NASDAQ : LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. — Financial statements
Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants · United States
Last price 15.37 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 467.75M
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Financial statements
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reported revenue of 500.79M USD (TTM). Five years of income statement, balance sheet, cash flow and ratios below.
Income statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 500.79M | 490.05M | 473.01M | 468.66M | 469.96M | 454.36M |
| Cost of Revenue | 385.13M | 381.49M | 369.49M | 375.30M | 386.26M | 355.09M |
| Gross Profit | 115.66M | 108.56M | 103.52M | 93.37M | 83.70M | 99.27M |
| Selling, General & Admin | 49.70M | 46.90M | 45.08M | 42.02M | 39.19M | 39.36M |
| Other Operating Expenses | 17.00K | 11.00K | 52.00K | 196.00K | 271.00K | |
| Operating Expenses | 66.38M | 62.88M | 60.84M | 57.46M | 53.88M | 54.53M |
| Operating Income | 49.28M | 45.68M | 42.67M | 35.91M | 29.82M | 44.74M |
| Interest Expense | -3.52M | -4.47M | -5.90M | -4.81M | -1.68M | -1.82M |
| EBT Excluding Unusual Items | 45.76M | 41.21M | 36.77M | 31.10M | 28.14M | 42.92M |
| Merger & Restructuring Charges | -950.00K | -1.66M | -1.19M | |||
| Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets | -835.00K | -277.00K | -228.00K | 4.84M | 683.00K | -1.82M |
| Asset Writedown | -200.00K | -123.00K | -1.54M | -481.00K | -1.09M | |
| Legal Settlements | 5.70M | 98.00K | -495.00K | |||
| Other Unusual Items | -334.00K | -1.70M | ||||
| Pretax Income | 49.14M | 37.58M | 35.27M | 34.98M | 28.44M | 39.51M |
| Income Tax Expense | 14.28M | 11.09M | 9.59M | 9.43M | 7.64M | 10.39M |
| Net Income | 34.86M | 26.49M | 25.68M | 25.55M | 20.80M | 29.12M |
| Net Income to Common | 34.86M | 26.49M | 25.68M | 25.55M | 20.80M | 29.12M |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 29.42M | 29.18M | 29.85M | 34.25M | 36.35M | 35.97M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 29.68M | 29.40M | 30.03M | 34.37M | 36.58M | 36.45M |
| EPS (Basic) | 1.18 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.75 | 0.57 | 0.81 |
| EPS (Diluted) | 1.17 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.57 | 0.80 |
| Free Cash Flow | 41.01M | 25.44M | 27.70M | 19.36M | 18.63M | 35.06M |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.38 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.96 |
| Gross Margin | 23.10% | 22.15% | 21.88% | 19.92% | 17.81% | 21.85% |
| Operating Margin | 9.84% | 9.32% | 9.02% | 7.66% | 6.35% | 9.85% |
| Profit Margin | 6.96% | 5.41% | 5.43% | 5.45% | 4.43% | 6.41% |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 8.19% | 5.19% | 5.86% | 4.13% | 3.96% | 7.72% |
| EBITDA | 65.97M | 61.64M | 58.39M | 51.15M | 44.24M | 59.92M |
| EBITDA Margin | 13.17% | 12.58% | 12.34% | 10.91% | 9.41% | 13.19% |
| D&A For EBITDA | 16.68M | 15.97M | 15.72M | 15.23M | 14.42M | 15.18M |
| EBIT | 49.28M | 45.68M | 42.67M | 35.91M | 29.82M | 44.74M |
| EBIT Margin | 9.84% | 9.32% | 9.02% | 7.66% | 6.35% | 9.85% |
| Effective Tax Rate | 29.06% | 29.51% | 27.18% | 26.95% | 26.87% | 26.30% |
