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El Pollo Loco PE ratio LOCO

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2015.

Today, Oct 23, 2026
12.3×
10-year median
17.2×
Against its 10-year history
13th
percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range
10.5× to 193×
Peer median
26.5×

El Pollo Loco's PE ratio is 12.3× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $14.42 against $1.17 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 17.2×, lower than on 87% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 10.5× in Nov 2023 to 193× in Nov 2018.

The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 26.5×.

PE ratio 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 far12.3×11.5×17.2×
202512.4×10.7×15.6×
202414.7×10.8×16.3×
202311.2×10.5×22.3×
202217.5×12.2×19.3×
202118.2×16.3×32.1×
202028.3×11.7×36.6×
201934.7×34.7×48.4×
201841.9×39.6×193×
201745.0×18.4×48.2×
201620.5×18.3×24.2×
201521.4×9.3×23.1×

Against its peers

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

CompanyPE ratio
LOCOEl Pollo Loco12.3×
NATHNathans Famous21.1×
BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar164×
PZZAPapa Johns International22.9×
PTLOPortillo's23.4×
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant37.6×
BLMNBloomin' Brands29.7×
JACKJack in the Box6.4×
SGSweetgreen98.2×
WENWendy's9.4×
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC30.2×
Peer median26.5×

Where El Pollo Loco ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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