LOCO — El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Nasdaq · Consumer Discretionary · Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure · CIK 1606366 ·
Last close
$15.90
Market Cap
$484.24M
52W High
$17.40
52W Low
$13.73
ADV30
252,086
Next earnings
2026-11-05
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, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Washington. 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.

Quarterly Fundamentals

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4 Q)

Assets vs Liabilities (last 4 Q)

PeriodRevenuesGrossProfit OpIncomeNetIncomeAssets CashLiabilities
Jun 2026
Mar 2026
Dec 2025 123,515,000 27,742,000 10,445,000 6,540,000 606,648,000 6,228,000 315,571,000
Sep 2025 121,520,000 27,856,000 11,540,000 7,358,000 602,748,000 10,872,000 319,816,000

Cashflow TTM (yfinance, fills SEC gap)

Operating CF
$56,349,000
Investing CF
$-29,494,000
Financing CF
$-27,278,000
CapEx
$-29,494,000
Dividends Paid
Buybacks
$-67,000
EPS Diluted TTM
$0.98
As of
2026-08-09

Balance + Analyst (yfinance extras)

Retained Earnings
$51,711,000
Inventory
$1,693,000
Receivables
$13,724,000
ST Investments
EBIT TTM
$45,290,000
Pretax Income TTM
$41,265,000
Interest Exp TTM
$4,025,000
Analysts
5

Yahoo Snapshot (yfinance, live)

Total Revenue
$500,788,992
EBITDA
$65,967,000
Free Cash Flow
$26,816,624
Enterprise Value
$690,003,712
Total Cash
$13,282,000
Total Debt
$219,402,000
Shares Out
30,455,298
Trailing EPS
$1.17
Book Value
$10.41
ROE
11.8%
ROA
5.1%
Div Yield

Annual Trend (SEC EDGAR, last 4y)

Revenues vs Net Income (last 4y)

FY endRevenuesOpIncome NetIncomeAssetsLiabilities EquityOCF
Dec 2025 490,046,000 42,333,000 26,486,000 606,648,000 315,571,000 48,076,000
Dec 2024 473,008,000 41,530,000 25,684,000 592,014,000 331,345,000 46,781,000
Dec 2023 468,664,000 36,435,000 25,554,000 592,301,000 341,605,000 40,688,000
Dec 2022 469,959,000 30,189,000 20,801,000 597,218,000 316,070,000 38,549,000

TTM Snapshot

Revenues TTM
$476,372,000
NetIncome TTM
$30,585,000
OpCashFlow TTM
$0
Assets (Latest)
$592,014,000
Forward EPS
$1.11

Max Pain — expiry 2026-12-18 (volume-derived — Yahoo OI feed degraded)

max pain strike: $13.00 · spot: $15.94 · call volume: 75 · put volume: 15
Expected Move to 2026-12-18: ±$2.30 (14.43%) — implied range $13.64$18.24 · ATM straddle on $16.00 strike

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News headlines (Yahoo Finance, 1h cache)

Wall Street Analysts Believe El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Could Rally 26.64%: Here's is How to Trade
2026-08-24 13:55 · Yahoo
5 Insightful Analyst Questions From El Pollo Loco’s Q2 Earnings Call
2026-08-15 07:49 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
2026-08-13 22:15 · Yahoo
Are Investors Undervaluing El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Right Now?
2026-08-11 13:40 · Yahoo
LOCO Q2 Deep Dive: Menu Innovation and National Expansion Fuel Growth Amid Cost Pressures
2026-08-10 07:09 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Stock Sees Fair Value Lift As Analysts Weigh Turnaround Plan
2026-08-09 13:11 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) (Q2 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: System-Wide Comps Rise 3. ...
2026-08-07 05:10 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimates
2026-08-06 23:10 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) Reports Non-GAAP EPS Above Analyst Estimates In Q2 CY2026 Earnings
2026-08-06 21:29 · Yahoo
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
2026-08-06 20:05 · Yahoo

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