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El Pollo Loco EV/EBIT LOCO

Enterprise value divided by operating profit over the last twelve months, one-off items taken out, since 2015.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
8.6×
10-year median
12.7×
Against its 10-year history
5th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
7.9× to 27.6×
Peer median
14.7×

El Pollo Loco's EV/EBIT is 8.6× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 12.7×, lower than on 95% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 7.9× in Nov 2023 to 27.6× in Jul 2020.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 14.7×.

EV/EBIT over time

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

YearEnd of yearLowHigh
2026 so far8.6×8.4×12.2×
20259.2×8.2×11.1×
202410.5×8.1×11.5×
20238.3×7.9×17.3×
202212.7×9.5×14.1×
202112.2×11.0×26.2×
202023.3×13.3×27.6×
201915.9×11.6×21.7×
201819.0×10.6×20.7×
201711.2×11.1×14.9×
201612.7×11.0×13.8×
201512.2×10.3×145×

Against its peers

Companies in Restaurants nearest El Pollo Loco's size, closest first, today.

CompanyEV/EBIT
LOCOEl Pollo Loco8.6×
NATHNathans Famous14.7×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar259×
PZZAPapa Johns International14.2×
PTLOPortillo's18.4×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant32.2×
BLMNBloomin' Brands9.2×
JACKJack in the Box9.8×
SGSweetgreenn/m
WENWendy's11.9×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC31.4×
Peer median14.7×

Where El Pollo Loco ranks

What the EV/EBIT tells you

What the whole business costs against its operating profit. Enterprise value is the market value plus borrowings and minority interests, less cash. EBIT is operating profit before interest and tax, with one-offs taken out. Unlike PE it is not moved by how a company is financed.

Leases are left out of debt for every company. Banks earn on their balance sheet, so EV/EBIT does not describe them.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.