What is El Pollo Loco's operating income?

El Pollo Loco's total operating income in 2025 was $42.05 million, based on the following breakdown: Total Gross Profit: $156.32 million Total Operating Expenses: $114.27 million

El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Financials

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$16.04 -0.25 (-1.50%)

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Annual Income Statements for El Pollo Loco

This table shows El Pollo Loco's income and expenses over time, based on annual financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Period end date	12/30/2015	12/28/2016	12/27/2017	12/26/2018	12/25/2019	12/30/2020	12/29/2021	12/28/2022	12/27/2023	12/25/2024	12/31/2025
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	24	18	8.62	-8.99	25	24	29	21	26	26	26
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	24	18	8.62	-8.99	25	24	29	21	26	26	26
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	24	18	8.62	-8.99	25	24	29	21	26	26	26
Total Pre-Tax Income	45	31	9.12	-12	35	30	39	29	35	35	38
Total Operating Income	49	35	6.82	-9.46	38	34	41	30	40	41	42
Total Gross Profit	161	98	100	121	124	122	132	120	132	146	156
Total Revenue	355	380	402	436	442	426	454	470	469	473	490
Operating Revenue	355	380	402	436	442	426	454	470	469	473	490
Total Cost of Revenue	194	282	302	315	318	304	322	350	337	327	334
Operating Cost of Revenue	194	204	216	224	226	211	225	249	235	228	227
Other Cost of Revenue	-	78	86	91	92	92	98	102	101	99	106
Total Operating Expenses	113	63	93	130	86	89	91	90	93	105	114
Selling, General & Admin Expense	99	35	39	50	40	36	40	39	42	46	50
Depreciation Expense	13	16	18	18	18	17	15	14	15	16	16
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)	0.00	3.08	3.34	16	23	29	34	35	38	42	48
Restructuring Charge	0.09	8.55	34	9.65	4.85	4.69	1.09	0.75	1.73	0.18	0.01
Other Special Charges / (Income)	0.47	0.65	-0.87	37	0.27	2.76	0.29	0.17	-4.84	0.23	0.28
Total Other Income / (Expense), net	-3.91	-3.51	2.29	-2.74	-3.74	-3.43	-1.88	-1.24	-4.91	-5.88	-4.47
Interest Expense	3.71	3.16	3.28	3.50	3.69	3.29	1.82	1.68	4.81	5.90	4.47
Other Income / (Expense), net	-0.21	-0.35	5.57	0.76	-0.06	-0.14	-0.06	0.44	-0.10	0.02	0.00
Income Tax Expense	21	13	0.50	-3.21	9.68	5.65	10	8.08	9.32	9.61	11
Basic Earnings per Share	$0.63	$0.48	$0.22	($0.23)	$0.68	$0.70	$0.81	$0.57	$0.75	$0.86	$0.91
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	37.95M	38.36M	38.45M	38.57M	36.74M	35.19M	35.97M	36.35M	34.25M	29.85M	29.18M
Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.62	$0.47	$0.22	($0.23)	$0.67	$0.68	$0.80	$0.57	$0.74	$0.86	$0.90
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	39.04M	39.03M	39.09M	38.57M	37.44M	35.80M	36.45M	36.58M	34.37M	30.03M	29.40M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.20M	38.20M	39.20M	39.10M	35.09M	36.46M	36.74M	36.71M	31.28M	29.78M	29.96M

This table shows El Pollo Loco's income and expenses over time, based on quarterly financial data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2023	Q4 2023	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Period end date	9/27/2023	12/27/2023	3/27/2024	6/26/2024	9/25/2024	12/25/2024	3/26/2025	6/25/2025	9/24/2025	12/31/2025	4/1/2026
Net Income / (Loss) Attributable to Common Shareholders	9.23	4.35	5.91	7.63	6.19	5.95	5.48	7.11	7.36	6.54	8.16
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	9.23	4.35	5.91	7.63	6.19	5.95	5.48	7.11	7.36	6.54	8.16
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	9.23	4.35	5.91	7.63	6.19	5.95	5.48	7.11	7.36	6.54	8.16
Total Pre-Tax Income	12	6.01	8.12	11	8.60	7.78	7.80	10	10	9.35	11
Total Operating Income	14	7.46	9.68	12	10	9.03	8.97	11	11	10	12
Total Gross Profit	32	17	36	39	36	35	37	41	39	39	41
Total Revenue	120	112	116	122	120	114	119	126	122	124	126
Operating Revenue	120	112	116	122	120	114	119	126	122	124	126
Total Cost of Revenue	88	95	80	83	84	80	83	84	82	84	86
Operating Cost of Revenue	61	46	56	59	58	55	57	58	56	57	58
Other Cost of Revenue	27	-	24	25	26	25	26	27	27	27	27
Total Operating Expenses	19	10	26	27	26	26	28	30	28	29	28
Selling, General & Admin Expense	9.14	-14	12	12	11	11	11	14	12	13	13
Depreciation Expense	3.95	3.96	3.85	3.87	4.03	3.96	3.89	3.93	3.97	4.18	4.31
Other Operating Expenses / (Income)	4.66	20	11	11	10	10	12	13	11	11	11
Restructuring Charge	1.01	0.61	0.03	0.01	0.01	0.13	0.01	0.01	0.01	-0.02	0.01
Other Special Charges / (Income)	0.02	0.38	0.04	0.06	0.08	0.04	0.01	0.04	0.07	0.15	0.10
Total Other Income / (Expense), net	-1.49	-1.45	-1.56	-1.53	-1.54	-1.25	-1.18	-1.21	-1.12	-0.97	-0.73
Interest Expense	1.38	1.45	1.56	1.53	1.54	1.27	1.18	1.21	1.12	0.97	0.73
Income Tax Expense	2.98	1.66	2.20	3.16	2.42	1.83	2.32	2.99	2.98	2.81	3.33
Basic Earnings per Share	$0.28	$0.13	$0.19	$0.25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.19	$0.24	$0.25	$0.23	$0.28
Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	33.41M	34.25M	30.78M	30.24M	29.20M	29.85M	29.09M	29.10M	29.22M	29.18M	29.41M
Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.28	$0.13	$0.19	$0.25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.19	$0.24	$0.25	$0.22	$0.27
Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	33.49M	34.37M	30.94M	30.38M	29.42M	30.03M	29.34M	29.27M	29.41M	29.40M	29.69M
Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	32.95M	31.28M	31.10M	29.93M	29.94M	29.78M	30.05M	30.00M	29.95M	29.96M	30.46M