| Revenue as Reported | 500.79M | 490.05M | 473.01M | 468.66M | 469.96M | 454.36M |
| Advertising Expenses | 26.70M | 22.40M | 24.90M | 23.90M | 23.80M |
Balance sheet
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 13.28M | 6.23M | 2.48M | 7.29M | 20.49M | 30.05M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 13.28M | 6.23M | 2.48M | 7.29M | 20.49M | 30.05M |
| Accounts Receivable | 13.36M | 11.21M | 9.47M | 10.15M | 10.08M | 13.41M |
| Other Receivables | 493.00K | 153.00K | 768.00K | |||
| Receivables | 13.36M | 11.21M | 9.96M | 10.30M | 10.85M | 13.41M |
| Inventory | 1.73M | 1.81M | 1.94M | 1.91M | 2.44M | 2.32M |
| Prepaid Expenses | 5.11M | 5.59M | 4.83M | 5.34M | 3.66M | 3.73M |
| Other Current Assets | 792.00K | 782.00K | 680.00K | 296.00K | ||
| Total Current Assets | 34.27M | 25.62M | 19.89M | 25.13M | 37.45M | 49.50M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 267.79M | 266.32M | 258.14M | 253.56M | 245.76M | 249.28M |
| Goodwill | 248.67M | 248.67M | 248.67M | 248.67M | 248.67M | 248.67M |
| Other Intangible Assets | 61.89M | 61.89M | 61.89M | 61.89M | 61.89M | 61.89M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Assets | 471.00K | 187.00K | 336.00K | 512.00K | 2.25M | |
| Long-Term Deferred Charges | 300.00K | 500.00K | 700.00K | 900.00K | 400.00K | |
| Other Long-Term Assets | 5.69M | 3.66M | 2.58M | 2.34M | 2.04M | 1.79M |
| Total Assets | 618.79M | 606.65M | 592.01M | 592.30M | 597.22M | 613.79M |
| Accounts Payable | 18.82M | 15.67M | 12.09M | 12.54M | 12.74M | 10.63M |
| Accrued Expenses | 26.06M | 31.95M | 32.20M | 29.80M | 26.39M | 31.18M |
| Current Portion of Leases | 18.44M | 17.76M | 19.91M | 19.63M | 20.11M | 20.10M |
| Current Income Taxes Payable | 559.00K | 1.57M | 2.10M | 70.00K | 889.00K | |
| Current Unearned Revenue | 7.14M | 7.21M | 6.48M | 6.15M | 5.80M | 5.95M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 13.51M | 4.93M | 2.87M | 4.39M | 3.48M | 5.84M |
| Total Current Liabilities | 84.54M | 79.08M | 75.66M | 72.58M | 68.51M | 74.58M |
| Long-Term Debt | 30.00M | 51.00M | 71.00M | 84.00M | 66.00M | 40.40M |
| Long-Term Leases | 170.96M | 172.25M | 172.11M | 169.70M | 166.78M | 173.36M |
| Long-Term Unearned Revenue | 5.60M | 5.61M | 6.19M | 6.41M | 5.77M | 5.69M |
| Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities | 10.62M | 7.61M | 6.36M | 8.88M | 8.52M | 5.46M |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | 26.00K | 26.00K | 27.00K | 34.00K | 498.00K | 3.67M |
| Total Liabilities | 301.74M | 315.57M | 331.35M | 341.61M | 316.07M | 303.16M |
| Common Stock | 304.00K | 299.00K | 298.00K | 313.00K | 370.00K | 365.00K |
| Additional Paid-In Capital | 252.22M | 247.22M | 241.46M | 236.42M | 292.24M | 342.94M |
| Retained Earnings | 64.52M | 43.55M | 18.91M | 13.96M | -11.59M | -32.39M |
| Comprehensive Income & Other | 126.00K | -290.00K | ||||
| Shareholders' Equity | 317.04M | 291.08M | 260.67M | 250.70M | 281.15M | 310.62M |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | 618.79M | 606.65M | 592.01M | 592.30M | 597.22M | 613.79M |
| Total Debt | 219.40M | 241.01M | 263.02M | 273.33M | 252.88M | 233.86M |
| Net Cash (Debt) | -206.12M | -234.78M | -260.54M | -266.04M | -232.39M | -203.81M |
