El Pollo Loco Inc.

LOCO | NASDAQ

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$14.25

+$0.03 (+0.21%)

At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

$14.25

$0 (0.00%)

After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 7:30 PM ET

Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

Market Data

Market Cap $433.07M

Enterprise Value $450.71M

Beta 0.68

Average Volume 298.39K

Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 30.09M

Shares Change YoY 2.8%

Institutional Ownership 90.26%

Exchange NASDAQ

ISIN US2686031079

Price Performance

Price Change 1M -10.8%

Price Change 3M -8.0%

Price Change 6M -0.6%

Price Change YTD 38.1%

Price Change 1Y 43.9%

Price Change 3Y 59.8%

Price Change 5Y -17.8%

1M CAGR (ann.) -13.1%

1Y CAGR (ann.) 43.2%

5Y CAGR (ann.) -1.4%

All-Time CAGR -3.1%

Valuation

PE Ratio 12.18

Forward PE 13.05

PEG Ratio 0.30

Forward PEG 1.55

PS Ratio 0.87

Forward PS 0.80

PB Ratio 1.37

P/FCF Ratio 28.94

P/Adj. FCF Ratio 40.30

P/OCF Ratio 5.72

EV/Sales 0.90

EV/EBIT 8.49

EV/EBITDA 6.87

EV/FCF 30.06

Earnings Yield 8.2%

FCF Yield 3.5%

Adj. FCF Yield 2.5%

Financial Health

Net Debt $35.16M

Total Debt $30M

Cash & Short-Term Investments $13.28M

Total Assets $618.79M

Current Ratio 0.41

Quick Ratio 0.38

Debt / Equity Ratio 0.69

Debt / EBITDA 0.46

Debt / FCF 2.00

OCF / Debt 0.97

Interest Coverage 15.04

Altman Z-Score 2.00

Piotroski F-Score 7

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin 28.3%

Operating Profit Margin 10.6%

EBITDA Margin 13.1%

Net Profit Margin 7.0%

FCF Margin 3.0%

Adj. FCF Margin 2.1%

SBC / Revenue 1.1%

SBC Impact (per share) -28.2%

Returns

Return on Assets 5.6%

Return on Equity 11.7%

Return on Invested Capital 6.8%

Return on Capital Employed 9.9%

Return on Tangible Assets 11.3%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y 2.0%

Revenue CAGR 5Y 2.1%

Revenue CAGR 10Y 3.2%

EPS CAGR 3Y 21.6%

EPS CAGR 5Y 8.4%

EPS CAGR 10Y 7.1%

FCF CAGR 3Y -19.0%

FCF CAGR 5Y -19.0%

FCF CAGR 10Y 1.5%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating Hold

Analyst Count 13

EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A

Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A

Earnings Date Oct 28, 2026

EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.25

EPS Growth Est (next Q) -7.4%

Revenue Est (next Q) $127.07M

Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 4.6%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number $16.75

Graham Upside 17.5%

Lynch Fair Value $9.89

Lynch Upside -30.6%

Price Target $17

Price Target Upside 19.3%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow $29.2M

Free Cash Flow $15M

Adj. Free Cash Flow $10.77M

FCF Per Share $1.38

OCF Per Share $2.49

OCF/S Ratio 14.8%

Income Statement

Revenue $500.79M

Gross Profit $141.84M

Operating Income $53M

EBITDA $65.58M

Net Income $34.86M

EPS (Diluted) $1.17

Revenue / Employee $124.14K

Profit / Employee $8.64K

Employees 4,034