El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO)

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CONSUMER CYCLICAL • RESTAURANTS • NASDAQ

$15.74

-0.08 (-0.51%)

Market Cap: $496.67M

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Earnings

Performance (10Y)

Beat Rate

95%(37/39)

Avg Surprise

+22.54%

Streak

35 Q

Upcoming Estimates

Period ending Sep 30, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.24

Range$0.22 - $0.26

6 analysts

EPS Revisions

30d

EPS Estimate DriftChange to current

90d ago$0.24+0.1%

60d ago$0.24+0.1%

30d ago$0.240.0%

7d ago$0.24-1.4%

Current$0.24

Revenue Consensus

$127M

Range$125M - $130M

6 analysts

Period ending Dec 31, 2026

EPS Consensus$0.29

Range$0.22 - $0.45

6 analysts

Revenue Consensus

$125M

Range$120M - $129M

6 analysts

Period	Reported	Est.	Range	Surprise	B/M	Analysts	Revisions	YoY
Dec 31, 2026Dec 26EST	-	$0.29	$0.22 - $0.45	-	-	6	-	-
Sep 30, 2026Sep 26EST	-	$0.24	$0.22 - $0.26	-	-	6	2 2 30d	-
Jun 30, 2026Jun 26 Reported Aug 6, 2026Reported Aug 6	$0.30	$0.29	$0.26 - $0.31	+3.45%	Beat	6	0 3 30d	+7.1%
Mar 31, 2026Mar 26 Reported May 7, 2026Reported May 7	$0.28	$0.22	$0.20 - $0.23	+27.27%	Beat	5	3 0 30d	+47.4%
Dec 31, 2025Dec 25 Reported Mar 12, 2026Reported Mar 12	$0.25	$0.20	$0.18 - $0.22	+23.21%	Beat	6	2 2 30d	+25.0%
Sep 30, 2025Sep 25 Reported Oct 30, 2025Reported Oct 30	$0.27	$0.21	$0.20 - $0.23	+28.57%	Beat	5	1 2 30d	+28.6%
Jun 30, 2025Jun 25 Reported Jul 31, 2025Reported Jul 31	$0.28	$0.24	$0.21 - $0.26	+16.67%	Beat	5	0 5 30d	+7.7%
Mar 31, 2025Mar 25 Reported May 1, 2025Reported May 1	$0.19	$0.19	$0.16 - $0.20	+0.00%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	-13.6%
Dec 31, 2024Dec 24 Reported Mar 6, 2025Reported Mar 6	$0.20	$0.14	$0.13 - $0.14	+48.15%	Beat	4	1 1 30d	+25.0%
Sep 30, 2024Sep 24 Reported Oct 31, 2024Reported Oct 31	$0.21	$0.17	$0.16 - $0.17	+23.53%	Beat	4	0 1 30d	+10.5%
Jun 30, 2024Jun 24 Reported Aug 1, 2024Reported Aug 1	$0.26	$0.21	$0.19 - $0.23	+23.81%	Beat	4	No revisions (30d)	+13.0%
Mar 31, 2024Mar 24 Reported May 2, 2024Reported May 2	$0.22	$0.14	$0.13 - $0.15	+57.14%	Beat	4	1 0 30d	+57.1%
Dec 31, 2023Dec 23 Reported Mar 7, 2024Reported Mar 7	$0.16	$0.16	$0.16 - $0.17	+0.00%	Beat	4	No revisions (30d)	+0.0%
Sep 30, 2023Sep 23 Reported Nov 2, 2023Reported Nov 2	$0.19	$0.19	$0.17 - $0.20	+0.00%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+35.7%
Jun 30, 2023Jun 23 Reported Aug 3, 2023Reported Aug 3	$0.23	$0.21	$0.20 - $0.23	+9.52%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	+9.5%
Mar 31, 2023Mar 23 Reported May 4, 2023Reported May 4	$0.14	$0.11	$0.06 - $0.15	+27.27%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+100.0%
Dec 31, 2022Dec 22 Reported Mar 9, 2023Reported Mar 9	$0.16	$0.14	$0.12 - $0.15	+14.29%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	-5.9%
Sep 30, 2022Sep 22 Reported Nov 3, 2022Reported Nov 3	$0.14	$0.12	$0.10 - $0.13	+16.67%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	-48.1%
