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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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) EV/Sales
As of 16 October 2026, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7× (October 2025) to 3.5× (May 2015); the current reading is higher than 37% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 1.2× and in line with the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.0×.
EV/Sales, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.7× | (18.11%) |
| FY2024 | 0.9× | 8.12% |
| FY2023 | 0.8× | (5.30%) |
| FY2022 | 0.9× | (25.43%) |
| FY2021 | 1.2× | (43.33%) |
| FY2020 | 2.0× | 39.10% |
| FY2019 | 1.5× | (2.54%) |
| FY2018 | 1.5× | 25.95% |
| FY2017 | 1.2× | (23.35%) |
| FY2016 | 1.6× | (7.75%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1.0× | 15.35% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.9× | 25.84% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.7× | 2.88% |
| Sep 2025 | 0.7× | (12.40%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| HDL Super Hi International Holding Ltd. Unsponsored ADR compare | −0.1× |
| PZZA Papa John's International, Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| PTLO Portillo's Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| BRCB Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. compare | 0.8× |
| LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 1.0× |
| KRUS Kura Sushi USA, Inc. compare | 1.3× |
| DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. compare | 1.7× |
| NATH Nathan's Famous, Inc. compare | 2.6× |
| BH.A Biglari Holdings Inc. compare | 17.5× |
| Restaurants industry median | 1.2× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.0× |
| Market median | 2.1× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)