This table details how cash moves in and out of El Pollo Loco's business through operations, investing, and financing, using annual figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Period end date	12/30/2015	12/28/2016	12/27/2017	12/26/2018	12/25/2019	12/30/2020	12/29/2021	12/28/2022	12/27/2023	12/25/2024	12/31/2025
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents	-5.40	-3.93	6.38	-1.58	1.10	5.15	17	-9.55	-13	-4.80	3.74
Net Cash From Operating Activities	58	49	54	45	36	41	52	39	41	47	48
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities	58	49	54	45	36	41	52	39	41	47	48
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	24	18	8.62	-8.99	25	24	29	21	26	26	26
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	24	18	8.62	-8.99	25	24	29	21	26	26	26
Depreciation Expense	13	16	18	18	18	17	15	14	15	16	16
Amortization Expense	0.15	0.22	0.19	0.23	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.34	0.20	0.20	0.20
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income	-4.16	6.61	19	3.90	5.65	1.87	4.15	2.07	-0.59	3.85	6.38
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net	25	8.11	7.79	32	-13	-2.93	3.40	0.92	0.29	1.33	-0.95
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-31	-35	-36	-28	-11	-6.69	-12	-19	-13	-19	-23
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities	-31	-35	-36	-28	-11	-6.69	-12	-19	-13	-19	-23
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment	-31	-37	-36	-28	-15	-6.69	-17	-20	-21	-19	-23
Divestitures	0.00	1.47	0.00	0.00	4.77	0.00	4.56	1.00	7.72	0.10	0.00
Other Investing Activities, net	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.16	0.04	0.00
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-33	-18	-11	-19	-24	-29	-23	-29	-40	-33	-22
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities	-33	-18	-11	-19	-24	-29	-23	-29	-40	-33	-22
Repayment of Debt	-42	-19	-19	-33	-19	-94	-23	-21	-21	-27	-29
Repurchase of Common Equity	-	0.00	0.00	-0.98	-48	-	0.00	0.00	-59	-21	-1.84
Issuance of Debt	0.00	0.00	8.00	13	42	60	0.00	46	39	14	9.00
Issuance of Common Equity	-	0.98	0.09	1.84	1.45	5.87	0.87	1.71	1.17	1.56	1.11
Other Financing Activities, net	9.67	0.17	0.00	-0.25	-0.43	-0.37	-0.85	-0.48	-0.40	-0.65	-0.96
Cash Interest Paid	3.49	3.09	3.31	3.39	3.65	2.96	1.07	1.45	4.82	5.89	4.38
Cash Income Taxes Paid	0.02	0.17	0.34	0.18	0.56	4.23	5.97	5.10	7.72	10	9.73

This table details how cash moves in and out of El Pollo Loco's business through operations, investing, and financing, using quarterly figures. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2023	Q4 2023	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Period end date	9/27/2023	12/27/2023	3/27/2024	6/26/2024	9/25/2024	12/25/2024	3/26/2025	6/25/2025	9/24/2025	12/31/2025	4/1/2026
Net Change in Cash & Equivalents	3.63	-6.53	1.83	1.34	-2.57	-5.41	1.84	4.67	1.88	-4.64	-2.33
Net Cash From Operating Activities	11	8.18	11	17	13	5.64	4.74	14	15	14	13
Net Cash From Continuing Operating Activities	11	8.18	11	17	13	5.64	4.74	14	15	14	13
Net Income / (Loss) Continuing Operations	9.23	4.35	5.91	7.63	6.19	5.95	5.48	7.11	7.36	6.54	8.16
Consolidated Net Income / (Loss)	9.23	4.35	5.91	7.63	6.19	5.95	5.48	7.11	7.36	6.54	8.16
Depreciation Expense	3.95	3.96	3.85	3.87	4.03	3.96	3.89	3.93	3.97	4.18	4.31
Amortization Expense	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05
Non-Cash Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income	-3.18	20	1.02	0.53	1.16	1.21	1.03	1.72	1.49	2.14	0.03
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, net	0.64	-20	0.33	4.88	1.60	-5.53	-5.71	1.34	2.42	1.01	0.46
Net Cash From Investing Activities	1.49	-6.04	-4.12	-6.43	-3.89	-4.50	-3.39	-5.04	-5.38	-8.82	-10
Net Cash From Continuing Investing Activities	1.49	-6.04	-4.12	-6.43	-3.89	-4.50	-3.39	-5.04	-5.38	-8.82	-10
Purchase of Property, Plant & Equipment	-6.06	-6.04	-4.16	-6.53	-3.89	-4.50	-3.39	-5.04	-5.38	-8.82	-10
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-8.57	-8.67	-5.21	-9.19	-12	-6.54	0.49	-4.43	-8.03	-9.73	-5.09
Net Cash From Continuing Financing Activities	-8.57	-8.67	-5.21	-9.19	-12	-6.54	0.49	-4.43	-8.03	-9.73	-5.09
Repayment of Debt	-3.00	-10	-4.00	-7.00	-11	-5.00	-4.00	-6.00	-9.00	-10	-7.00
Repurchase of Common Equity	-29	-13	-1.16	-17	-1.09	-1.26	-1.78	-0.07	-	0.00	0.00
Issuance of Debt	23	14	0.00	-	-	-	6.00	2.00	1.00	-	0.00
Issuance of Common Equity	0.35	-	0.00	1.06	0.50	0.00	0.43	0.03	0.08	0.57	2.19
Other Financing Activities, net	-0.08	-0.07	-0.05	-0.20	-0.12	-0.28	-0.16	-0.39	-0.11	-0.30	-0.27
Cash Interest Paid	1.48	1.27	1.60	1.47	1.63	1.20	1.07	1.25	1.04	1.03	0.73

