.22 (-1.55%)

Sep 25, 2026, 3:32 PM EDT - Market open

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	115.66	108.56	103.52	93.37	83.7	99.27
Operating Income	49.29	45.68	42.67	35.91	29.82	44.74
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	38.06%	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	233.86
Net Cash (Debt)	-206.12	-234.78	-260.54	-266.04	-232.39	-203.82
Net Cash Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-
Net Cash Per Share	-6.94	-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	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	23.10%	22.15%	21.88%	19.92%	17.81%	21.85%
Operating Margin	9.84%	9.32%	9.02%	7.66%	6.35%	9.85%
Pretax Margin	9.81%	7.67%	7.46%	7.46%	6.05%	8.70%
Profit Margin	6.96%	5.41%	5.43%	5.45%	4.43%	6.41%
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	Sep '26 Sep 25, 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	11.94	11.83	13.77	11.67	17.74	17.59
Forward PE	13.74	11.81	13.20	13.07	14.35	18.52
P/FCF Ratio	10.49	12.32	12.77	15.41	19.81	14.61
PS Ratio	0.86	0.64	0.75	0.64	0.79	1.13