| Net Cash Per Share | -6.94 | -7.99 | -8.67 | -7.74 | -6.35 | -5.59 |
| Filing Date Shares Outstanding | 30.43M | 29.96M | 29.78M | 31.28M | 36.71M | 36.74M |
| Total Common Shares Outstanding | 30.44M | 29.96M | 29.84M | 31.35M | 37.01M | 36.60M |
| Working Capital | -50.27M | -53.46M | -55.76M | -47.45M | -31.06M | -25.08M |
| Book Value Per Share | 10.42 | 9.72 | 8.74 | 8.00 | 7.60 | 8.49 |
| Tangible Book Value | 6.48M | -19.48M | -49.89M | -59.87M | -29.41M | 61.00K |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 0.21 | -0.65 | -1.67 | -1.91 | -0.79 | 0.00 |
| Land | 12.32M | 12.32M | 12.32M | 12.32M | 12.32M | 12.32M |
| Buildings | 167.04M | 153.05M | 152.41M | 148.26M | 153.38M | 144.63M |
| Construction In Progress | 7.23M | 22.80M | 9.88M | 7.27M | 3.20M | 5.33M |
Cash flow statement
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 34.86M | 26.49M | 25.68M | 25.55M | 20.80M | 29.12M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 16.68M | 15.97M | 15.72M | 15.23M | 14.42M | 15.18M |
| Other Amortization | 195.00K | 195.00K | 197.00K | 201.00K | 340.00K | 251.00K |
| Loss (Gain) From Sale of Assets | 835.00K | 277.00K | 228.00K | -4.84M | -683.00K | 1.82M |
| Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | 223.00K | 123.00K | 1.54M | 481.00K | 711.00K | |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 5.51M | 5.40M | 3.93M | 2.96M | 3.49M | 3.22M |
| Other Operating Activities | 6.15M | 1.40M | -2.92M | 1.09M | 4.16M | 1.01M |
| Change in Accounts Receivable | -1.36M | -1.74M | 677.00K | -216.00K | 3.32M | -3.44M |
| Change in Inventory | -5.00K | 128.00K | -27.00K | 531.00K | -125.00K | -218.00K |
| Change in Accounts Payable | 4.17M | 4.81M | -544.00K | -3.96M | 3.98M | 2.53M |
| Change in Income Taxes | 997.00K | -45.00K | 1.70M | 838.00K | -1.66M | 3.41M |
| Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 5.68M | -4.80M | 2.02M | 1.76M | -9.98M | -1.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 73.94M | 48.08M | 46.78M | 40.69M | 38.55M | 52.10M |
| Capital Expenditures | -32.94M | -22.64M | -19.08M | -21.33M | -19.92M | -17.04M |
| Divestitures | 100.00K | 7.72M | 1.00M | 4.56M | ||
| Other Investing Activities | 41.00K | 163.00K | ||||
| Investing Cash Flow | -32.94M | -22.64M | -18.94M | -13.45M | -18.91M | -12.48M |
| Long-Term Debt Issued | 9.00M | 14.00M | 39.00M | 46.00M | ||
| Long-Term Debt Repaid | -29.22M | -27.21M | -21.16M | -20.16M | -22.95M | |
| Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -39.20M | -20.22M | -13.21M | 17.84M | 25.84M | -22.95M |
| Issuance of Common Stock | 3.28M | 1.10M | 1.56M | 1.17M | 1.71M | 866.00K |
| Repurchase of Common Stock | -794.00K | -2.58M | -20.99M | -59.46M | -322.00K | -705.00K |
| Common Dividends Paid | -55.57M | |||||
| Other Financing Activities | -842.00K | |||||
| Financing Cash Flow | -36.71M | -21.70M | -32.65M | -40.45M | -29.19M | -22.79M |
| Net Cash Flow | 4.29M | 3.74M | -4.80M | -13.21M | -9.55M | 16.83M |
| Free Cash Flow | 41.01M | 25.44M | 27.70M | 19.36M | 18.63M | 35.06M |
| Free Cash Flow Margin | 8.19% | 5.19% | 5.86% | 4.13% | 3.96% | 7.72% |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 1.38 | 0.86 | 0.92 | 0.56 | 0.51 | 0.96 |