This table presents El Pollo Loco's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using annual balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Period end date	12/30/2015	12/28/2016	12/27/2017	12/26/2018	12/25/2019	12/30/2020	12/29/2021	12/28/2022	12/27/2023	12/25/2024	12/31/2025
Total Assets	461	471	443	450	625	605	614	597	592	592	607
Total Current Assets	39	14	21	22	25	32	50	37	25	20	26
Cash & Equivalents	6.10	2.17	8.55	6.97	8.07	13	30	20	7.29	2.48	6.23
Accounts Receivable	6.19	6.92	7.21	9.60	8.51	9.96	13	10	10	9.47	11
Inventories, net	1.90	2.11	2.29	2.48	2.01	2.10	2.32	2.44	1.91	1.94	1.81
Prepaid Expenses	2.66	3.10	2.68	3.00	5.72	3.87	3.73	3.66	5.63	5.51	6.37
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net	103	119	103	104	92	257	76	79	84	86	97
Total Noncurrent Assets	320	338	319	324	508	317	489	481	483	486	484
Noncurrent Note & Lease Receivables	-	-	-	-	0.00	1.66	1.64	1.53	1.53	1.50	1.30
Goodwill	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249
Intangible Assets	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	6.89	26	7.17	12	3.71	3.17	2.25	0.51	0.00	0.34	0.19
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets	1.80	1.39	1.04	1.47	194	1.39	174	169	171	174	172
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	461	471	443	450	625	605	614	597	592	592	607
Total Liabilities	216	206	168	185	379	328	303	316	342	331	316
Total Current Liabilities	40	45	47	83	74	66	75	69	73	76	79
Accounts Payable	11	12	12	9.56	5.63	7.47	11	13	13	12	16
Other Current Liabilities	16	9.67	13	52	45	37	40	35	38	36	63
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	177	161	120	102	305	261	229	248	269	256	236
Long-Term Debt	-	-	-	-	97	63	40	66	84	71	51
Capital Lease Obligations	0.46	0.32	0.18	0.12	0.08	1.69	1.71	1.63	1.62	1.58	1.44
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	8.74	45	14	7.31	4.97	6.79	6.57	8.93	8.88	6.36	7.61
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities	168	116	107	95	203	190	180	171	175	177	176
Commitments & Contingencies	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests	245	265	275	265	246	278	311	281	251	261	291
Total Preferred & Common Equity	245	265	275	265	246	278	311	281	251	261	291
Preferred Stock	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Common Equity	245	265	275	265	246	278	311	281	251	261	291
Common Stock	370	372	373	376	331	340	343	293	237	242	248
Retained Earnings	-125	-107	-98	-111	-86	-62	-32	-12	14	19	44

This table presents El Pollo Loco's assets and liabilities at the end of each period, using quarterly balance sheet data. All values are USD millions unless otherwise specified.

Metric	Q3 2022	Q1 2023	Q2 2023	Q3 2023	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q1 2026
Period end date	9/28/2022	3/29/2023	6/28/2023	9/27/2023	3/27/2024	6/26/2024	9/25/2024	3/26/2025	6/25/2025	9/24/2025	4/1/2026
Total Assets	602	590	597	593	598	594	590	590	597	603	609
Total Current Assets	40	24	27	29	27	26	23	24	27	28	26
Cash & Equivalents	19	4.79	10	14	9.12	10	7.90	4.32	8.99	11	3.90
Accounts Receivable	15	12	11	9.62	11	10	11	13	12	10	14
Inventories, net	2.21	2.11	2.04	2.04	1.74	1.74	1.85	1.85	1.73	1.74	1.69
Prepaid Expenses	2.98	4.74	3.47	3.65	5.36	3.52	2.64	5.14	3.67	3.35	6.56
Plant, Property, & Equipment, net	78	80	85	82	86	86	85	84	87	89	97
Total Noncurrent Assets	484	486	485	482	485	482	481	482	483	485	486
Noncurrent Note & Lease Receivables	1.57	1.50	1.47	1.43	1.64	1.51	1.47	1.45	1.40	1.36	1.23
Goodwill	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249
Intangible Assets	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62
Noncurrent Deferred & Refundable Income Taxes	1.25	0.31	0.45	0.00	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.23
Other Noncurrent Operating Assets	171	174	172	170	173	170	169	170	171	173	174
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	602	590	597	593	598	594	590	590	597	603	609
Total Liabilities	273	310	320	334	342	345	335	325	323	320	307
Total Current Liabilities	70	64	74	70	75	75	76	75	77	70	76
Accounts Payable	12	12	17	10	12	12	8.55	12	15	11	9.60
Other Current Liabilities	39	33	31	35	42	39	43	38	37	36	66
Total Noncurrent Liabilities	203	246	246	265	267	270	259	250	246	250	231
Long-Term Debt	20	58	60	80	80	87	76	73	69	61	44
Capital Lease Obligations	1.65	1.60	1.57	1.54	1.70	1.60	1.56	1.53	1.49	1.47	1.38
Noncurrent Deferred & Payable Income Tax Liabilities	7.52	9.39	9.23	9.72	8.81	9.08	9.15	4.61	3.95	8.75	8.91
Other Noncurrent Operating Liabilities	173	177	176	173	176	173	172	171	171	179	177
Commitments & Contingencies	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Equity & Noncontrolling Interests	330	281	277	259	256	249	255	266	274	283	302
Total Preferred & Common Equity	330	281	277	259	256	249	255	266	274	283	302
Preferred Stock	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Common Equity	330	281	277	259	256	249	255	266	274	283	302
Common Stock	347	287	277	249	236	221	222	243	245	246	251
Retained Earnings	-18	-6.67	0.38	9.61	20	28	34	23	30	37	52

