El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
LOCONasdaq
$16.59
↑ +0.2%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +56.8%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$492.6M
Enterprise Value
$532.7M
P/E
16.9
P/S
1.0
P/B
1.6
EV/EBITDA
8.6
PEG
1.0
FCF Yield
5.5%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$497.1M
Net Income (TTM)
$29.2M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
$26.9M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
9.1%
Net Margin
5.9%
ROE
9.6%
ROIC
9.3%
Debt / Equity
0.1
Net Cash
-$40.1M
Return 1Y
+55.0%
Company profile
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. As of December 29, 2021, the company operated 480 restaurants. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp.
- CEO
- Laurance Roberts
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Employees
- 4,630
- Headquarters
- California
- Website
- elpolloloco.com
Management & directors
- Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Williams Elizabeth GoodwinChief Executive Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
LOCO Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-04-01
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$126.2M↑ +5.9%
Diluted EPS$0.27↑ +42.1%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $426.1M | $454.4M | $470.0M | $468.7M | $473.0M | $490.0M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $33.6M | $41.3M | $30.1M | $39.8M | $41.2M | $42.0M |
| Net income | $24.5M | $29.1M | $20.8M | $25.6M | $25.7M | $26.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.68 | $0.80 | $0.57 | $0.74 | $0.86 | $0.90 |
| Operating cash flow | $40.5M | $52.1M | $38.5M | $40.7M | $46.8M | $48.1M |
| Free cash flow | $33.9M | $35.1M | $18.6M | $19.4M | $27.7M | $25.4M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 7.9% | 9.1% | 6.4% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $122.2M | $120.4M | $114.3M | $119.2M | $125.8M | $121.5M | $123.5M | $126.2M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $12.3M | $10.1M | $9.0M | $9.0M | $11.3M | $11.5M | $10.3M | $12.2M |
| Net income | $7.6M | $6.2M | $6.0M | $5.5M | $7.1M | $7.4M | $6.5M | $8.2M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.25 | $0.21 | $0.21 | $0.19 | $0.24 | $0.25 | $0.22 | $0.27 |
| Operating cash flow | $17.0M | $13.0M | $5.6M | $4.7M | $14.1M | $15.3M | $13.9M | $13.0M |
| Free cash flow | $10.4M | $9.1M | $1.1M | $1.3M | $9.1M | $9.9M | $5.1M | $2.8M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 10.1% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Net margin | 6.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 6.1% | 5.3% | 6.5% |
Company news
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 2,749 | $16.70 | $45,908.30 | filing |
| 2026-07-15 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 6,533 | $16.71 | $109,166.43 | filing |
| 2026-07-14 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 1,211 | $16.73 | $20,260.03 | filing |
| 2026-07-13 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 75,000 | $16.74 | $1.3M | filing |
| 2026-07-02 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 9,525 | $16.92 | $161,163.00 | filing |
| 2026-07-01 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 132,421 | $17.27 | $2.3M | filing |
| 2026-06-30 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 22,600 | $16.91 | $382,166.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-29 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 100,000 | $16.58 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2026-06-26 | BIGLARI, SARDAR | Sale | 100,000 | $16.75 | $1.7M | filing |
| 2026-05-29 | Williams Elizabeth Goodwin· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 10,523 | $13.95 | $146,795.85 | filing |
| 2026-05-29 | Fils Ira· CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Tax withholding | 2,144 | $13.95 | $29,908.80 | filing |
| 2026-05-09 | Fils Ira· CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Tax withholding | 2,476 | $14.00 | $34,664.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | DAVILA TANA | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Wright Robert D. | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | GARRIDO FRANK | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Gonzalez Deborah | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Faginas Cody Nancy | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | BABB DOUGLAS J | Award | 12,012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Taylor Joseph G | Award | 8,258 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Fils Ira· CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Award | 15,015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-17 | Williams Elizabeth Goodwin· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 53,804 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Williams Elizabeth Goodwin· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 12,272 | $11.10 | $136,219.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-11 | Fils Ira· CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Tax withholding | 2,296 | $11.10 | $25,485.60 | filing |
| 2025-12-31 | Williams Elizabeth Goodwin· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 7,682 | $10.50 | $80,661.00 | filing |
| 2025-12-31 | Williams Elizabeth Goodwin· Chief Executive Officer | Award | 42,818 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.