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LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Consumer Discretionary Retail-Eating Places Russell 3000
$15.30Close $458.3MMarket cap $9.06 – $17.2052-week range Nov 5, 2026Next report · after the close

Highlights

Strengths

  • In a stage-2 uptrend all 8 trend conditions pass
  • Earnings growing EPS +75% year on year, faster than the quarter before (+28 pts)

Cautions

  • Results soon Nov 5, 2026, in 4 days

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Aug 7, 2026
Off 12-month high 11%
1wk up 6.1% price change
1mo up 6.6% price change
12-month return up 69% market up 11% · its own up 50%
F-score — — Not assessed
Altman Z″ 1.09 Moderate riskadjusted
P/E 17.3× price / earnings
PEG 3.23 P/E / EPS growth
P/B 1.6× price / book
Earnings yield up 8.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 79% of the market · cheap
Revenue growth up 4% year on year
EPS growth up 75% latest quarter · +28 pts
Sales growth up 3% latest quarter · -3 pts
ROE up 10% return on equity
Free cash margin up 5% $25.4M FCF
D/E 0.18 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8×
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests

Repair signals

  • Long-term debt down 28% ($0.1B → $0.1B)

Trade setup

ATR% 3.0% $0.47 a day · 2×ATR $14.37
RS 79 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 8 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 0.7× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.10 50 sessions
Implied move — no option chain · report Nov 5, 2026
Trend template · 8 of 8

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

none flagged
  • No restatement or impairment
  • Equity positive
  • Interest covered
  • No material dilution
  • Profits tracking cash
  • Margins and revenue not shrinking
Last reported Aug 6, 2026
Results reaction Aug 6, 2026-11% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $490.0M +4% on FY2024
$0 $500M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $426.1M FY2021 · $454.4M FY2022 · $470.0M FY2023 · $468.7M FY2024 · $473.0M FY2025 · $490.0M
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $26.5M +3% on FY2024
$0 $50M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $24.5M FY2021 · $29.1M FY2022 · $20.8M FY2023 · $25.6M FY2024 · $25.7M FY2025 · $26.5M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $25.4M -8% on FY2024
$0 $50M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $33.9M FY2021 · $35.1M FY2022 · $18.6M FY2023 · $19.4M FY2024 · $27.7M FY2025 · $25.4M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Net 5%
  • Free cash 5%
0% 10% FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Net 6% · Free cash 8% FY2021 · Net 6% · Free cash 8% FY2022 · Net 4% · Free cash 4% FY2023 · Net 5% · Free cash 4% FY2024 · Net 5% · Free cash 6% FY2025 · Net 5% · Free cash 5%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $44.8M net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $100M FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $13.2M · Long-term debt $62.8M FY2021 · Cash $30.0M · Long-term debt $40.0M FY2022 · Cash $20.5M · Long-term debt $66.0M FY2023 · Cash $7.3M · Long-term debt $84.0M FY2024 · Cash $2.5M · Long-term debt $71.0M FY2025 · Cash $6.2M · Long-term debt $51.0M
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 29.96m -17.8% since FY2020
37.01m 29.84m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 36.42m FY2021 · 36.60m FY2022 · 37.01m FY2023 · 31.35m FY2024 · 29.84m FY2025 · 29.96m
  FY2020Dec 30, 2020 FY2021Dec 29, 2021 FY2022Dec 28, 2022 FY2023Dec 27, 2023 FY2024Dec 25, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Revenue $426.1M $454.4M $470.0M $468.7M $473.0M $490.0M
Operating income $33.6M $41.3M $30.1M $39.8M $41.2M $42.0M
Net income $24.5M $29.1M $20.8M $25.6M $25.7M $26.5M
Net margin 6% 6% 4% 5% 5% 5%
Earnings per share $0.68 $0.80 $0.57 $0.74 $0.86 $0.90
Free cash flow $33.9M $35.1M $18.6M $19.4M $27.7M $25.4M
Free cash margin 8% 8% 4% 4% 6% 5%
Cash $13.2M $30.0M $20.5M $7.3M $2.5M $6.2M
Long-term debt $62.8M $40.0M $66.0M $84.0M $71.0M $51.0M
Shareholders' equity $277.6M $310.6M $281.1M $250.7M $260.7M $291.1M
Shares outstanding 36.42m 36.60m 37.01m 31.35m 29.84m 29.96m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Aug 7, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jul 1, 2026 37d
May 8, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Apr 1, 2026 37d
Mar 13, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 72d
Oct 31, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 24, 2025 37d
Aug 1, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 25, 2025 37d
May 2, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 26, 2025 37d
Mar 7, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 25, 2024 72d
Nov 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 25, 2024 37d
Aug 2, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 26, 2024 37d
May 3, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 27, 2024 37d
Mar 8, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 27, 2023 72d
Nov 3, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Sep 27, 2023 37d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Sep 25, 2026 Director or officer change ↗
Aug 6, 2026 Results ↗
May 29, 2026 Director or officer change · Shareholder vote ↗
May 28, 2026 Other events ↗
May 7, 2026 Results ↗
Mar 12, 2026 Results ↗
Jan 28, 2026 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Dec 15, 2025 Director or officer change · Regulation FD ↗
Nov 20, 2025 Director or officer change ↗
Oct 30, 2025 Results ↗
Jul 31, 2025 Results ↗
Jun 5, 2025 Director or officer change · Charter or bylaws · Shareholder vote ↗