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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 1, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 7, 2026

$15.94−0.40 (-2.45%)

Close on Oct 19, 2026

Market cap: $479.69M
P/E (TTM): 13.6
Dividend yield: –

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. income statement

Millions of USD, except per-share data. Shares in millions.

Line item	FY 2025 2025-12-31	FY 2024 2024-12-25	FY 2023 2023-12-27	FY 2022 2022-12-28	FY 2021 2021-12-29	FY 2020 2020-12-30	FY 2019 2019-12-25	FY 2018 2018-12-26	FY 2017 2017-12-27	FY 2016 2016-12-28	FY 2015 2015-12-30	FY 2014 2014-12-31	FY 2013 2013-12-25	FY 2012 2012-12-26
Revenue	490	473	469	470	454	426	442	436	402	380	355	345	315	294
General & Administrative	50	46	42	39	40	36	40	50	39	35	29	30	26	24
Advertising Expenses	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	14	12	11
Operating Expenses	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	306	298	273	261
Total Costs & Expenses	448	432	429	440	413	393	404	445	395	346	306	298	–	–
Operating Income	42	41	40	30	41	34	38	-9.46	6.82	35	49	49	42	–
Interest Expense	4.47	5.90	4.81	1.68	1.82	3.29	3.69	3.50	–	–	3.71	18	36	39
Interest & Investment Income	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.05	0.06	0.09	0.10
Merger & Restructuring Charges	0.01	0.18	1.73	0.75	1.09	4.69	4.85	9.65	34	8.55	0.09	1.03	-0.10	1.49
Asset Impairment Charges	0	0	0	0.40	0.30	3.50	3.60	5.15	33	8.40	0.18	0.29	0.03	0.04
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets	–	-0.01	5.03	0.85	-1.53	0	-5.06	0	-0.80	-0.67	-0.47	-0.65	-0.87	-0.97
Legal Settlements	–	–	–	–	0	-2.57	0	-36	0	0	–	–	–	–
Pretax Income	38	35	35	29	39	30	35	-12	9.12	31	45	-21	-15	-5.84
Income Tax Expense	11	9.61	9.32	8.08	10	5.65	9.68	-3.21	0.50	13	21	-63	1.40	2.03
Income from Continuing Operations	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	49	42	33
Net Income incl. Noncontrolling Interests	26	26	26	21	29	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net Income	26	26	26	21	29	24	25	-8.99	8.62	18	24	42	-17	-7.87
EPS (Basic)(per share)	0.91	0.86	0.75	0.57	0.81	0.70	0.68	-0.23	0.22	0.48	0.63	1.32	-0.59	-0.27
EPS (Diluted)(per share)	0.90	0.86	0.74	0.57	0.80	0.68	0.67	-0.23	0.22	0.47	0.62	1.24	-0.59	-0.27
Shares Outstanding (Basic, Weighted)(shares)	29	30	34	36	36	35	37	39	38	38	38	32	29	29
Shares Outstanding (Diluted, Weighted)(shares)	29	30	34	37	36	36	37	39	39	39	39	34	29	29
Dividend per Share(per share)	–	–	–	1.50	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
EBITDA	58	57	55	45	57	50	56	8.36	25	51	62	61	53	–
Net Interest Income	–	–	0.17	-0.14	-1.05	1.26	0.38	-3.50	-3.28	-3.16	-3.71	-18	–	–

Italic numbers are calculated by StockData (for example Q4 = full year − nine months). Per-share data and share counts are adjusted for stock splits. Hover a number for its source; click it to open the filing on SEC.gov. Click a row to chart it.

Ratios

Latest available, balances at Jul 1, 2026

Profitability, TTM

Gross margin: –
Operating margin: 10.5%
Net margin: 7.0%
Return on equity, FY2025: 9.6%

Financial strength

Current ratio: 0.41
Debt to equity: –
Debt to assets: –
Cash to current liabilities: 15.7%

Valuation

P/E ratio: 13.6
Price to sales: 0.96
Price to book: 1.51
Dividend yield: –