LOCO — El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. stock price, charts and financials

NASDAQ·Consumer Cyclical·Restaurants·USA

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15.45

+0.29+1.88%

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LOCOQT76El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.·NASDAQ

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15.45+1.88%

Earnings

Up 1.9% — Reported earnings — EPS beat by 30%, revenue beat by 3%.

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DIN-4.06%$34.24 NATH+0.07%$98.08 DNUT-4.04%$3.21 KRUS-2.35%$47.68 SG+0.19%$5.41 HDL+3.75%$13.28 FWRG-5.11%$11.79 CNNE-1.42%$14.57

Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	12.85	EPS (ttm)	1.18	Insider Own	-	Shs Outstand	30.46M	Perf Week	-7.90%

Market Cap	461.70M	Forward P/E	14.04	EPS next Y	1.08	Insider Trans	-0.83%	Shs Float	25.55M	Perf Month	-7.73%

Enterprise Value	478.42M	PEG	0.32	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	-	Short Float	6.63%	Perf Quarter	12.21%

Income	35.74M	P/S	0.92	EPS this Y	-0.68%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	5.19	Perf Half Y	41.68%

Sales	500.81M	P/B	1.42	EPS next Y	10.96%	ROA	5.63%	Short Interest	1.69M	Perf YTD	44.93%

Book/sh	-	P/C	15.43	EPS next 5Y	10.96%	ROE	11.68%	52W High	17.73 -12.87%	Perf Year	48.05%

Cash/sh	-	P/FCF	30.79	EPS past 3/5Y	16.45% 5.77%	ROIC	7.07%	52W Low	9.16 68.63%	Perf 3Y	49.36%

Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	7.30	Sales past 3/5Y	1.40% 2.84%	Gross Margin	28.32%	Volatility	5.09% 3.00%	Perf 5Y	-18.54%

Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	0.96	EPS Y/Y TTM	13.95%	Oper. Margin	10.58%	ATR (14)	0.59	Perf 10Y	14.33%

Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 21, 2022	Quick Ratio	0.16	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.29%	Profit Margin	6.96%	RSI (14)	37.77	Recom	2.62

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-	Current Ratio	0.16	EPS Q/Q	47.37%	SMA20	-7.01%	Beta	0.67	Target Price	15.00

Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.09	Sales Q/Q	5.88%	SMA50	-4.41%	Rel Volume	1.46	Prev Close	15.16

Employees	4,034	LT Debt/Eq	0.76	Earnings	Aug 06	SMA200	18.51%	Avg Volume	324.11K	Price	15.45

IPO Date	Jul 25, 2014	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	29.63% 3.41%	Net Debt/EBITDA	0.25	Volume	473,297	Change	1.88%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
May-11-26	Reiterated	DA Davidson	Neutral	$11 → $15
Mar-13-26	Reiterated	D.A. Davidson		$11
Mar-13-26	Upgrade	Benchmark	Hold → Buy
Dec-15-25	Reiterated	Jefferies	Buy	$14
Mar-11-25	Initiated	Craig-Hallum		$18
May-03-24	Reiterated	Truist Securities	Hold	$12
Feb-08-21	Downgrade	Truist Securities	Buy → Hold
Apr-01-20	Upgrade	SunTrust Robinson Humphrey	Hold → Buy
Nov-04-16	Downgrade	William Blair	Outperform → Market Perform
Nov-04-16	Downgrade	Wells Fargo	Outperform → Market Perform

Latest News

Aug-07-26

Aug-07-2605:04AM

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com

12:05AM

El Pollo Loco Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com

Aug-06-26

Aug-06-2608:12PM

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Tops Q2 Earnings Estimateszacks.com

04:19PM

El Pollo Loco Holdings Q2 Adj. EPS $0.30 Beats $0.28 Estimate, Sales $129.572M Miss $130.293M EstimateBenzinga

Jul-23-26

Jul-23-2601:10PM

Why El Pollo Loco (LOCO) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Againzacks.com

