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

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16.55

+0.09+0.55%

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LOCOQT77El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.·NASDAQ

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16.55+0.55%

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DNUT-3.77%$3.06 DIN+0.39%$36.08 KRUS+3.65%$47.75 NATH+0.40%$98.50 BLMN+4.39%$9.04 CNNE+2.41%$14.90 SG-8.22%$5.92 HDL+0.00%$13.20

Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	16.63	EPS (ttm)	0.99	Insider Own	-	Shs Outstand	30.46M	Perf Week	3.33%

Market Cap	501.29M	Forward P/E	15.24	EPS next Y	1.08	Insider Trans	-0.69%	Shs Float	25.54M	Perf Month	-4.30%

Enterprise Value	730.37M	PEG	1.01	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	-	Short Float	6.64%	Perf Quarter	21.75%

Income	30.18M	P/S	1.01	EPS this Y	-0.68%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	5.19	Perf Half Y	62.17%

Sales	497.05M	P/B	1.60	EPS next Y	10.96%	ROA	4.79%	Short Interest	1.69M	Perf YTD	57.36%

Book/sh	-	P/C	8.59	EPS next 5Y	10.96%	ROE	10.14%	52W High	17.49 -5.40%	Perf Year	54.84%

Cash/sh	-	P/FCF	18.67	EPS past 3/5Y	16.45% 5.77%	ROIC	5.96%	52W Low	9.04 83.09%	Perf 3Y	58.12%

Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	11.76	Sales past 3/5Y	1.40% 2.84%	Gross Margin	24.99%	Volatility	2.06% 2.49%	Perf 5Y	-12.73%

Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	1.47	EPS Y/Y TTM	13.95%	Oper. Margin	9.33%	ATR (14)	0.45	Perf 10Y	21.30%

Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 21, 2022	Quick Ratio	0.32	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.29%	Profit Margin	5.87%	RSI (14)	55.70	Recom	2.62

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-	Current Ratio	0.34	EPS Q/Q	47.37%	SMA20	0.84%	Beta	0.69	Target Price	15.00

Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	0.77	Sales Q/Q	5.88%	SMA50	5.32%	Rel Volume	0.55	Prev Close	16.46

Employees	4,034	LT Debt/Eq	0.76	Earnings	Aug 06	SMA200	30.43%	Avg Volume	314.79K	Price	16.55

IPO Date	Jul 25, 2014	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	29.63% 3.41%	Net Debt/EBITDA	3.69	Volume	172,598	Change	0.55%

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

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	498	490	473	469	470	454	426	442	436
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	373	350	369	375	386	355	332	346	339
Gross Profit	124	140	104	93	84	99	94	97	96
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	52	50	46	42	39	40	36	37	50
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	26	48	16	12	15	18	24	21	18
Operating Income	45	42	41	40	30	41	34	38	-9
Interest Expense	4	4	6	5	2	2	3	4	4
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Net Income Before Taxes	40	38	35	35	29	39	30	35	-12
Income Taxes	12	11	10	9	8	10	6	10	-3
Consolidated Net Income	29	26	26	26	21	29	24	25	-9
Net Income From Continuing Operations	29	26	26	26	21	29	24	25	-9
Net Income	29	26	26	26	21	29	24	25	-9
EPS (Recurring)	0.99	0.91	0.86	0.75	0.57	0.81	0.70	0.68	-0.23
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	0.99	0.91	0.86	0.75	0.57	0.81	0.70	0.68	-0.23
EPS (Diluted)	0.98	0.90	0.86	0.74	0.57	0.80	0.68	0.67	-0.23
EBITDA	62	58	57	55	45	56	50	60	9
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	16.89	11.62	13.73	11.92	17.47	17.74	26.62	22.60	—
Price To Sales Ratio	0.96	0.62	0.75	0.64	0.76	1.13	1.49	1.27	1.36
Gross Margin	24.90	28.57	21.99	19.83	17.87	21.81	22.07	21.95	22.02
Operating Margin	9.04	8.57	8.67	8.53	6.38	9.03	7.98	8.60	-2.06
Net Margin	5.82	5.31	5.50	5.54	4.47	6.39	5.63	5.66	-2.06
Shares Outstanding	29	29	30	34	36	36	35	37	39
Market Capitalization	480	303	354	300	359	511	634	560	592
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
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
Buller Mark	Director	Aug 08 '24	Sale	11.76	10,500	123,480	51,043	Apr 07
Borgese Samuel N.	Director	May 15 '24	Sale	11.01	1,140	12,551	20,250	Apr 07

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