El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO R2K
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants · United States
El 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. The company operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants 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.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$452.87M
Current Price
$14.87
High / Low (52W)
$14.87 / $9.06
Beta
0.69
Valuation
Stock P/E
15.17
Industry PE
22.37
Forward P/E
13.72
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$9.93
Price to Book
1.50
P/S
0.91
EV/EBITDA
10.42
Dividend Yield
-
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
7.97%
ROE
10.27%
ROA
5.11%
Profit Margin
5.87%
Op Margin
9.78%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.27
EPS (TTM)
$0.98
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.77
Quick Ratio
0.23
Current Ratio
0.34
Debt
$232.97M
Total Assets
$606.65M
Current Assets
$25.62M
Working Capital
$-53.46M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
2.59%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
93.22%
Chg in FII Hold
-
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$681.94M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$497.05M
EBITDA
$65.43M
Free Cash Flow
$25.03M
Operating Cash Flow
$56.35M
Shares Outstanding
30.46M
Gross Margin
22.91%
Payout Ratio
0.00%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
1.40%
Profit 5Y
8.39%
Revenue (YoY)
5.90%
Earnings (YoY)
43.30%
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Technical Trend
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Fundamental Growth
No fundamental data available for this stock.
Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. R2K | 14.87 | 15.17 | $452.87M | - | 7.97% | 10.27% | 1.40% | 8.39% |
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| 8 | LOW Lowe's Companies, Inc. SPX | 214.36 | 18.12 | $120.26B | 2.24% | 29.62% | - | -3.85% | 1.11% |
| 9 | PDD PDD Holdings Inc. NDX | 84.44 | 8.87 | $120.19B | - | 28.69% | 25.40% | 49.00% | 45.85% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99.77M | 105.57M | 101.16M | 95.20M | 105.76M | 111.63M | 112.18M | 106.26M | 108.98M | 113.74M | 112.07M | 107.55M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 119.18M | 125.83M | 121.52M | 123.52M | 126.18M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 95.03M | 97.02M | 93.66M | 95.77M | 96.75M | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24.14M | 28.82M | 27.86M | 27.74M | 29.43M | - |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15.15M | 17.46M | 16.32M | 17.30M | 17.11M | - |
| Operating Income | 12.53M | 9.75M | 10.29M | 13.40M | 9.01M | 1.93M | 9.36M | 12.74M | -5.61M | -9.66M | 4.45M | 7.59M | 9.49M | -30.99M | 2.29M | 20.58M | 10.12M | 5.34M | 5.69M | 7.45M | 12.19M | 6.00M | 12.67M | 14.24M | 3.32M | 10.43M | 6.86M | 7.75M | 10.89M | 13.69M | 9.68M | 12.32M | - | - | 8.99M | 11.35M | 11.54M | 10.45M | 12.33M | 12.22M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.86M | 15.23M | 15.43M | 14.49M | 16.53M | - |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.18M | 1.21M | 1.12M | 965.00K | 731.00K | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.80M | 10.10M | 10.34M | 9.35M | 11.49M | - |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.31M | 2.99M | 2.98M | 2.81M | 3.33M | - |
| Net Income | 4.67M | 5.37M | 5.44M | 7.27M | 5.21M | 418.00K | 4.88M | 7.82M | -4.04M | -38.00K | 2.53M | 5.05M | 6.83M | -23.41M | 913.00K | 14.09M | 6.40M | 3.50M | 3.60M | 5.50M | 9.92M | 3.96M | 8.82M | 10.16M | 2.12M | 7.14M | 5.01M | 4.92M | 7.06M | 9.23M | 5.91M | 7.63M | - | - | 5.48M | 7.11M | 7.36M | 6.54M | 8.16M | 8.16M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.20 | -0.11 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.17 | -0.60 | 0.02 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.28 | 0.19 | 0.25 | - | - | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | 380.12M | 401.70M | 435.83M | 442.33M | - | - | 469.96M | 468.66M | 473.01M | 490.05M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 386.26M | 374.97M | 369.49M | 381.49M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.70M | 93.69M | 103.52M | 108.56M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53.51M | 57.26M | 61.99M | 66.22M |
| Operating Income | - | 42.39M | 49.28M | 48.82M | 34.63M | 6.82M | -9.46M | 38.33M | 33.56M | - | 30.19M | 36.44M | 41.53M | 42.33M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44.97M | 54.92M | 56.91M | 58.01M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.68M | 4.81M | 5.90M | 4.47M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.88M | 34.88M | 35.29M | 37.58M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.08M | 9.32M | 9.61M | 11.09M |