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from El Pollo Loco's official financial filings.

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Period end date	12/30/2015	12/28/2016	12/27/2017	12/26/2018	12/25/2019	12/30/2020	12/29/2021	12/28/2022	12/27/2023	12/25/2024	12/31/2025
DEI Shares Outstanding	38,284,435.00	38,473,772.00	38,652,918.00	39,066,736.00	34,882,844.00	36,446,736.00	36,560,966.00	-	-	-	29,954,935.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding	38,284,435.00	38,473,772.00	38,652,918.00	39,066,736.00	34,882,844.00	36,446,736.00	36,560,966.00	-	-	-	29,954,935.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding	0.63	0.48	0.22	-0.23	0.71	0.67	0.80	-	-	-	0.88
Growth Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth	2.96%	7.06%	5.68%	8.50%	1.49%	-3.67%	6.64%	3.43%	-0.28%	0.93%	3.60%
EBITDA Growth	211.66%	-18.28%	-39.26%	-69.52%	502.43%	-10.34%	12.18%	-20.09%	21.65%	3.59%	1.93%
EBIT Growth	571.98%	-29.50%	-63.84%	-170.20%	539.87%	-12.68%	23.52%	-25.97%	29.89%	3.78%	2.08%
NOPAT Growth	-24.20%	-21.97%	-68.38%	-202.65%	516.68%	-1.21%	11.92%	-28.89%	34.38%	2.77%	-1.09%
Net Income Growth	-43.35%	-23.76%	-53.00%	-204.35%	376.85%	-1.71%	18.99%	-28.57%	22.85%	0.51%	3.12%
EPS Growth	-50.00%	-24.19%	-53.19%	-204.55%	391.30%	1.49%	17.65%	-28.75%	29.82%	16.22%	4.65%
Operating Cash Flow Growth	122.24%	-14.96%	8.87%	-15.33%	-20.48%	12.21%	28.49%	-26.01%	5.55%	14.97%	2.77%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth	-108.35%	70.73%	183.84%	-52.42%	-3,232.29%	168.38%	11.10%	-58.10%	82.65%	-0.04%	-17.16%
Invested Capital Growth	19.75%	10.16%	1.21%	-3.07%	29.50%	-1.80%	-1.97%	1.92%	0.26%	0.51%	1.87%
Revenue Q/Q Growth	-1.02%	1.65%	0.68%	2.60%	0.29%	0.66%	-0.30%	1.50%	-0.78%	0.43%	1.92%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth	-66.71%	-13.43%	-15.77%	-74.07%	177.65%	5.31%	-0.76%	3.02%	-3.25%	2.87%	2.63%
EBIT Q/Q Growth	-71.86%	-20.11%	-32.52%	-147.49%	1,718.87%	9.70%	0.43%	4.47%	-5.10%	4.02%	3.13%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth	-83.44%	-17.86%	-41.39%	-157.55%	1,871.13%	6.39%	1.82%	1.87%	-5.19%	5.33%	1.08%
Net Income Q/Q Growth	-83.48%	-21.25%	-5.02%	-162.55%	1,340.04%	8.69%	2.55%	1.75%	-7.88%	6.65%	2.27%
EPS Q/Q Growth	1.64%	-22.95%	0.00%	-162.16%	3,450.00%	6.25%	3.90%	0.00%	-5.13%	10.26%	1.12%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth	46.16%	-9.08%	-13.21%	5.53%	1.12%	7.38%	5.55%	21.71%	-17.22%	-5.16%	20.79%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth	0.00%	-293.95%	103.88%	-87.40%	-300.79%	12.95%	7.30%	47.75%	-21.35%	-5.47%	19.61%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth	3.07%	2.17%	-24.45%	-26.59%	1.65%	1.00%	0.40%	-1.00%	0.85%	1.82%	0.72%
Profitability Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Margin	45.47%	25.70%	24.79%	27.74%	28.11%	28.74%	29.07%	25.51%	28.19%	30.83%	31.90%
EBITDA Margin	17.42%	13.30%	7.64%	2.15%	12.75%	11.86%	12.48%	9.64%	11.76%	12.07%	11.88%
Operating Margin	13.75%	9.11%	1.70%	-2.17%	8.66%	7.88%	9.10%	6.41%	8.49%	8.70%	8.58%
EBIT Margin	13.69%	9.02%	3.09%	-2.00%	8.65%	7.84%	9.08%	6.50%	8.47%	8.71%	8.58%
Profit (Net Income) Margin	6.77%	4.82%	2.15%	-2.06%	5.63%	5.74%	6.41%	4.43%	5.45%	5.43%	5.40%
Tax Burden Percent	53.56%	58.93%	94.55%	73.71%	72.00%	81.24%	73.81%	72.03%	73.27%	72.78%	70.49%
Interest Burden Percent	92.38%	90.80%	73.55%	140.25%	90.37%	90.15%	95.58%	94.51%	87.88%	85.68%	89.37%
Effective Tax Rate	46.44%	41.07%	5.45%	0.00%	28.00%	18.76%	26.19%	27.97%	26.73%	27.22%	29.51%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	11.91%	8.12%	2.43%	-2.52%	9.30%	8.21%	9.37%	6.67%	8.86%	9.07%	8.87%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)	38.25%	67.73%	-41.96%	29.50%	2.78%	4.25%	4.96%	3.64%	3.15%	3.33%	3.47%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)	-1.34%	-0.92%	0.76%	-0.81%	0.45%	1.14%	0.53%	0.36%	0.75%	0.97%	0.73%
Return on Equity (ROE)	10.57%	7.19%	3.19%	-3.33%	9.75%	9.36%	9.90%	7.03%	9.61%	10.05%	9.60%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)	-6.06%	-1.55%	1.23%	0.59%	-16.41%	10.03%	11.36%	4.76%	8.60%	8.57%	7.01%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)	10.61%	7.35%	2.71%	-1.95%	7.12%	5.43%	6.77%	5.05%	6.67%	6.96%	7.02%
Return on Assets (ROA)	5.25%	3.93%	1.89%	-2.01%	4.63%	3.98%	4.78%	3.44%	4.30%	4.34%	4.42%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)	10.57%	7.19%	3.19%	-3.33%	9.75%	9.36%	9.90%	7.03%	9.61%	10.05%	9.60%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)	9.83%	6.92%	3.13%	-3.39%	10.14%	8.82%	9.38%	7.40%	10.19%	9.85%	0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	26	20	6.45	-6.62	28	27	31	22	29	30	30
