El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
LOCO Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $490.0 million, up 3.60% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 2.97%, EPS grew 79.2%, free cash flow grew 155.5% and total debt fell 55.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Operating cash flow growth for three consecutive years.
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| Dec '16 | Dec '17 | Dec '18 | Dec '19 | Dec '20 | Dec '21 | Dec '22 | Dec '23 | Dec '24 | Dec '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash and Short Term Investments |
2.29 | 8.55 | 6.97 | 8.07 | 13.22 | 30.05 | 20.49 | 7.29 | 2.48 | 6.23 |
Receivables |
6.92 | 7.21 | 9.60 | 8.88 | 12.49 | 13.41 | 10.85 | 10.30 | 9.96 | 11.21 |
Inventory |
2.11 | 2.29 | 2.48 | 2.01 | 2.10 | 2.32 | 2.44 | 1.91 | 1.94 | 1.81 |
Total current assets |
14.43 | 20.73 | 22.05 | 24.68 | 31.67 | 49.50 | 37.45 | 25.13 | 19.90 | 25.62 |
Property, Plant, Equpment (Net) |
118.47 | 102.79 | 104.15 | 91.78 | 79.64 | 75.67 | 78.64 | 84.03 | 86.15 | 97.04 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Total) |
311.05 | 310.94 | 310.84 | 310.56 | 310.56 | 310.56 | 310.56 | 310.56 | 310.56 | 310.56 |
Long Term Assets (Tax, Deferred) |
25.91 | 7.17 | 11.71 | 3.71 | 3.17 | 2.25 | 0.51 | — | 0.34 | 0.19 |
Long-term assets (Other) |
1.39 | 1.04 | 1.47 | 1.63 | 1.39 | 2.19 | 2.94 | 3.04 | 3.08 | 3.96 |
Total non-current assets |
456.88 | 421.98 | 428.18 | 600.07 | 573.55 | 564.28 | 559.77 | 567.17 | 572.12 | 581.03 |
Total Assets |
471.31 | 442.71 | 450.23 | 624.75 | 605.22 | 613.79 | 597.22 | 592.30 | 592.01 | 606.65 |
Accounts Payable |
11.64 | 12.31 | 9.56 | 5.63 | 7.47 | 10.63 | 12.74 | 12.54 | 12.09 | 15.67 |
Accrued Expenses |
11.52 | 13.34 | 14.87 | 18.36 | 20.58 | 23.71 | 20.28 | 21.63 | 27.77 | 24.67 |
Current Part of Capital Lease |
0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.14 |
Current Part of Taxes to Pay |
12.35 | 8.28 | 6.64 | 4.94 | 1.58 | 0.44 | 0.26 | 0.42 | — | — |
Total current liabilities |
45.32 | 47.33 | 82.90 | 73.96 | 66.41 | 74.58 | 68.51 | 72.58 | 75.66 | 79.08 |
Long Term Debt (Total) |
104.32 | 93.18 | 74.12 | 97.08 | 241.46 | 41.71 | 67.63 | 85.62 | 72.58 | 52.44 |
Long Term Tax Liability (Deferred) |
18.49 | (7.17) | (11.71) | 1.67 | 5.23 | 5.46 | 8.52 | 8.88 | 6.36 | 7.61 |
Non-current Liabilities (Other) |
38.00 | 27.25 | 27.97 | 8.98 | 12.85 | 9.75 | 6.27 | 6.45 | 6.22 | 5.63 |
Total non-current liabilities |
160.81 | 120.44 | 102.09 | 305.23 | 261.23 | 228.58 | 247.56 | 269.02 | 255.69 | 236.49 |
Total liabilities |
206.12 | 167.76 | 184.99 | 379.19 | 327.64 | 303.16 | 316.07 | 341.61 | 331.35 | 315.57 |
Additional Paid In Capital |
371.84 | 372.99 | 375.73 | 330.95 | 339.56 | 342.94 | 292.24 | 236.42 | 241.46 | 247.22 |
Common Stock (Net) |
0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
Retained Earnings |
(107.05) | (98.43) | (110.89) | (85.99) | (61.51) | (32.39) | (11.59) | 13.96 | 18.91 | 43.55 |
Common Equity (Total) |
265.18 | 274.95 | 265.24 | 245.57 | 277.58 | 310.62 | 281.15 | 250.70 | 260.67 | 291.08 |
Shareholders Equity (Total) |
265.18 | 274.95 | 265.24 | 245.57 | 277.58 | 310.62 | 281.15 | 250.70 | 260.67 | 291.08 |
Shareholders Equity and Liabilities (Total) |
471.31 | 442.71 | 450.23 | 624.75 | 605.22 | 613.79 | 597.22 | 592.30 | 592.01 | 606.65 |
Shares (Common) |
38.47 | 38.66 | 39.01 | 35.13 | 36.42 | 36.60 | 37.01 | 31.35 | 29.84 | 29.96 |
Shareholders Equity (Tangible) |
(45.86) | (35.99) | (45.61) | (65.00) | (32.98) | 0.06 | (29.41) | (59.87) | (49.89) | (19.48) |
Net Debt |
102.02 | 84.63 | 67.15 | 89.01 | 228.24 | 11.67 | 47.13 | 78.33 | 70.10 | 46.21 |
Total Debt |
104.32 | 93.18 | 74.12 | 97.08 | 241.46 | 41.71 | 67.63 | 85.62 | 72.58 | 52.44 |