El Pollo Loco Holdings Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 5 analysts polled by S&P Global, El Pollo Loco Holdings stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $17.88. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 6.30% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $15 (-10.82%) and the highest is $22.5 (+33.77%).

Price Target: $17.88 (+6.30%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$15	$17.88	$17	$22.5
Change	-10.82%	+6.30%	+1.07%	+33.77%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '25	Jan '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26
Strong Buy	2	2	3	3	3	3
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	3	3	2	2	2	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	5	5	5	5

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Matt Curtis D.A. Davidson	D.A. Davidson	Hold Reiterates $15	Hold	Reiterates	$15	-10.82%	Jun 16, 2026
Todd Brooks Benchmark Co.	Benchmark Co.	Buy Maintains $14 → $18	Buy	Maintains	$14 → $18	+7.02%	May 8, 2026
Jeremy Hamblin Craig-Hallum	Craig-Hallum	Buy Reiterates $20 → $23	Buy	Reiterates	$20 → $23	+33.77%	May 8, 2026
Sharon Zackfia William Blair	William Blair	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	May 8, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

503.77M

from 490.05M

2.80%

from 490.05M

Revenue Next Year

524.22M

from 503.77M

4.06%

from 503.77M

EPS This Year

0.97

from 0.98

-0.82%

from 0.98

EPS Next Year

1.08

from 0.97

11.52%

from 0.97

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 29, 2021	Dec 28, 2022	Dec 27, 2023	Dec 25, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	454.36M	469.96M	468.66M	473.01M	490.05M	503.77M
Revenue Growth	6.64%	3.43%	-0.28%	0.93%	3.60%	2.80%
Gross Profit	99.27M	83.70M	93.37M	103.52M	108.56M	93.20M
Gross Margin	21.85%	17.81%	19.92%	21.88%	22.15%	18.50%
Operating Income	44.74M	29.82M	35.91M	42.67M	45.68M	43.51M
Net Income	29.12M	20.80M	25.55M	25.68M	26.49M	28.80M
EPS	-	-	-	-	0.98	0.97
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	10.11%	-0.82%
Forward PE	18.52	14.35	13.07	13.20	11.81	17.30
Free Cash Flow	35.47M	12.35M	20.53M	26.98M	28.27M	17.74M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	5

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	506.5M
Avg	503.8M
Low	501.4M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	3.4%
Avg	2.8%
Low	2.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	1.03
Avg	0.97
Low	0.92

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	5.1%
Avg	-0.8%
Low	-6.1%