NOPAT Margin	7.37%	5.37%	1.61%	-1.52%	6.24%	6.40%	6.71%	4.62%	6.22%	6.33%	6.05%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)	-26.34%	-59.61%	44.39%	-32.03%	6.52%	3.97%	4.41%	3.02%	5.71%	5.74%	5.40%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6.22%	8.67%	8.99%	8.63%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue	54.53%	74.30%	75.21%	72.26%	71.89%	71.27%	70.93%	74.49%	71.81%	69.17%	68.10%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue	27.88%	9.13%	9.59%	11.53%	9.13%	8.43%	8.77%	8.32%	8.97%	9.78%	10.26%
R&D to Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue	31.72%	16.59%	23.09%	29.91%	19.45%	20.86%	19.98%	19.10%	19.75%	22.13%	23.32%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)	49	34	12	-8.70	38	33	41	31	40	41	42
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	62	51	31	9.36	56	51	57	45	55	57	58
Valuation Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Price to Book Value (P/BV)	1.72	1.58	1.22	1.93	1.85	2.07	1.43	1.31	1.19	1.36	1.08
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	7,272.43	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)	1.18	1.10	0.83	1.17	1.03	1.35	0.98	0.79	0.64	0.75	0.64
Price to Earnings (P/E)	17.48	22.89	38.84	0.00	18.26	23.49	15.23	17.74	11.67	13.77	11.83
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	15.06%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Earnings Yield	5.72%	4.37%	2.57%	0.00%	5.48%	4.26%	6.56%	5.64%	8.57%	7.26%	8.45%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)	1.73	1.59	1.22	1.95	1.62	1.90	1.41	1.27	1.14	1.28	1.07
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)	1.17	1.10	0.81	1.16	1.23	1.47	1.00	0.89	0.80	0.90	0.73
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)	6.71	8.27	10.63	53.87	9.64	12.39	8.03	9.18	6.83	7.42	6.18
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)	8.53	12.20	26.35	0.00	14.21	18.74	11.03	13.62	9.49	10.29	8.55
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)	15.86	20.49	50.61	0.00	19.70	22.97	14.92	19.18	12.92	14.14	12.13
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)	7.16	8.48	6.08	11.09	15.05	15.44	8.74	10.80	9.25	9.06	7.48
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)	0.00	0.00	99.95	324.34	0.00	18.81	12.31	26.85	13.30	14.97	15.34
Leverage & Solvency	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	0.23	0.13	0.24	0.34	0.28	0.18
Long-Term Debt to Equity	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.40	0.23	0.13	0.24	0.34	0.28	0.18
Financial Leverage	-0.04	-0.01	-0.02	-0.03	0.16	0.27	0.11	0.10	0.24	0.29	0.21
Leverage Ratio	2.01	1.83	1.69	1.65	2.10	2.35	2.07	2.05	2.24	2.32	2.17
Compound Leverage Factor	1.86	1.66	1.24	2.32	1.90	2.12	1.98	1.93	1.97	1.98	1.94
Debt to Total Capital	0.26%	0.17%	0.11%	0.07%	28.33%	18.85%	11.84%	19.39%	25.46%	21.78%	15.26%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%	0.03%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital	0.19%	0.12%	0.07%	0.04%	28.33%	18.85%	11.84%	19.39%	25.46%	21.78%	15.26%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital	99.74%	99.83%	99.89%	99.93%	71.67%	81.15%	88.16%	80.61%	74.54%	78.22%	84.74%
Debt to EBITDA	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.02	1.72	1.28	0.74	1.49	1.55	1.27	0.90
Net Debt to EBITDA	-0.09	-0.04	-0.27	-0.73	1.58	1.01	0.21	1.04	1.42	1.23	0.79
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	1.72	1.28	0.74	1.49	1.55	1.27	0.90
Debt to NOPAT	0.02	0.02	0.05	-0.03	3.52	2.37	1.37	3.12	2.94	2.42	1.77
Net Debt to NOPAT	-0.21	-0.09	-1.28	1.02	3.23	1.88	0.38	2.17	2.69	2.34	1.56
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT	0.02	0.02	0.03	-0.02	3.52	2.37	1.37	3.12	2.94	2.42	1.77
Altman Z-Score	1.90	1.87	1.81	2.05	1.34	1.73	1.72	1.57	1.47	1.60	1.63
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Liquidity Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Current Ratio	0.98	0.32	0.44	0.27	0.33	0.48	0.66	0.55	0.35	0.26	0.32
Quick Ratio	0.31	0.20	0.33	0.20	0.22	0.35	0.58	0.45	0.24	0.16	0.22
Cash Flow Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)	-13	-3.90	3.27	1.55	-49	33	37	15	28	28	23
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx	188.00%	134.45%	148.11%	163.45%	234.05%	606.08%	305.73%	193.55%	190.74%	245.17%	212.40%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense	-3.59	-1.24	1.00	0.44	-13.20	10.11	20.28	9.24	5.88	4.80	5.24
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense	15.64	15.63	16.37	12.98	9.80	12.32	28.56	22.99	8.46	7.93	10.76