| Net Income | -7.87M | -16.87M | 42.46M | 24.05M | 18.34M | 8.62M | -8.99M | 24.90M | 24.47M | - | 20.80M | 25.55M | 25.68M | 26.49M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.27 | -0.59 | 1.24 | 0.62 | 0.47 | 0.22 | -0.23 | 0.67 | 0.68 | - | 0.57 | 0.74 | 0.86 | 0.90 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.40% |
| 1 Year: | 5.90% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 8.39% |
| 1 Year: | 43.30% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +41.62% |
| 6 Months: | +38.20% |
| 3 Months: | +34.45% |
| 1 Month: | +9.42% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 416.94M | 455.31M | 461.03M | 471.31M | 442.71M | 450.23M | 624.75M | 605.22M | - | 597.22M | - | 592.30M | 592.01M | 606.65M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.45M | - | 25.13M | 19.89M | 25.62M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 18.99M | 21.49M | 17.02M | 11.50M | 6.10M | 2.17M | 8.55M | 6.97M | 8.07M | 13.22M | - | 20.49M | 7.30M | 7.29M | 2.48M | 6.23M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.44M | - | 1.91M | 1.94M | 1.81M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10.08M | - | 10.15M | 9.47M | 11.21M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 368.41M | 244.91M | 216.40M | 206.12M | 167.76M | 184.99M | 379.19M | 327.64M | - | 316.07M | - | 341.61M | 331.35M | 315.57M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 38.97M | 31.58M | 39.58M | 45.32M | 47.33M | 82.90M | 73.96M | 66.41M | - | 68.51M | - | 72.58M | 75.66M | 79.08M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 165.80M | 123.60M | - | - | - | - | 62.80M | - | 66.00M | - | 84.00M | 71.00M | 51.00M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 252.88M | - | 273.33M | 263.02M | 241.01M |
| Total Equity | 71.60M | 64.59M | 48.54M | 210.40M | 244.63M | 265.18M | 274.95M | 265.24M | 245.57M | 277.58M | - | 281.15M | - | 250.70M | 260.67M | 291.08M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37.01M | - | 31.35M | 29.84M | 29.96M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 49.30M | 53.67M | 45.44M | 36.13M | 40.55M | - | 38.55M | 40.69M | 46.78M | 48.08M |
| Investing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | -35.20M | -36.24M | -27.80M | -10.67M | -6.69M | - | -18.91M | -13.45M | -18.94M | -22.64M |
| Financing Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | -18.03M | -11.05M | -19.22M | -24.36M | -28.71M | - | -29.19M | -40.45M | -32.65M | -21.70M |
| Capital Expenditure | -14.99M | -13.82M | -26.84M | -30.84M | -37.41M | -36.24M | -27.80M | -15.44M | -6.69M | - | -19.92M | -21.33M | -19.08M | -22.64M |
| Free Cash Flow | - | - | - | - | 11.89M | 17.43M | 17.64M | 20.70M | 33.86M | - | 18.63M | 19.36M | 27.70M | 25.44M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -9.55M | -13.21M | -4.80M | 3.74M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 981.00K | 48.38M | 0 | 0 | - | 59.22M | 20.55M | 1.84M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.8% | 20.0% | 21.9% | 22.2% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | 9.1% | 1.7% | -2.2% | 8.7% | - | - | 6.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 8.6% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | 4.8% | 2.1% | -2.1% | 5.6% | - | - | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| ROE % | -12.2% | -34.8% | 20.2% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 3.1% | -3.4% | 10.1% | 8.8% | - | 7.4% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 9.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 11.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 8.1% | 1.7% | -2.6% | 7.0% | 6.2% | - | 5.7% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
2.59%
Institutions
93.22%
Public Float
95.71%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biglari Capital Corp. | 13.13% | 4.00M | $59.48M |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 7.50% | 2.28M | $33.97M |
| 3 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 6.61% | 2.01M | $29.94M |
| 4 | LSV Asset Management | 4.78% | 1.46M | $21.66M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.58% | 1.09M | $16.21M |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3.58% | 1.09M | $16.22M |
| 7 | Tieton Capital Management, LLC | 3.47% | 1.06M | $15.72M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.19% | 667.72K | $9.93M |
| 9 | Two Sigma Investments, LP | 2.11% | 642.11K | $9.55M |
| 10 | SEI Investments Co | 2.09% | 635.47K | $9.45M |
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