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El Pollo Loco

(NASDAQ) LOCO

Current Price$14.14
Market Cap$422.98M
Since IPO (2014)-32%
5 Year-4%
1 Year+34%
1 Month+30%

El Pollo Loco Financials at a Glance

Market Cap

$422.98M

Revenue (TTM)

$490.05M

Net Income (TTM)

$26.49M

EPS (TTM)

$0.90

P/E Ratio

15.66

Dividend

$0.00

Beta (Volatility)

0.85 (Low)

Price

$14.14

Volume

1,465

Open

$14.23

Previous Close

$14.12

Daily Range

$13.99 - $14.27

52-Week Range

$8.29 - $14.50

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About El Pollo Loco

Industry

Hotels, Restaurants and Leisure

Employees

4,034

CEO

Elizabeth Williams, MBA

Headquarters

Costa Mesa, CA 92626, US

LOCO Financials

Key Financial Metrics (TTM)

Gross Margin

29%

Operating Margin

9%

Net Income Margin

5%

Return on Equity

10%

Return on Capital

8%

Return on Assets

4%

Earnings Yield

6.39%

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Payout Ratio

0.00%

Stock Overview

Market Cap

$422.98M

Shares Outstanding

29.96M

Volume

1.47K

Short Interest

0.00%

Avg. Volume

279.39K

Financials (TTM)

Gross Profit

$140.35M

Operating Income

$42.46M

EBITDA

$58.42M

Operating Cash Flow

$48.08M

Capital Expenditure

$22.64M

Free Cash Flow

$25.44M

Cash & ST Invst.

$6.23M

Total Debt

$239.57M

El Pollo Loco Performance Analysis

Revenue Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly growth comparison

Earnings Per Share Growth Rate

Annual and quarterly EPS growth comparison

Quarterly Performance

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Revenue

$123.52M

+8.1%

Gross Profit

$56.03M

+130.5%

Gross Margin

45.37%

N/A

Market Cap

$422.98M

N/A

Market Cap/Employee

$105.75K

N/A

Employees

4,000

N/A

Net Income

$6.54M

+9.9%

EBITDA

$14.90M

+14.5%

Quarterly Fundamentals

Name
Q4 2025YOY CHG

Net Cash

$233.34M

+10.4%

Accounts Receivable

$11.21M

+12.5%

Inventory

$0.00

-100.0%

Long Term Debt

$221.81M

-8.8%

Short Term Debt

$17.76M

-10.8%

Return on Assets

4.37%

N/A

Return on Invested Capital

8.05%

N/A

Free Cash Flow

$5.09M

+349.3%

Operating Cash Flow

$13.91M

+146.9%

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