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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) Financial History

20 years of revenue, earnings, cash-flow and balance-sheet history from public filings.

CONSUMER CYCLICAL · RESTAURANTS · DATA UPDATED 2026-10-02

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO) operates in the RESTAURANTS industry and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, United States with about 4,000 employees. Its market capitalization is roughly $466 million. In the fiscal year ended 2025-12-31, LOCO reported $490M in revenue and $26M in net income.

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.

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LOCO Revenue & Earnings History — Annual Income Statement

Income statementTTM → 2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Total Revenue$501M$490M$473M$469M$470M$454M$426M$442M$436M$402M$380M$355M$345M$315M$294M
Gross Profit$142M$140M$104M$93M$84M$99M$94M$97M$96M$96M$94M$91M$89M$78M$69M
Gross Margin %28.3%28.6%21.9%19.9%17.8%21.9%22.0%21.9%22.1%24.0%24.7%25.8%25.9%24.9%23.7%
Operating Income (EBIT)$53M$42M$41M$40M$30M$41M$34M$38M($9M)$7M$35M$49M$49M$42M$33M
Operating Margin %10.6%8.7%8.7%8.5%6.4%9.1%7.9%8.7%-2.2%1.7%9.1%13.8%14.3%13.5%11.3%
Net Income$35M$26M$26M$26M$21M$29M$24M$25M($9M)$9M$18M$24M$42M($17M)($8M)
Net Margin %7.0%5.4%5.4%5.5%4.4%6.4%5.7%5.6%-2.1%2.1%4.8%6.8%12.3%-5.4%-2.7%
EBITDA$66M$58M$57M$55M$45M$56M$50M$60M$9M$31M$50M$62M$9M$31M$43M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$1.17$0.90$0.86$0.74$0.57$0.80$0.68$0.67$-0.23$0.22$0.47$0.62$1.24$-0.45$-0.21
Shares Outstanding (M)30M30M30M34M37M36M36M37M39M39M39M39M34M37M37M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

LOCO Quarterly Revenue & Earnings — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly income statement2026-06-302026-03-312025-12-312025-09-302025-06-302025-03-312024-12-312024-09-30
Total Revenue$130M$126M$124M$122M$126M$119M$114M$120M
Gross Profit$42M$36M$28M$35M$25M$24M$24M$26M
Gross Margin %32.8%28.8%22.5%29.0%19.8%20.3%21.3%21.3%
Operating Income (EBIT)$19M$12M$10M$11M$12M$9M$9M$10M
Operating Margin %14.4%9.8%8.5%9.4%9.6%7.5%7.9%8.4%
Net Income$13M$8M$7M$7M$7M$5M$6M$6M
Net Margin %9.9%6.5%5.3%6.0%5.7%4.6%5.2%5.1%
EBITDA$19M$17M$14M$16M$15M$13M$13M$14M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)$0.43$0.27$0.22$0.25$0.24$0.19$0.20$0.21
Shares Outstanding (M)30M30M30M29M29M29M29M29M

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

LOCO Free Cash Flow History

Cash flowTTM → 2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-31
Cash from Operations (CFO)$74M$48M$47M$41M$39M$52M$41M$36M$45M$54M$49M$58M$26M$20M$19M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$33M$23M$19M$21M$20M$17M$7M$15M$28M$36M$37M$31M$27M$14M$15M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)$41M$25M$28M$19M$19M$35M$34M$21M$18M$17M$12M$27M($1M)$6M$4M
FCF Margin %8.2%5.2%5.9%4.1%4.0%7.7%8.0%4.7%4.0%4.3%3.1%7.6%-0.2%1.9%1.5%
Dividends Paid——$0M$36M$56M$0M$6M$1M$13M$0M$0M$0M$0M——

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

LOCO Quarterly Free Cash Flow — Last 8 Quarters

Quarterly cash flow2026-06-302026-03-312025-12-312025-09-302025-06-302025-03-312024-12-312024-09-30
Cash from Operations (CFO)$32M$13M$14M$15M$14M$5M$6M$13M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)$8M$10M$9M$5M$5M$3M$5M$4M
Free Cash Flow (FCF)$23M$3M$5M$10M$9M$1M$1M$9M
FCF Margin %17.9%2.2%4.1%8.2%7.2%1.1%1.0%7.6%

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

LOCO Balance Sheet History

Balance sheet2026-06-302025-12-312024-12-312023-12-312022-12-312021-12-312020-12-312019-12-312018-12-312017-12-312016-12-312015-12-312014-12-312013-12-312012-12-312011-12-31
Total Assets$619M$607M$592M$592M$597M$614M$605M$625M$450M$443M$471M$461M$455M$416M$418M$418M
Cash & Cash Equivalents$13M$6M$2M$7M$20M$30M$13M$8M$7M$9M$2M$6M$11M$17M$21M—
Total Liabilities$302M$316M$331M$342M$316M$303M$328M$379M$185M$168M$206M$216M$245M$368M$353M—
Total Debt (Short + Long-Term)$48M$69M$91M$104M$86M$60M$83M$113M$74M$93M$104M$123M$165M$289M$275M$0M
Total Shareholders' Equity$317M$291M$261M$251M$281M$311M$278M$246M$265M$275M$265M$245M$210M$49M$65M—

USD; $M / $B as marked. Newest period first. Source: public company filings (via Yahoo Finance aggregation).

Quarterly statements, profitability ratios, price history, insider activity and institutional holders are in the interactive LOCO viewer.

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