LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Next earnings Jul 29, 2026 · consensus $0.29 EPS, $133M rev
Last earnings +1.0% on 2026-05-07
$16.82
▲ +3.51%$16.82▲ +52.08%
over 1Y
L $9.06EODHDH $16.82
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+3.5%
1W+8.9%
1M+21.4%
3M+21.8%
YTD+63.0%
1Y+52.1%
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 11 analysts
Buy
Mixed signals in the latest filings.
Revenue (FY2025) $490M · FY2025
The read
Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. shows $490M in FY2025 revenue (+3.6% YoY), a 5.4% net margin, and 9.1% ROE.
Financials · annual, by fiscal year
| Line item | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $454M | $470M | $469M | $473M | $490M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $41.3M | $30.1M | $39.8M | $41.2M | $42.0M |
| Net income | $29.1M | $20.8M | $25.6M | $25.7M | $26.5M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.80 | $0.57 | $0.74 | $0.86 | $0.90 |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.
Key statistics
Valuation
Enterprise value$549M
EV / EBITDA9.5
EV / Sales1.1
EV / FCF21.6
P / FCF19.8
PEG (trailing)5.99
Earnings yield5.3%
FCF yield5.0%
Quality & risk
ROIC (est.)9.7%
Free cash flow$25.4M
Total debt$51.0M
Net cash-$44.8M
Altman Z-Score1.99 grey
Piotroski F-Score7/8
Capital returns
Buyback yield0.4%
Dividend yield (est.)11.0%
Shareholder yield11.4%
Shares Δ YoY+0.6%
Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.
Disclosure timeline
SEC · 8-Ks + reportsSome governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
Recent filings
all on EDGAR ↗144Filing2026-06-26open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-292026-06-01open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-292026-06-01open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-262026-05-29open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-282026-05-28open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-092026-05-12open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-04-012026-05-08open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-072026-05-07open ↗ARSPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-04-30open ↗DEF 14APeriod ending 2026-05-262026-04-30open ↗SCHEDULE 13D/AFiling2026-04-10open ↗144Filing2026-04-01open ↗
Frequently asked
- Is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) a buy?
- LOCO currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
- What is LOCO's fair value?
- A Modified-Graham model based on LOCO's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $12.19. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
- Is LOCO overvalued or undervalued?
- Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, LOCO currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
- What is El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s quality score?
- LOCO scores 69.70588235294117/100 (grade B-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.
Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001606366, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-08) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 7:23:56 PM.
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