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LOCO Financials El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

14 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 2.8% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (1.6% vs 2.8% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 8.6% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 5.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($51M) exceeds cash ($6M); net debt is $45M.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-4.1% vs 2.8% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 9.4× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 0.9× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$17M $237M $490M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-2% 3% 9% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $18M $35M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $83M $166M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$40M $7M $54M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $490M $26M 0.0% 8.6% $25M $51M $6M
2024 $473M $26M 0.0% 8.7% $28M $71M $2M
2023 $469M $26M 0.0% 8.5% $19M $84M $7M
2022 $470M $21M 0.0% 6.4% $19M $66M $20M
2021 $454M $29M 0.0% 9.1% $35M $40M $30M
2020 $426M $24M 0.0% 7.9% $34M $63M $13M
2019 $442M $25M 0.0% 8.7% $21M — $8M
2018 $436M -$9M 0.0% -2.2% $18M — $7M
2017 — $9M — — $17M — $9M
2016 — $18M — — $12M — $2M
2015 — $24M — — — $124M $6M
2014 — $42M — — — $166M $11M
2013 — -$17M — — — — $17M
2012 — -$8M — — — — $21M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced LOCO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 9.3 18.7 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.5 1.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 11.0 22.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is LOCO growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s revenue has grown 2.8% per year, and net income grown 1.6% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does LOCO have?

As of FY2025, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported $51M of total debt against $6M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 9.4×.

What is LOCO's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was —, operating margin 8.6%, and net margin 5.4%.

What is LOCO's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 18.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.