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LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · USD

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15.30 USD -0.07 -0.46%
As of Oct 30, 2026 Extended hours 15.30 0.00%
Bid
15.31 × 2
Ask
15.33 × 2
15.25 Day range 15.63
9.06 52-week range 17.20
YTD
+46.27%
1 year
+68.87%
Open
15.50
Prev close
15.37
Mkt cap
465.62M
Vol
178.87K
Avg vol
249.90K
EPS
1.17
P/E
13.08
Div yield
0.00%
More statistics
Low
15.25
High
15.63
Forward P/E
12.43
Beta
1.44
Short ratio
5.62
Inst. own
97.27%
Dividend
0.00
Ex-div date
Oct 20, 2022
50-d avg
12.60
200-d avg
11.49
1y target
14.00

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LOCO two-year price chart8.2910.612.815.117.4Oct 24Mar 25Aug 25Jan 26Jun 26Oct 26

Key statistics

Market cap
349.69M
Enterprise value
604.12M
Trailing P/E
14.78
Forward P/E
12.43
PEG ratio
0.00
Price / sales
0.74
Price / book
1.37
EPS (TTM)
0.79
Beta
1.44
Dividend yield
0.00%
Payout ratio
0.00%
Profit margin
5.11%
Revenue (TTM)
470.97M
Revenue growth
0.00%
Free cash flow
26.20M
Total cash
7.89M
Total debt
263.82M
Return on equity
9.37%
Shares outstanding
29.94M
Short % of float
4.50%
50-day average
12.60
200-day average
11.49

Analyst view

Consensus: none

Price target (mean) 14.00 -8.5% downside
Target (low)
13.00
Target (mean)
14.00
Target (high)
15.00
Ratings (0m) 4 1 buy · 3 hold · 0 sell
  • Strong buy0
  • Buy1
  • Hold3
  • Sell0
  • Strong sell0

Next earnings

Consensus EPS estimate 0.135.

Earnings history

Financials — quick view

All financials
LOCO Revenue — quarterly 129.57M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
LOCO Net income — quarterly 12.81M
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026
LOCO EPS — quarterly 0.43
2022-Q3 20222022-Q4 20222023-Q1 20232023-Q2 20232023-Q3 20232023-Q4 20232024-Q1 20242024-Q2 20242024-Q3 20242024-Q4 20242025-Q1 20252025-Q2 20252025-Q3 20252025-Q4 20252026-Q1 20262026-Q2 2026

Earnings

LOCO recent earnings
Report dateQuarter endingEPS estimateEPS reportedSurpriseSurprise %
Oct 31, 2024Sep 1, 20240.170.21+0.04+23.53%
Aug 1, 2024Jun 1, 20240.210.26+0.05+23.81%
May 2, 2024Mar 1, 20240.140.22+0.08+57.14%
Mar 7, 2024Dec 1, 20230.160.160.000.00%
Nov 2, 2023Sep 1, 20230.180.19+0.01+5.56%
Aug 3, 2023Jun 1, 20230.200.23+0.03+15.00%

Upgrades / downgrades

LOCO analyst upgrades and downgrades
DateFirmActionFromTo
Aug 2, 2024Truist SecuritiesmainHoldHold
May 23, 2024Benchmarkreit—Hold
May 3, 2024Truist SecuritiesmainHoldHold
Nov 12, 2021Benchmarkinit—Hold
Feb 8, 2021Truist SecuritiesdownBuyHold
May 1, 2020SunTrust Robinson Humphreymain—Buy

About El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. It operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Restaurants
Country
United States

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Insider holders

LOCO insider holders
InsiderRelationLatest transactionDateShares held
BABB DOUGLAS J.DirectorStock Award(Grant)May 28, 202442,986
BIGLARI SARDARBeneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of SecurityPurchaseAug 21, 20240
BORGESE SAMUEL NICHOLASDirectorStock Award(Grant)May 28, 202450,239
BULLER MARKDirectorStock Award(Grant)May 28, 202444,302
FAGINAS CODY NANCYDirectorStock Award(Grant)May 28, 202424,231
FILS IRA MARCChief Financial OfficerStock Award(Grant)May 28, 2024117,425

Institution ownership

LOCO institution ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Biglari Capital Corp.13.36%4,000,00046.72MSep 29, 2024
Blackrock Inc.7.90%2,363,80027.61MSep 29, 2024
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP7.43%2,223,67625.97MSep 29, 2024
Fund 1 Investments, LLC6.95%2,079,98024.29MSep 29, 2024
Vanguard Group Inc4.60%1,378,28216.10MSep 29, 2024
William Blair Investment Management, LLC4.58%1,372,05516.03MSep 29, 2024

Fund ownership

LOCO fund ownership
Holder% heldSharesValueReported
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund2.65%792,9459.26MSep 29, 2024
iShares Russell 2000 ETF2.22%664,6237.76MOct 30, 2024
Blair (William) Mutual Funds,Inc-Small Cap Value Fund1.74%519,5706.07MOct 30, 2024
DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Series1.56%467,9655.47MJul 30, 2024
DFA U.S. Targeted Value Portfolio1.35%405,3824.73MJul 30, 2024
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund1.31%391,1484.57MSep 29, 2024
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