Jun 30, 2022Jun 22 Reported Aug 4, 2022Reported Aug 4	$0.21	$0.20	$0.17 - $0.21	+5.00%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	-27.6%
Mar 31, 2022Mar 22 Reported May 4, 2022Reported May 4	$0.07	$0.07	$0.04 - $0.12	+0.00%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	-46.2%
Dec 31, 2021Dec 21 Reported Mar 10, 2022Reported Mar 10	$0.17	$0.12	$0.12 - $0.17	+41.67%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	+6.3%
Sep 30, 2021Sep 21 Reported Nov 4, 2021Reported Nov 4	$0.27	$0.22	$0.21 - $0.23	+22.73%	Beat	4	No revisions (30d)	-3.6%
Jun 30, 2021Jun 21 Reported Aug 5, 2021Reported Aug 5	$0.29	$0.26	$0.23 - $0.29	+11.54%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+45.0%
Mar 31, 2021Mar 21 Reported May 6, 2021Reported May 6	$0.13	$0.12	$0.10 - $0.13	+8.33%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	-18.8%
Dec 31, 2020Dec 20 Reported Mar 11, 2021Reported Mar 11	$0.16	$0.15	$0.12 - $0.16	+6.67%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	-11.1%
Sep 30, 2020Sep 20 Reported Oct 29, 2020Reported Oct 29	$0.28	$0.22	$0.17 - $0.26	+27.27%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+40.0%
Jun 30, 2020Jun 20 Reported Jul 30, 2020Reported Jul 30	$0.20	$0.05	$0.00 - $0.11	+300.00%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	-13.0%
Mar 31, 2020Mar 20 Reported Apr 30, 2020Reported Apr 30	$0.16	$0.10	$0.09 - $0.12	+60.00%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	+6.7%
Dec 31, 2019Dec 19 Reported Mar 5, 2020Reported Mar 5	$0.18	$0.16	$0.14 - $0.18	+12.50%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+12.5%
Sep 30, 2019Sep 19 Reported Oct 31, 2019Reported Oct 31	$0.20	$0.18	$0.17 - $0.19	+11.11%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	+5.3%
Jun 30, 2019Jun 19 Reported Aug 1, 2019Reported Aug 1	$0.23	$0.21	$0.21 - $0.23	+9.52%	Beat	5	2 0 30d	+4.5%
Mar 31, 2019Mar 19 Reported May 2, 2019Reported May 2	$0.15	$0.15	$0.15 - $0.16	+0.00%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	-11.8%
Dec 31, 2018Dec 18 Reported Mar 7, 2019Reported Mar 7	$0.16	$0.14	$0.12 - $0.15	+14.29%	Beat	5	No revisions (30d)	+45.5%
Sep 30, 2018Sep 18 Reported Nov 1, 2018Reported Nov 1	$0.19	$0.18	$0.18 - $0.18	+5.56%	Beat	5	1 0 30d	+26.7%
Jun 30, 2018Jun 18 Reported Aug 2, 2018Reported Aug 2	$0.22	$0.22	$0.20 - $0.23	+0.00%	Beat	6	No revisions (30d)	+4.8%
Mar 31, 2018Mar 18 Reported May 3, 2018Reported May 3	$0.17	$0.16	$0.15 - $0.19	+6.25%	Beat	6	1 0 30d	+6.3%
Dec 31, 2017Dec 17 Reported Mar 8, 2018Reported Mar 8	$0.11	$0.09	$0.09 - $0.10	+22.22%	Beat	6	No revisions (30d)	-8.3%
Sep 30, 2017Sep 17 Reported Nov 2, 2017Reported Nov 2	$0.15	$0.18	$0.18 - $0.19	-16.67%	Miss	6	1 0 30d	-
Jun 30, 2017Jun 17 Reported Aug 3, 2017Reported Aug 3	$0.21	$0.20	$0.19 - $0.20	+5.00%	Beat	6	No revisions (30d)	-
Mar 31, 2017Mar 17 Reported May 4, 2017Reported May 4	$0.16	$0.14	-	+14.29%	Beat	-	-	-
Dec 31, 2016Dec 16 Reported Mar 9, 2017Reported Mar 9	$0.12	$0.13	-	-7.69%	Miss	-	-	-