Jul-15-26

Jul-15-2608:30AM

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, August 6, 2026globenewswire.com

Jul-11-26

Jul-11-2610:42AM

El Pollo Loco: Comps Strength Defies A Weaker Restaurant Industryseekingalpha.com

Jul-08-26

Jul-08-2612:00PM

El Pollo Loco® Celebrates Loco Days with More than $20,000 in Prizesglobenewswire.com

Jul-01-26

Jul-01-2605:52AM

Freedom Capital Markets Initiates Coverage On El Pollo Loco Holdings with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $22Benzinga

Jun-30-26

Jun-30-2603:15PM

El Pollo Loco® Marks Development Milestone as it Enters 10th Stateglobenewswire.com

Company

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., primarily operating through its El Pollo Loco, Inc. subsidiary, is engaged in the development, franchising, licensing, and direct management of quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco brand. By May 4, 2022, its network encompassed 480 establishments: 189 company-owned locations and 291 franchised outlets situated across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. The company also licenses a single restaurant operating in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, the company adopted its current name, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., in April 2014, having previously been known as Chicken Acquisition Corp.

Ownership

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Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 12/31/2025	FY 2024 12/25/2024	FY 2023 12/31/2023	FY 2022 12/31/2022	FY 2021 12/31/2021	FY 2020 12/31/2020	FY 2019 12/31/2019	FY 2018 12/31/2018
Total Revenue	502	490	473	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	359	350	369	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gross Profit	141	140	104	—	—	—	—	—	—
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	45	50	46	—	—	—	—	—	—
Research and Development	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other Operating Expense	44	48	16	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Income	52	42	41	—	—	—	—	—	—
Interest Expense	4	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income Before Taxes	48	38	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income Taxes	14	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	—
Consolidated Net Income	35	26	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income From Continuing Operations	35	26	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net Income	35	26	26	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Recurring)	1.18	0.91	0.86	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	1.18	0.91	0.86	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS (Diluted)	1.17	0.90	0.86	—	—	—	—	—	—
EBITDA	66	58	57	—	—	—	—	—	—
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	13.20	11.62	13.73	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Sales Ratio	0.92	0.62	0.75	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gross Margin	28.09	28.57	21.99	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Margin	10.36	8.57	8.67	—	—	—	—	—	—
Net Margin	6.97	5.31	5.50	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shares Outstanding	30	29	30	—	—	—	—	—	—
Market Capitalization	463	303	354	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Aug 05 '26	Sale	16.90	80,000	1,352,000	66,422	Aug 05
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Aug 03 '26	Sale	16.73	20,000	334,600	106,422	Aug 05
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 30 '26	Sale	16.70	546	9,118	116,422	Jul 31
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 29 '26	Sale	16.71	6,611	110,470	116,695	Jul 31
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 17 '26	Sale	16.71	11,000	183,810	3,538,961	Jul 21
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 16 '26	Sale	16.70	2,749	45,908	3,549,961	Jul 16
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 15 '26	Sale	16.71	6,533	109,166	3,552,710	Jul 16
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 14 '26	Sale	16.73	1,211	20,260	3,559,243	Jul 16
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 13 '26	Sale	16.74	75,000	1,255,500	3,560,454	Jul 14
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 02 '26	Sale	16.92	9,525	161,163	3,635,454	Jul 06
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jul 01 '26	Sale	17.27	132,421	2,286,911	3,644,979	Jul 06
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jun 30 '26	Sale	16.91	22,600	382,166	3,777,400	Jun 30
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jun 29 '26	Sale	16.58	100,000	1,658,000	3,800,000	Jun 30
BIGLARI, SARDAR	10% Owner	Jun 26 '26	Sale	16.75	100,000	1,675,000	3,900,000	Jun 30
Buller Mark	Director	Jun 06 '25	Sale	11.00	11,363	124,993	38,801	Jun 10

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