SuperworthEl Pollo Loco profit margin LOCO
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2013.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 7.0%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 10.5%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +1.8 pts
- Peer median
- 1.9%
Over the twelve months to Jul 1, 2026, El Pollo Loco kept 7.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 10.5% and a gross margin of 79.3%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 6.2%.
The median for 10 restaurant stocks of a similar size is 1.9%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5.4% | 8.6% | 79.6% |
| FY2024 | 5.4% | 8.7% | 78.7% |
| FY2023 | 5.5% | 8.5% | 76.9% |
| FY2022 | 4.4% | 6.4% | 74.9% |
| FY2021 | 6.4% | 9.1% | 77.0% |
| FY2020 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 76.8% |
| FY2019 | 5.6% | 8.7% | 75.3% |
| FY2018 | −2.1% | −2.2% | 74.5% |
| FY2017 | 2.1% | 1.7% | n/a |
| FY2016 | 4.8% | 9.1% | n/a |
| FY2015 | 6.8% | 13.8% | n/a |
| FY2014 | 12.3% | 14.3% | n/a |
| FY2013 | −5.4% | 13.5% | n/a |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 7.0% | +1.8 pts | 10.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 5.9% | +0.6 pts | 9.1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 5.4% | −0.0 pts | 8.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.4% | +0.3 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.2% | −0.6 pts | 8.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.3% | −0.3 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 5.4% | −0.0 pts | 8.7% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.1% | −0.8 pts | 8.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.8% | +0.8 pts | 9.2% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 5.6% | +0.7 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 5.5% | +1.0 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 5.9% | +1.5 pts | 8.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Restaurants nearest El Pollo Loco's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| LOCOEl Pollo Loco | 7.0% |
| NATHNathans Famous | 11.8% |
| BRCBBlack Rock Coffee Bar | 0.7% |
| PZZAPapa Johns International | 1.4% |
| PTLOPortillo's | 1.9% |
| FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant | 1.4% |
| BLMNBloomin' Brands | 0.7% |
| JACKJack in the Box | 2.8% |
| SGSweetgreen | 2.0% |
| WENWendy's | 5.7% |
| BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC | 2.9% |
| Peer median | 1.9% |
Where El Pollo Loco ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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