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Forward Yield0.00%

Forward Annual Dividend$0.00

Payout Ratio0.00%

Key Metrics

Valuation
P/E Ratio	14.31	EV/EBITDA	6.99x
Price/FCF	11.41x	FCF Yield	8.76%
Profitability
Profit Margin	6.96%	Operating Margin	9.94%
ROE	11.80%	ROIC	10.72%
Financial Health
Debt/Equity	0.10x	Interest Coverage	14.95x
Current Ratio	0.41x	Quick Ratio	0.38x
Trading Statistics
Beta	0.67	Avg Volume	230.22K
52-Week High	$17.40	52-Week Low	$8.98

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

SMA 10$14.89

SMA 20$14.58

SMA 50$15.05

SMA 200$13.82

EMA 10$15.09

EMA 20$14.89

EMA 50$15.00

EMA 200$14.01

MACD

Line: 0.13Signal: -0.08Hist: 0.21

ADX

ADX: 21.2+DI: 32.2-DI: 12.5

Aroon & PSAR

Aroon Up96.0

Aroon Down52.0

PSAR$14.62

Bollinger Bands

Upper Band$15.65

Lower Band$13.51

%B Position1467%(Upper)

Band Width1.04

RSI (14-Day)

Neutral

67.2

Momentum Oscillators

Stoch %K91.2

Stoch %D89.6

Williams %R-10.1

ROC (10d)9.7%

Momentum1.39

CCI (20d)187.8

MFI (14d)73.5

Volatility Measures

ATR (14d)$0.40(2.5%)

StdDev (20d)0.53

Hist Vol21.1%(Moderate)

Volume Flow

VWAP$15.67

OBV9.9M

AD Line968.1K

CMF (20d)-0.057

Volume Metrics

Avg Vol (20d)227.1K

Vol Ratio0.9x

VWMA (20d)$14.58

Pivot Points

R3$16.70

R2$16.32

R1$16.07

Pivot Point$15.69

S1$15.44

S2$15.06

S3$14.81

Advanced Oscillators

TSI9.32

Ultimate Osc65.0

KST-14.31

Financial Data

Quarter	Jun 2026	Mar 2026	Dec 2025	Sep 2025	Jun 2025	Mar 2025	Dec 2024	Sep 2024	Jun 2024	Mar 2024	Dec 2023	Sep 2023
Total Revenue	$129.57M	$126.18M	$123.52M	$121.52M	$125.83M	$119.18M	$114.28M	$120.39M	$122.18M	$116.15M	$112.25M	$120.40M
Cost of Revenue	$87.07M	$85.56M	$84.49M	$82.26M	$84.39M	$82.59M	$79.63M	$84.23M	$83.25M	$80.06M	$94.83M	$87.93M
Gross Profit	$42.50M	$40.62M	$39.03M	$39.26M	$41.44M	$36.59M	$34.65M	$36.16M	$38.92M	$36.09M	$17.42M	$32.47M

Operating Expenses	$23.82M	$28.41M	$28.72M	$27.80M	$30.14M	$27.61M	$25.62M	$26.02M	$26.60M	$26.45M	$10.20M	$18.77M
R&D	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
SG&A	$7.05M	$12.79M	$13.12M	$12.34M	$13.53M	$11.26M	$11.14M	$11.42M	$11.79M	$11.93M	$-14,312,000	$9.14M
Operating Income	$18.68M	$12.22M	$10.31M	$11.46M	$11.30M	$8.97M	$9.03M	$10.14M	$12.32M	$9.68M	$7.46M	$13.69M

