LOCO · El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $12.79M | - | $12.34M | $13.53M | $11.26M | - | $11.42M | $11.79M | $11.93M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $113.97M | - | $110.06M | $114.53M | $110.20M | - | $110.26M | $109.86M | $106.47M | - |
| D&A | $4.31M | - | $3.97M | $3.93M | $3.89M | - | $4.03M | $3.87M | $3.85M | - |
| Operating Income | $12.22M | - | $11.46M | $11.30M | $8.97M | - | $10.14M | $12.32M | $9.68M | - |
| Interest Expense | $731.0K | - | $1.12M | $1.21M | $1.56M | - | $1.38M | $1.53M | $1.56M | - |
| Income Tax | $3.33M | - | $2.98M | $2.99M | $2.31M | - | $2.42M | $3.16M | $2.20M | - |
| Net Income | $8.16M | - | $7.36M | $7.11M | $5.48M | - | $6.19M | $7.63M | $5.91M | - |
| EPS - Basic | $0.28 | - | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.19 | - | $0.21 | $0.25 | $0.19 | - |
| EPS - Diluted | $0.27 | - | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.19 | - | $0.21 | $0.25 | $0.19 | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $3.90M | $6.23M | $10.87M | $8.99M | $4.32M | $2.48M | $7.89M | $10.46M | $9.12M | $7.29M |
| Accounts Receivable | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inventory | $1.69M | $1.81M | $1.74M | $1.73M | $1.85M | $1.94M | $1.85M | $1.74M | $1.74M | $1.91M |
| Accounts Payable | $9.60M | $15.67M | $10.85M | $15.33M | $11.82M | $12.09M | $8.55M | $11.70M | $11.88M | $12.54M |
| Current Assets | $25.88M | $25.62M | $28.45M | $26.82M | $23.84M | $19.89M | $23.49M | $26.00M | $26.83M | $25.13M |
| Total Assets | $609.12M | $606.65M | $602.75M | $596.78M | $590.45M | $592.01M | $589.97M | $593.85M | $598.02M | $592.30M |
| Current Liabilities | $75.60M | $79.08M | $69.85M | $76.78M | $74.80M | $75.66M | $75.59M | $74.89M | $75.22M | $72.58M |
| Long-term Debt | $44.00M | $51.00M | $61.00M | $69.00M | $73.00M | $71.00M | $76.00M | $87.00M | $80.00M | $84.00M |
| Total Liabilities | $306.62M | $315.57M | $319.82M | $322.60M | $324.75M | $331.35M | $334.76M | $345.27M | $341.73M | $341.61M |
| Stockholders' Equity | $302.50M | $291.08M | $282.93M | $274.18M | $265.70M | $260.67M | $255.21M | $248.58M | $256.29M | $250.70M |
| Retained Earnings | $51.71M | $43.55M | $37.01M | $29.66M | $22.57M | $18.91M | $33.69M | $27.51M | $19.87M | $13.96M |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $13.01M | - | - | - | $4.74M | - | - | - | $11.16M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($10.25M) | - | - | - | ($3.39M) | - | - | - | ($4.12M) | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($5.09M) | - | - | - | $493.0K | - | - | - | ($5.21M) | - |
| CapEx | $10.25M | - | - | - | $3.39M | - | - | - | $4.16M | - |
| Free Cash Flow | $2.76M | - | - | - | $1.35M | - | - | - | $7.00M | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EBITDA margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Free cash flow margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF / Net income | 0.34 | - | - | - | 0.25 | - | - | - | 1.18 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Effective tax rate | 29.0% | - | 28.8% | 29.6% | 29.7% | - | 28.1% | 29.3% | 27.1% | - |
| Return on assets | 1.3% | - | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% | - | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% | - |
| Return on equity | 2.7% | - | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.1% | - | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2.3% | - |
| Return on invested capital | 2.5% | - | 2.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | - | 2.2% | 2.6% | 2.1% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 |
| Quick ratio | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 |
| Cash ratio | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.34 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.66 | - | 3.95 | 4.53 | 5.68 | - | 5.36 | 5.37 | 5.91 | - |
| Interest coverage | 16.7x | - | 10.2x | 9.4x | 5.7x | - | 7.3x | 8.1x | 6.2x | - |
| Equity multiplier | 2.01 | 2.08 | 2.13 | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.31 | 2.39 | 2.33 | 2.36 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.58 |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | 51.4x | - | 40.2x | 45.0x | 55.5x | - | 64.8x | 44.8x | 49.5x | - |
| P / B | 1.4x | - | 1.0x | 1.2x | 1.2x | - | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.1x | - |
| P / S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 27.4x | - | 22.4x | 24.7x | 29.4x | - | 33.1x | 25.8x | 26.7x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 36.2% | - | 13.0% | -8.2% | -7.3% | - | -26.0% | 13.1% | 24.9% | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | 48.8% | - | 18.9% | -6.9% | -7.3% | - | -33.0% | 8.2% | 20.2% | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 42.1% | - | 19.0% | -4.0% | 0.0% | - | -25.0% | 25.0% | 46.2% | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | 27.6% | - | 21.3% | 6.3% | 46.8% | - | -9.1% | 1.4% | 20.0% | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | 19.7% | - | -2.2% | 8.4% | 13.7% | - | 3.1% | -7.5% | 56.9% | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | 105.1% | - | - | - | -80.8% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | 5.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -3.0% | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 13.8% | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% | 3.7% | 4.0% | -1.3% | -10.2% | -8.6% | -10.8% |
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Retail-Eating Places
Comparing El Pollo Loco Holdings against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.
Dividends
$0.00/share trailing 12 months
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2022 | $1.5000 |