Upgrade

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

LOCO

Last
$15.22
Day
+1.9%
1y
+57.8%
5y
-3.2%
52w
-14.1%
SPY YTD
+13.3%
XLY
-5.6%
Earnings
2026-10-2918d
EMA 21
14.61
EMA 50
14.91
EMA 200
13.99
20d high
-3.5%
5y high
-14.1%
5y range
77th
Website · 4,000 employees · United States

Positions held

Your positions

LOCO isn't in your positions.

Add it to see shares, cost, and P&L here.

Score
15
Hold
watch
Signal
Neutral
Target
$15.61
Stop
$14.38
Stop distance
5.5%
Target vs last
+2.6%

Fundamentals

Market cap$454.67MEnterprise value$660.79MTrailing P/E12.77Forward P/E13.50
PEG—Price / book1.43Beta0.67Dividend yield0.00%
Revenue growth3.0%Earnings growth79.2%Gross margin23.1%Operating margin9.9%
Profit margin7.0%ROE11.8%ROA5.1%Debt / equity0.69
Current ratio0.41Free cash flow$26.82MAnalyst recommendationnoneMean target$20.30
52w high$17.4052w low$8.99

Quarterly

2026-Q22026-Q12025-Q42025-Q32025-Q2
Revenue$130M$126M$124M$122M$126M
Op margin15.0%9.8%8.5%9.5%9.0%
Net income$12.8M$8.2M$6.5M$7.4M$7.1M
Gross margin23.6%23.3%22.5%22.9%22.9%
Gross profit$30.6M$29.4M$27.7M$27.9M$28.8M
Operating income$19.4M$12.3M$10.4M$11.5M$11.4M
  • Revenue +3% vs prior quarter ($130M vs $126M).
  • Gross margin 23.6% (was 23.3% prior quarter).
  • Operating margin expanded to 15%.

Yearly (6y)

20252024202320222021
Revenue$490M$473M$469M$470M—
Op margin8.6%8.8%7.8%6.4%—
Net income$26.5M$25.7M$25.6M$20.8M—
Gross margin22.2%21.9%20.0%17.8%—
Gross profit$109M$104M$93.7M$83.7M—
Operating income$42.3M$41.5M$36.4M$30.2M—
Headline scan

No flags

• No distress or material-risk keywords in recent headlines (keyword scan only — not a guarantee).

News

LOCO · daily+3.7% over 13 sessions
Close EMA21 EMA50 EMA200
13.9014.1914.4714.7615.052026-092026-092026-092026-092026-102026-102026-10
Quarterly · revenue, net income, margins
Revenue Net income Gross margin Op margin
$0M$32M$65M$97M$130M0%12%24%2025-Q22025-Q32025-Q42026-Q12026-Q2