Interest Income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest Expense	$706,000	$731,000	$965,000	$1.12M	$1.21M	$1.18M	$1.27M	$1.54M	$1.53M	$1.56M	$1.45M	$1.38M
Income Before Tax	$17.98M	$11.49M	$9.35M	$10.34M	$10.10M	$7.80M	$7.78M	$8.60M	$10.79M	$8.12M	$6.01M	$12.20M
Income Tax Expense	$5.17M	$3.33M	$2.81M	$2.98M	$2.99M	$2.31M	$1.83M	$2.42M	$3.16M	$2.20M	$1.66M	$2.98M

Net Income	$12.81M	$8.16M	$6.54M	$7.36M	$7.11M	$5.48M	$5.95M	$6.19M	$7.63M	$5.91M	$4.35M	$9.23M

EBITDA	$22.90M	$16.58M	$14.54M	$15.48M	$15.28M	$12.91M	$13.04M	$14.22M	$16.24M	$13.58M	$11.47M	$17.58M
EBIT	$18.68M	$12.22M	$10.31M	$11.46M	$11.30M	$8.97M	$9.03M	$10.14M	$12.32M	$9.68M	$7.46M	$13.59M

* Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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Ellsworth Advisors LLC Buys 67,766 Shares of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. $LOCO

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MarketBeat•Oct 16, 2026 5:11 AM ET10/16/26•Bullish

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, November 5, 2026

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Yahoo Finance Singapore•Oct 15, 2026 8:40 AM ET10/15/26•Neutral

El Pollo Loco Holdings Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

El Pollo Loco Holdings reported a 3.9% increase in system-wide same-store sales and a 19.5% restaurant-level margin for Q2 2026, driven by new product innovations like Loco Tenders and Loaded Quesadillas...

Benzinga•Oct 13, 2026 5:42 AM ET10/13/26•Bullish

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Stock Has Average Price Target of $17.30 According to Analysts

Analysts have issued a "Moderate Buy" consensus rating for El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO), with an average 12-month price target of $17.30. The company recently reported earnings per share of $0.30...

MarketBeat•Oct 11, 2026 6:43 AM ET10/11/26•Somewhat-Bullish

Roth Capital Initiates Buy on El Pollo Loco (LOCO) with $22 Price Target

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GuruFocus•Oct 9, 2026 8:42 AM ET10/9/26•Bullish

LOCO Valuation and Fair Value

P/E: 14.3x
Forward P/E: 14.0x
EV/EBITDA: 7.0x
P/FCF: 11.4x
PEG: 1.2x
P/B: 1.5x

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LOCO Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

Gross margin: 32.2%
Operating margin: 9.9%
Net margin: 7.0%
ROIC: 10.7%
ROE: 11.8%
FCF margin: 8.2%
FCF yield: 8.8%

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LOCO Analyst Ratings

Consensus: Buy
Analysts: 6
Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 4
Hold: 2
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

LOCO Bull Case vs Bear Case

Bull case

LOCO beat EPS estimates in 87.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
66.7% of LOCO's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

LOCO Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

Beat rate: 7 of 8 quarters (87.5%)
Average surprise: 21.4%
EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): $0.24
Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026): 2 up, 2 down

LOCO Dividend

Forward yield: 0.0%
Payout ratio: 0.0%

Frequently Asked Questions About LOCO

Does LOCO pay dividends?

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a dividend payment track record. See the LOCO dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

What is LOCO's P/E ratio?

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.31.

What is LOCO's market cap?

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) has a market capitalization of $496.67M with a current stock price of $15.74.

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Performance (10Y)

Upcoming Estimates

Dividends

Dividend Metrics

Key Metrics

Technical Indicators Dashboard

Moving Averages

MACD

ADX

Aroon & PSAR

Bollinger Bands

RSI (14-Day)

Momentum Oscillators

Volatility Measures

Volume Flow

Volume Metrics

Pivot Points

Advanced Oscillators

Financial Data

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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) Stock Has Average Price Target of $17.30 According to Analysts

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