| Levered Free Cash Flow | 26.82M | 28.27M | 26.98M | 20.53M | 12.35M | 35.47M |
| Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 28.82M | 30.87M | 30.47M | 23.34M | 13.06M | 36.36M |
| Cash Interest Paid | 3.35M | 4.38M | 5.89M | 4.82M | 1.45M | 1.07M |
| Cash Income Tax Paid | 6.59M | 9.73M | 10.35M | 7.72M | 5.10M | 5.97M |
| Change in Working Capital | 9.48M | -1.65M | 3.82M | -1.05M | -4.46M | 782.00K |
Ratios
Fiscal year January - December; amounts in USD.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Capitalization | 465.62M | 313.33M | 353.58M | 298.23M | 369.01M | 512.22M |
| Enterprise Value | 671.74M | 554.80M | 609.51M | 552.35M | 559.12M | 722.69M |
| Last Close Price | 15.30 | 10.46 | 11.81 | 9.05 | 9.96 | 12.13 |
| PE Ratio | 13.06 | 11.83 | 13.77 | 11.67 | 17.74 | 17.59 |
| Forward PE | 15.03 | 11.81 | 13.20 | 13.07 | 14.35 | 18.52 |
| PS Ratio | 0.93 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.79 | 1.13 |
| PB Ratio | 1.47 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 1.19 | 1.31 | 1.65 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 71.84 | 8,397.03 | ||||
| P/FCF Ratio | 11.35 | 12.32 | 12.77 | 15.41 | 19.80 | 14.61 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 6.30 | 6.52 | 7.56 | 7.33 | 9.57 | 9.83 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.44 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.44 | 1.85 | |
| EV/Sales Ratio | 1.34 | 1.13 | 1.29 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 1.59 |
| EV/EBITDA Ratio | 10.18 | 9.00 | 10.44 | 10.80 | 12.64 | 12.06 |
| EV/EBIT Ratio | 13.63 | 12.15 | 14.28 | 15.38 | 18.75 | 16.15 |
| EV/FCF Ratio | 16.38 | 21.81 | 22.00 | 28.54 | 30.01 | 20.61 |
| Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.69 | 0.83 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 0.90 | 0.75 |
| Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 2.41 | 2.79 | 3.21 | 3.63 | 3.69 | 2.76 |
| Debt / FCF Ratio | 5.35 | 9.47 | 9.49 | 14.12 | 13.57 | 6.67 |
| Net Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.65 | 0.81 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.66 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 3.12 | 3.81 | 4.46 | 5.20 | 5.25 | 3.40 |
| Net Debt / FCF Ratio | 5.03 | 9.23 | 9.41 | 13.74 | 12.47 | 5.81 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.74 |
| Inventory Turnover | 222.55 | 203.57 | 191.99 | 172.43 | 162.29 | 160.75 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.32 | 0.22 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.58 |
| Current Ratio | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.66 |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 11.79% | 9.60% | 10.04% | 9.61% | 7.03% | 9.90% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 5.07% | 4.76% | 4.50% | 3.77% | 3.08% | 4.59% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.63% | 6.15% | 5.99% | 5.09% | 4.24% | 6.32% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 9.20% | 8.70% | 8.30% | 6.90% | 5.60% | 8.30% |
| Earnings Yield | 7.66% | 8.45% | 7.26% | 8.57% | 5.64% | 5.68% |
| FCF Yield | 8.81% | 8.12% | 7.83% | 6.49% | 5.05% | 6.84% |
| Payout Ratio | 267.17% | |||||
| Buyback Yield / Dilution | -1.09% | 2.12% | 12.62% | 6.02% | -0.35% | -1.82% |