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense	7.32	4.00	5.32	5.04	5.61	10.28	19.22	11.11	4.02	4.70	5.69
Efficiency Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Turnover	0.78	0.82	0.88	0.98	0.82	0.69	0.75	0.78	0.79	0.80	0.82
Accounts Receivable Turnover	59.45	58.01	56.85	51.85	48.87	46.14	38.88	40.01	46.33	48.22	47.39
Inventory Turnover	101.92	140.84	137.29	132.11	141.70	147.80	145.88	147.10	154.64	170.01	178.08
Fixed Asset Turnover	3.84	3.44	3.63	4.21	4.52	2.44	2.73	6.09	5.76	5.56	5.35
Accounts Payable Turnover	23.36	24.90	25.24	28.80	41.86	46.36	35.61	29.96	26.62	26.57	24.05
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)	6.14	6.29	6.42	7.04	7.47	7.91	9.39	9.12	7.88	7.57	7.70
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)	3.58	2.59	2.66	2.76	2.58	2.47	2.50	2.48	2.36	2.15	2.05
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)	15.62	14.66	14.46	12.67	8.72	7.87	10.25	12.18	13.71	13.74	15.18
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)	-5.90	-5.77	-5.39	-2.87	1.33	2.51	1.64	-0.58	-3.47	-4.02	-5.43
Capital & Investment Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Invested Capital	239	264	267	259	335	329	322	329	329	331	337
Invested Capital Turnover	1.62	1.51	1.51	1.66	1.49	1.28	1.40	1.44	1.42	1.43	1.47
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital	39	24	3.19	-8.18	76	-6.03	-6.48	6.20	0.85	1.67	6.20
Enterprise Value (EV)	415	418	327	504	544	626	455	416	377	424	360
Market Capitalization	420	420	335	511	455	575	444	369	298	354	313
Book Value per Share	$6.39	$6.89	$7.11	$6.79	$7.04	$7.62	$8.50	$7.59	$7.61	$8.71	$9.72
Tangible Book Value per Share	($1.74)	($1.19)	($0.93)	($1.17)	($1.86)	($0.91)	$0.00	($0.79)	($1.82)	($1.67)	($0.65)
Total Capital	245	266	275	265	343	342	352	349	336	333	344
Total Debt	0.64	0.46	0.32	0.18	97	64	42	68	86	73	52
Total Long-Term Debt	0.46	0.32	0.18	0.12	97	64	42	68	86	73	52
Net Debt	-5.59	-1.83	-8.23	-6.79	89	51	12	47	78	70	46
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	31	37	36	28	15	6.69	17	20	21	19	23
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)	-7.01	-33	-35	-68	-57	-48	-55	-52	-55	-58	-60
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)	-0.78	-31	-26	-61	-49	-35	-25	-31	-47	-56	-53
Net Working Capital (NWC)	-0.96	-31	-27	-61	-49	-35	-25	-31	-47	-56	-53
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)	2.10	2.07	-2.17	2.37	2.70	2.79	1.39	0.89	3.60	4.28	3.15
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)	-5.34	-1.59	-8.17	-6.64	89	51	12	47	79	70	46
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)	13	16	18	18	18	17	15	15	15	16	16
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-1.97%	-8.69%	-8.72%	-15.55%	-12.97%	-11.26%	-12.13%	-10.97%	-11.68%	-12.31%	-12.18%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-0.22%	-8.09%	-6.59%	-13.95%	-11.14%	-8.15%	-5.52%	-6.61%	-10.12%	-11.79%	-10.91%
Net Working Capital to Revenue	-0.27%	-8.13%	-6.62%	-13.96%	-11.14%	-8.15%	-5.52%	-6.61%	-10.12%	-11.79%	-10.91%
Earnings Adjustments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share	$0.63	$0.48	$0.22	($0.23)	$0.68	$0.70	$0.81	$0.57	$0.75	$0.86	$0.91
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	37.95M	38.36M	38.45M	38.57M	36.74M	35.19M	35.97M	36.35M	34.25M	29.85M	29.18M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.62	$0.47	$0.22	($0.23)	$0.67	$0.68	$0.80	$0.57	$0.74	$0.86	$0.90
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	39.04M	39.03M	39.09M	38.57M	37.44M	35.80M	36.45M	36.58M	34.37M	30.03M	29.40M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.28M	38.47M	38.66M	38.96M	35.09M	36.46M	36.74M	36.71M	31.28M	29.78M	29.96M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	26	26	37	26	31	33	32	22	31	30	30
Normalized NOPAT Margin	7.45%	6.79%	9.32%	5.90%	7.07%	7.82%	6.94%	4.76%	6.52%	6.40%	6.09%
Pre Tax Income Margin	12.65%	8.19%	2.27%	-2.80%	7.82%	7.07%	8.68%	6.15%	7.44%	7.46%	7.67%
Debt Service Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBIT to Interest Expense	13.12	10.86	3.78	-2.48	10.38	10.15	22.63	18.22	8.25	6.98	9.41
NOPAT to Interest Expense	7.05	6.47	1.97	-1.89	7.48	8.28	16.73	12.94	6.06	5.08	6.63
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	4.80	-0.76	-7.27	-10.42	6.19	8.12	13.29	6.34	3.82	3.75	4.34
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	-1.26	-5.15	-9.09	-9.83	3.30	6.25	7.38	1.06	1.63	1.84	1.57
Payout Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	267.17%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-10.91%	194.31%	0.00%	0.00%	267.17%	231.73%	80.03%	6.95%

