LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

Consumer Cyclical • Restaurants

StockNasdaqGSUnited StatesUS2686031079

14.84 USD -2.34% today Updated 12 Nov 2026 19:54

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Price history

Daily prices in USD. Dividends, results and news are marked on the day they happened; click a day to see them.

All time

Updated 12 Nov 2026 19:54. Information, not advice. Showing the last 12 months. Create a free account to see the whole history

Results

Next results 11 Mar 2027 in 118 days · 16:00 · estimate 0.16

Last results 0.24 vs 0.24 estimated 05 Nov 2026 · Beat +1.4%

Beat the estimate 11 of 12 1 missed · 0 in line · 11 beats in a row

Average surprise +21.8% reported against the estimate, last 12 quarters

Earnings per share: estimate and reported

Estimate Reported: beat Reported: miss In line

Quarterly results

Date	EPS estimate	EPS reported	Surprise	Result
11 Mar 2027 16:00	0.16	—	—	Upcoming
05 Nov 2026 16:00	0.24	0.24	+1.4%	Beat
06 Aug 2026 16:00	0.28	0.30	+7.8%	Beat
07 May 2026 16:00	0.22	0.28	+29.6%	Beat
12 Mar 2026 16:00	0.20	0.25	+25.0%	Beat
30 Oct 2025 16:00	0.21	0.27	+26.2%	Beat
31 Jul 2025 16:00	0.24	0.28	+16.7%	Beat
01 May 2025 16:00	0.19	0.19	+1.1%	Beat
06 Mar 2025 16:00	0.14	0.20	+48.2%	Beat
31 Oct 2024 16:00	0.17	0.21	+25.4%	Beat
01 Aug 2024 16:00	0.21	0.26	+25.3%	Beat
02 May 2024 16:00	0.14	0.22	+57.1%	Beat
07 Mar 2024 16:00	0.16	0.16	-1.5%	Miss
02 Nov 2023 16:00	0.19	0.19	+2.7%	Beat
03 Aug 2023 16:00	0.21	0.23	+11.7%	Beat
04 May 2023 16:00	0.11	0.14	+29.6%	Beat
09 Mar 2023 16:00	0.14	0.16	+17.7%	Beat
03 Nov 2022 16:00	0.12	0.14	+14.8%	Beat
04 Aug 2022 16:00	0.20	0.21	+7.7%	Beat
04 May 2022 16:00	0.07	0.07	+6.1%	Beat
10 Mar 2022 16:00	0.12	0.17	+37.1%	Beat
04 Nov 2021 16:00	0.22	0.27	+22.7%	Beat
05 Aug 2021 16:00	0.26	0.29	+9.9%	Beat
06 May 2021 16:00	0.12	0.13	+10.2%	Beat
11 Mar 2021 16:00	0.15	0.16	+9.6%	Beat
29 Oct 2020 16:00	0.22	0.28	+28.4%	Beat
30 Jul 2020 16:00	0.05	0.20	+284.6%	Beat
30 Apr 2020 17:00	0.10	0.16	+54.8%	Beat
05 Mar 2020 16:00	0.16	0.18	+13.9%	Beat
31 Oct 2019 16:00	0.18	0.20	+12.4%	Beat
01 Aug 2019 16:00	0.21	0.23	+10.6%	Beat
02 May 2019 16:00	0.15	0.15	-2.6%	Miss
07 Mar 2019 16:00	0.14	0.16	+14.3%	Beat
01 Nov 2018 16:00	0.18	0.19	+7.6%	Beat
02 Aug 2018 16:00	0.22	0.22	+1.5%	Beat
03 May 2018 16:00	0.16	0.17	+4.9%	Beat
08 Mar 2018 16:00	0.10	0.11	+15.8%	Beat
02 Nov 2017 16:00	0.18	0.15	-17.4%	Miss
03 Aug 2017 16:00	0.20	0.21	+7.1%	Beat
04 May 2017 16:00	0.14	0.16	+11.6%	Beat
09 Mar 2017 16:00	0.13	0.12	-10.0%	Miss
03 Nov 2016 16:00	0.19	0.18	-3.8%	Miss
04 Aug 2016 16:00	0.18	0.19	+3.1%	Beat
05 May 2016 16:00	0.18	0.17	-6.3%	Miss
10 Mar 2016 16:00	0.13	0.15	+14.1%	Beat
12 Nov 2015 16:00	0.15	0.18	+20.0%	Beat
13 Aug 2015 16:00	0.18	0.19	+5.6%	Beat
14 May 2015 16:00	0.17	0.18	+5.9%	Beat
12 Mar 2015 16:00	0.12	0.14	+12.9%	Beat
06 Nov 2014 16:00	0.12	0.12	0.0%	In line

Annual results · USD

Year	Revenue	Change	Net income	Net margin	EPS	EPS change	Free cash flow
2025	490M	+3.6%	26.5M	5.4%	0.90	+4.7%	25.4M
2024	473M	+0.9%	25.7M	5.4%	0.86	+16.2%	27.7M
2023	468.7M	-0.3%	25.6M	5.5%	0.74	+29.8%	19.4M
2022	470M	—	20.8M	4.4%	0.57	—	18.6M
2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Dates and earnings per share from the company reports as collected by the data provider; the estimate is the analysts' average before the report. Information, not advice.

