Stock Evaluator: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO

$15.01 0.21 1.42%
November 13, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 236,231
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Consumer Discretionary Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

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COMPANY SUMMARY
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. The company operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Washington. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics LOCO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $447.2 $2,095.1 37%
Shares Out (Mil) 30.2 85.6 37%
Institutional Ownership 96.8% 83.9% 71%
Float (Mil) 25.5 81.5 33%
Beta 0.73 1.02 42%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 385 595 53%
Price Change
(52-week)
38.1% 73.5% 81%
Growth LOCO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 2.8% 20.1% 27%
Net Income (5yr) 1.6% 17.8% 42%
EPS (5yr) 5.8% 18.9% 40
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 0.0% 0%
Cash Flow (5yr) (2.8%) (15.8%) 62%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 5 5 5
Current EPS $0.156 $0.974 $1.066
Month Ago EPS $0.175 $1.027 $1.107
# Rev Up 0 1 1
# Rev Down 1 1 2
Three Months Ago EPS $0.175 $1.027 $1.107
Year/Year Chg (32.2%) 8.2% 31.1%
Financials LOCO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $506 $1,904 41%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) $34 $68 51%
EPS (TTM) $1.164 $0.400 62%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $67 $271 48%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($8) ($2) 34%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $196 $1,318 49%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $663 $4,783 37%
Valuation LOCO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.39 2.59 40%
P/E 12.9 23.0 33%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0%
PEG (5yr hist) 2.2 0.9 72%
Ratios LOCO Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 23.1% 41.5% 25%
Net Margin 6.8% 4.2% 53%
ROA 5.7% 2.8% 74%
ROE 11.3% 8.0% 60%
Liabilities to Assets 47.4% 74.0% 39%
F-Score 7 6 81%

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. did not pass any screens on 11/12/2026.

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