This table displays calculated financial ratios and metrics derived from El Pollo Loco's official financial filings.

Metric	Q3 2023	Q4 2023	Q1 2024	Q2 2024	Q3 2024	Q4 2024	Q1 2025	Q2 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2025	Q1 2026
Period end date	9/27/2023	12/27/2023	3/27/2024	6/26/2024	9/25/2024	12/25/2024	3/26/2025	6/25/2025	9/24/2025	12/31/2025	4/1/2026
DEI Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	29,777,207.00	30,052,186.00	29,995,453.00	29,954,935.00	29,956,259.00
DEI Adjusted Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	29,777,207.00	30,052,186.00	29,995,453.00	29,954,935.00	29,956,259.00
DEI Earnings Per Adjusted Shares Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.18	0.24	0.25	0.22	0.27
Growth Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Revenue Growth	0.43%	-3.17%	1.42%	0.56%	0.00%	1.81%	2.60%	2.99%	0.93%	8.08%	5.88%
EBITDA Growth	66.01%	-13.89%	17.38%	11.90%	-19.09%	13.91%	-4.94%	-5.88%	8.82%	11.45%	28.45%
EBIT Growth	97.10%	-22.24%	22.94%	14.41%	-25.39%	21.32%	-7.30%	-8.22%	13.03%	14.12%	36.17%
NOPAT Growth	104.33%	-22.88%	27.06%	11.04%	-29.59%	28.03%	-10.55%	-8.68%	11.88%	4.41%	37.55%
Net Income Growth	84.25%	-33.43%	20.21%	8.18%	-32.97%	36.82%	-7.29%	-6.89%	18.95%	9.86%	48.82%
EPS Growth	100.00%	-23.53%	46.15%	25.00%	-25.00%	61.54%	0.00%	-4.00%	19.05%	4.76%	42.11%
Operating Cash Flow Growth	6.21%	-50.85%	192.30%	-5.69%	21.62%	-31.10%	-57.58%	-16.62%	17.38%	146.85%	174.72%
Free Cash Flow Firm Growth	371.71%	467.39%	693.13%	-0.08%	-43.73%	15.20%	-105.72%	-109.09%	-117.86%	-80.60%	226.31%
Invested Capital Growth	-1.58%	0.26%	-1.94%	-0.49%	-0.45%	0.51%	2.15%	2.72%	2.99%	1.87%	2.29%
Revenue Q/Q Growth	-0.90%	-6.77%	3.48%	5.19%	-1.46%	-5.08%	4.28%	5.59%	-3.43%	1.64%	2.16%
EBITDA Q/Q Growth	21.16%	-34.76%	18.39%	19.58%	-12.39%	-8.16%	-1.05%	18.40%	1.29%	-6.08%	14.04%
EBIT Q/Q Growth	26.18%	-45.07%	29.69%	27.27%	-17.71%	-10.68%	-0.69%	26.00%	1.35%	-10.02%	18.50%
NOPAT Q/Q Growth	31.96%	-47.87%	30.63%	23.57%	-16.32%	-5.21%	-8.72%	26.14%	2.52%	-11.54%	20.25%
Net Income Q/Q Growth	30.80%	-52.86%	35.88%	29.11%	-18.96%	-3.77%	-7.93%	29.67%	3.53%	-11.12%	24.72%
EPS Q/Q Growth	40.00%	-53.57%	46.15%	31.58%	-16.00%	0.00%	-9.52%	26.32%	4.17%	-12.00%	22.73%
Operating Cash Flow Q/Q Growth	-40.41%	-23.65%	36.48%	51.88%	-23.15%	-56.75%	-15.97%	198.56%	8.18%	-9.05%	-6.48%
Free Cash Flow Firm Q/Q Growth	50.76%	-70.82%	197.93%	-23.75%	-15.10%	-40.27%	-114.79%	-21.19%	-66.82%	164.91%	-3.76%
Invested Capital Q/Q Growth	-0.63%	0.85%	-0.07%	-0.64%	-0.59%	1.82%	1.57%	-0.09%	-0.33%	0.72%	1.98%
Profitability Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gross Margin	26.97%	15.52%	31.07%	31.86%	30.04%	30.32%	30.70%	32.93%	32.31%	31.60%	32.19%
EBITDA Margin	14.60%	10.22%	11.69%	13.29%	11.81%	11.43%	10.83%	12.14%	12.74%	11.77%	13.14%
Operating Margin	11.37%	6.65%	8.33%	10.08%	8.42%	7.90%	7.53%	8.98%	9.43%	8.35%	9.68%
EBIT Margin	11.28%	6.65%	8.33%	10.08%	8.42%	7.92%	7.53%	8.98%	9.43%	8.35%	9.68%
Profit (Net Income) Margin	7.67%	3.88%	5.09%	6.25%	5.14%	5.21%	4.60%	5.65%	6.06%	5.29%	6.46%
