SuperworthEl Pollo Loco LOCO
- Market cap
- $438.8M
- PE
- 12.3×
- 10y median 17.2×
- Forward PE
- n/m
- not a meaningful number
- Price to sales
- 0.9×
- EV/EBIT
- 8.6×
- Revenue, 12 months
- $500.8M
- +4% on a year ago
- Net margin
- 7.0%
- Free cash flow yield
- 9.3%
El Pollo Loco trades at 12.3× trailing earnings, cheaper than 87% of the last ten years. Revenue was $500.8M over the last twelve months, up 4% on a year earlier with a 7% net margin.
Charts
Financials
| Income statement | Q3 FY23 | Q4 FY23 | Q1 FY24 | Q2 FY24 | Q3 FY24 | Q4 FY24 | Q1 FY25 | Q2 FY25 | Q3 FY25 | Q4 FY25 | Q1 FY26 | Q2 FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $120.4M+0% | $112.2M−3% | $116.2M+1% | $122.2M+1% | $120.4M+0% | $114.3M+2% | $119.2M+3% | $125.8M+3% | $121.5M+1% | $123.5M+8% | $126.2M+6% | $129.6M+3% | |
| Cost of revenue | $27.6M−9% | $25.3M−10% | $25.6M−5% | $25.7M−10% | $25.4M−8% | $24M−5% | $24.7M−3% | $25.5M−1% | $24.9M−2% | $25M+4% | $26.4M+7% | $27.5M+8% |
| Gross profit | $92.8M+4% | $86.9M−1% | $90.5M+3% | $96.4M+4% | $95M+2% | $90.3M+4% | $94.4M+4% | $100.3M+4% | $96.6M+2% | $98.5M+9% | $99.8M+6% | $102.1M+2% |
| SG&A | $9.1M−7% | $10.6M+10% | $11.9M+7% | $11.8M+6% | $11.4M+25% | $11.1M+5% | $11.3M−6% | $13.5M+15% | $12.3M+8% | $13.1M+18% | $12.8M+14% | $7.1M−48% |
| $13.7M+100% | $7.5M−22% | $9.7M+25% | $12.3M+13% | $10.1M−26% | $9M+21% | $9M−7% | $11.3M−8% | $11.5M+13% | $10.3M+14% | $12.2M+36% | $18.7M+65% | |
| Interest expense | $1.4M+1180% | $1.4M+101% | $1.6M+56% | $1.5M+57% | $1.5M+11% | $1.3M−12% | $1.2M−25% | $1.2M−21% | $1.1M−27% | $965K−24% | $731K−38% | $706K−42% |
| Pre-tax income | $12.2M+80% | $6M−32% | $8.1M+18% | $10.8M+10% | $8.6M−30% | $7.8M+29% | $7.8M−4% | $10.1M−6% | $10.3M+20% | $9.3M+20% | $11.5M+47% | $18M+78% |
| $3M+68% | $1.7M−29% | $2.2M+13% | $3.2M+16% | $2.4M−19% | $1.8M+10% | $2.3M+5% | $3M−5% | $3M+23% | $2.8M+53% | $3.3M+44% | $5.2M+73% | |
| Net income | $9.2M+84% | $4.4M−33% | $5.9M+20% | $7.6M+8% | $6.2M−33% | $6M+37% | $5.5M−7% | $7.1M−7% | $7.4M+19% | $6.5M+10% | $8.2M+49% | $12.8M+80% |
| $0.28+100% | $0.14−22% | $0.19+46% | $0.25+25% | $0.21−25% | $0.20+43% | $0.19+0% | $0.24−4% | $0.25+19% | $0.22+10% | $0.27+42% | $0.43+79% | |
| 33.5M−8% | 32M−13% | 30.9M−15% | 30.4M−15% | 29.4M−12% | 29.4M−8% | 29.3M−5% | 29.3M−4% | 29.4M−0% | 29.5M+0% | 29.7M+1% | 30.1M+3% |
Revenue: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
Gross profit: 37 periods, Q2 FY17 to Q2 FY26: not printed by the filing, worked out from its own lines.
SG&A: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
Operating income: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them. 4 periods, Q2 FY13 to Q3 FY14: not printed by the filing, worked out from its own lines.
Interest expense: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
Pre-tax income: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
Income tax: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
Net income: Q1 FY13 and Q1 FY14: 6 months less the 3 months printed beside them.
EPS, diluted: 9 periods, Q1 FY13 to Q4 FY25: quarter's net income to common over its shares, to the cent.
Diluted shares: Q1 FY13: share-days: the 6-month average less the second quarter's. Q4 FY13: a loss quarter: its basic count, share-days: the 12-month average less the 9-month, weighted by days. 6 periods, Q4 FY20 to Q4 FY25: share-days: the 12-month average less the 9-month, weighted by days.
From each company's 10-Q and 10-K filings, the newest version of each figure. Quarters are as filed (a fourth quarter is the year less its first nine months), fiscal years as the 10-K prints them, restated where a later 10-K restated them, and balance sheet lines as of the period's end. A quarter whose 10-Q isn't filed yet is from the company's results release. Growth is on the same period a year earlier. A dash is a period with no figure for the line: the filing doesn't print it, or it hasn't been read yet.
Peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest El Pollo Loco's size, closest first.
| Company | Market cap | PE | Its 10y median PE | Fwd PE | P/S | Revenue growth | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCOEl Pollo Loco | $438.8M | 12.3× | 17.2× | 0.9× | +4% | 7.0% | |
| NATHNathans Famous | $418.2M | 21.1× | 18.1× | 2.5× | +12% | 11.8% | |
| BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar | $491.2M | 164× | 137× | 2.2× | +25% | 0.7% | |
| PZZAPapa Johns International | $595.9M | 22.9× | 30.0× | 0.3× | −6% | 1.4% | |
| PTLOPortillo's | $319.7M | 23.4× | 26.6× | 0.4× | +3% | 1.9% | |
| FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant | $672M | 37.6× | 64.2× | 0.5× | +19% | 1.4% | |
| BLMNBloomin' Brands | $787.7M | 29.7× | 21.2× | 0.2× | +1% | 0.7% | |
| JACKJack in the Box | $211.5M | 6.4× | 17.4× | 0.2× | −5% | 2.8% | |
| SGSweetgreen | $1.2B | 98.2× | 71.0× | 1.7× | −1% | 2.0% | |
| WENWendy's | $1.2B | 9.4× | 22.6× | 0.5× | −1% | 5.7% | |
| BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC | $1.2B | 30.2× | 25.0× | 0.8× | +4% | 2.9% | |
| Peer median | $634M | 26.5× | 25.8× | 0.5× | +2% | 1.9% |
Investors who own it
Investors we follow who held El Pollo Loco at the end of Jun 30, 2026, from their 13F filings.
- Polen CapitalPolen Capital0.0% of portfolioadded
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Where it ranks
- #2of 30Restaurant stocks with the lowest EV/EBIT
- #4of 28Restaurant stocks with the lowest PE ratio
- #7of 28Restaurant stocks with the highest free cash flow yield
- #10of 39Restaurant stocks with the highest profit margins
- #7of 23Restaurant stocks with the fastest earnings growth
- #7of 20Restaurant stocks cheapest against their own PE history
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- Restaurants
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
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