Prices by day, week and month

Day Week Month

Price history in USD, by day
Period	Opening price	High	Low	Closing price	Change	Volume
12 Nov 2026	15.33	15.40	14.69	14.84	-2.34%	151,364
11 Nov 2026	15.42	15.56	15.16	15.19	-1.81%	212,800
10 Nov 2026	15.65	16.19	15.40	15.47	-1.90%	544,800
09 Nov 2026	15.05	15.80	15.05	15.77	+5.98%	519,700
06 Nov 2026	14.00	16.20	14.00	14.88	-9.60%	703,300
05 Nov 2026	16.48	16.60	16.01	16.46	-0.06%	516,500
04 Nov 2026	15.85	16.50	15.85	16.47	+5.92%	352,000
03 Nov 2026	15.60	15.72	15.49	15.55	-0.13%	232,300
02 Nov 2026	15.43	15.79	15.35	15.57	+1.76%	266,200
30 Oct 2026	15.50	15.64	15.25	15.30	-0.46%	178,900
00 Mon 0000	157.29	236.48	315.67	394.86	+0.00%	000,000
00 Mon 0000	553.24	632.43	711.62	790.81	+0.00%	000,000
00 Mon 0000	49.19	128.38	207.57	286.76	+0.00%	000,000
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Prices in USD, adjusted for splits but not for dividends. Weeks run Monday to Friday and months follow the calendar; the change compares each close with the previous period's. Dividends are those whose ex-dividend date falls in the period, per share. Information, not advice.

News

No More 99-cent Nuggets: Burger King, Jersey Mike’s, El Pollo Loco Leaders Talk Value, Traffic and Franchisee Profitability (opens in a new tab) Franchise Times · 11 Nov 2026 00:00
El Pollo Loco enters ‘durable growth’ phase (opens in a new tab) Nation's Restaurant News · 08 Nov 2026 15:52
California's El Pollo Loco says it's found a sweet spot for concerned consumers (opens in a new tab) 07 Nov 2026 11:00
El Pollo Loco says fans flocked to its chicken during the cyclosporiasis outbreak (opens in a new tab) LA Times · 07 Nov 2026 11:00
El Pollo Loco: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors (opens in a new tab) Motley Fool · 06 Nov 2026 11:17
El Pollo Loco Q3 Earnings Call Highlights (opens in a new tab) MarketBeat · 06 Nov 2026 09:14
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) Motley Fool · 06 Nov 2026 06:13
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) (Q3 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Fourth Consecutive ... (opens in a new tab) GuruFocus.com · 06 Nov 2026 05:26
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Q3 Earnings Match Estimates (opens in a new tab) Zacks · 06 Nov 2026 00:00
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates (opens in a new tab) Zacks · 06 Nov 2026 00:00
El Pollo Loco: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (opens in a new tab) Associated Press · 05 Nov 2026 22:49
El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) reports Q3 2026 in line with expectations (opens in a new tab) StockStory · 05 Nov 2026 22:11
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) SeekingAlpha · 05 Nov 2026 21:14
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results (opens in a new tab) 05 Nov 2026 21:05
El Pollo Loco Holdings Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript (opens in a new tab) Benzinga · 05 Nov 2026 18:26

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Key data

Previous close: 15.19 USD
Market cap: 451.2M
Last dividend: 1.5000 USD · 21 Oct 2022
Exchange: NasdaqGS
Country: United States
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Restaurants
Currency: USD

Dividends

Ex-dividend date	Per share
21 Oct 2022	1.5000 USD

Why this score

How the score is made up
Part of the score	Points	Why
Business growth Yearly growth of revenue and of earnings per share.	13.7 / 25	Revenue growth of 1.4% a year Earnings per share growth of 16.4% a year
Quality Return on equity, net margin and how stable the margins are.	14.5 / 25	ROE of 11%
Financial strength Net debt against operating earnings, interest cover and free cash flow.	17.5 / 20	Net debt is 2.8× EBITDA Free cash flow yield of 5.6%
Valuation Free cash flow yield and the P/E against its sector.	14.5 / 15	P/E 13.2 against 18.9 for its sector
Analysts How far the analysts' average target is from today's price.	10.0 / 10	Analysts' target is +40% from the price

Growth profile: it pays no dividend, so it is scored on business growth, quality and financial strength. Based on 95% of the figures (grade A).

Warnings take points off and some cap the score. In your account the score also considers how the share fits your portfolio. How the score works

Figures

Valuation
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
P/E (trailing)	13.21×	Good	18.88×
P/E (forward)	14.25×	Good	13.73×
Price / book	1.42×	Good	1.9×
Price / sales	0.91×	Good	1.03×
EV / EBITDA	8.78×	Good	10.61×
Free cash flow yield	5.6%	Good	4.6%

Quality
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Gross margin	23.1%	Fair	36.3%
Operating margin	11.7%	Fair	8.4%
Net margin	6.8%	Fair	5.2%
Return on equity	11.4%	Fair	12.7%
Return on assets	6.1%	Fair	5%

Growth
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Revenue growth / year	1.4%	Weak	3.6%
EPS growth / year	16.4%	Good	0.3%

Financial health
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Debt / equity	0.67×	Good	0.79×
Net debt / EBITDA	2.79×	Fair	2.45×
Interest cover	9.47×	Good	4.43×
Current ratio	0.29×	Weak	1.41×

Dividends
Figure	Value	Reading	Sector median
Payout of earnings	0%	Weak	9.8%
Payout of free cash flow (3 years)	0%	Weak	—

The reading follows general rules of thumb and each sector has its own norms: compare with the sector median when it is shown. Information, not advice.

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