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) P/E ratio
As of 16 October 2026, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) trades at a P/E ratio of 13.8×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (December 2019) to 159× (September 2018); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is below the Restaurants industry median of 24.3× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.3×.
P/E ratio, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.6× | (14.39%) |
| FY2024 | 13.6× | 17.25% |
| FY2023 | 11.6× | (31.26%) |
| FY2022 | 16.8× | (3.85%) |
| FY2021 | 17.5× | (33.22%) |
| FY2020 | 26.2× | 16.09% |
| FY2019 | 22.6× | — |
| FY2018 | 0.0× | — |
| FY2017 | 46.6× | 76.11% |
| FY2016 | 26.5× | 31.98% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | P/E ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 14.4× | 2.66% |
| Mar 2026 | 14.0× | 20.46% |
| Dec 2025 | 11.6× | 5.44% |
| Sep 2025 | 11.0× | (15.90%) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
P/E ratio against peers
| Company | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| BH.A Biglari Holdings Inc. compare | n/m |
| KRUS Kura Sushi USA, Inc. compare | n/m |
| BRCB Black Rock Coffee Bar, Inc. compare | n/m |
| LOCO El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. | 13.8× |
| NATH Nathan's Famous, Inc. compare | 20.9× |
| PZZA Papa John's International, Inc. compare | 23.9× |
| PTLO Portillo's Inc. compare | 24.6× |
| HDL Super Hi International Holding Ltd. Unsponsored ADR compare | 37.9× |
| DIN DINE BRANDS GLOBAL, INC. compare | 65.3× |
| Restaurants industry median | 24.3× |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 17.3× |
| Market median | 18.1× |
What P/E ratio is
Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.
Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)