Tax Burden Percent	75.62%	72.35%	72.85%	70.73%	71.92%	76.50%	70.31%	70.38%	71.19%	69.98%	71.02%
Interest Burden Percent	89.83%	80.58%	83.84%	87.60%	84.85%	85.95%	86.89%	89.32%	90.21%	90.64%	94.02%
Effective Tax Rate	24.38%	27.65%	27.15%	29.27%	28.08%	23.50%	29.69%	29.62%	28.81%	30.02%	28.98%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	12.34%	6.85%	8.59%	10.24%	8.75%	8.66%	7.57%	9.15%	9.78%	8.57%	10.05%
ROIC Less NNEP Spread (ROIC-NNEP)	9.14%	5.19%	6.81%	8.59%	7.15%	7.38%	6.42%	7.94%	8.47%	7.41%	9.12%
Return on Net Nonoperating Assets (RNNOA)	1.09%	1.23%	1.62%	2.13%	1.92%	2.15%	1.76%	2.13%	1.92%	1.57%	1.80%
Return on Equity (ROE)	13.43%	8.08%	10.21%	12.37%	10.67%	10.81%	9.34%	11.28%	11.70%	10.13%	11.85%
Cash Return on Invested Capital (CROIC)	10.93%	8.60%	11.18%	10.11%	9.18%	8.57%	6.65%	5.90%	5.94%	7.01%	7.15%
Operating Return on Assets (OROA)	8.92%	5.24%	6.60%	7.97%	6.70%	6.33%	6.03%	7.24%	7.60%	6.83%	8.02%
Return on Assets (ROA)	6.06%	3.05%	4.03%	4.94%	4.09%	4.16%	3.68%	4.55%	4.88%	4.33%	5.36%
Return on Common Equity (ROCE)	13.43%	8.08%	10.21%	12.37%	10.67%	10.81%	9.34%	11.28%	11.70%	10.13%	11.85%
Return on Equity Simple (ROE_SIMPLE)	10.72%	0.00%	10.36%	10.91%	9.44%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	10	5.40	7.05	8.71	7.29	6.91	6.31	7.96	8.16	7.22	8.68
NOPAT Margin	8.60%	4.81%	6.07%	7.13%	6.06%	6.05%	5.29%	6.32%	6.71%	5.84%	6.88%
Net Nonoperating Expense Percent (NNEP)	3.20%	1.66%	1.78%	1.66%	1.60%	1.28%	1.15%	1.21%	1.31%	1.16%	0.93%
Return On Investment Capital (ROIC_SIMPLE)	-	1.61%	-	-	-	2.07%	1.85%	2.31%	2.36%	2.10%	2.49%
Cost of Revenue to Revenue	73.03%	84.48%	68.93%	68.14%	69.96%	69.68%	69.30%	67.07%	67.69%	68.40%	67.81%
SG&A Expenses to Revenue	7.59%	-12.75%	10.27%	9.65%	9.48%	9.75%	9.45%	10.75%	10.16%	10.62%	10.14%
R&D to Revenue	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Operating Expenses to Revenue	15.59%	9.09%	22.77%	21.77%	21.62%	22.42%	23.17%	23.95%	22.88%	23.25%	22.51%
Earnings before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)	14	7.46	9.68	12	10	9.05	8.97	11	11	10	12
Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)	18	11	14	16	14	13	13	15	15	15	17
Valuation Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Price to Book Value (P/BV)	1.22	1.19	1.15	1.40	1.60	1.36	1.18	1.18	1.06	1.08	1.37
Price to Tangible Book Value (P/TBV)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Price to Revenue (P/Rev)	0.67	0.64	0.63	0.74	0.86	0.75	0.66	0.68	0.63	0.64	0.84
Price to Earnings (P/E)	11.38	11.67	11.08	12.85	16.91	13.77	12.43	13.14	11.63	11.83	14.26
Dividend Yield	16.85%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Earnings Yield	8.79%	8.57%	9.03%	7.78%	5.91%	7.26%	8.05%	7.61%	8.60%	8.45%	7.01%
Enterprise Value to Invested Capital (EV/IC)	1.17	1.14	1.11	1.30	1.47	1.28	1.14	1.15	1.05	1.07	1.33
Enterprise Value to Revenue (EV/Rev)	0.81	0.80	0.78	0.91	1.01	0.90	0.81	0.81	0.73	0.73	0.92
Enterprise Value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA)	6.73	6.83	6.42	7.25	8.59	7.42	6.81	6.97	6.22	6.18	7.39
Enterprise Value to EBIT (EV/EBIT)	9.17	9.49	8.84	9.91	12.05	10.29	9.49	9.79	8.65	8.55	10.10
Enterprise Value to NOPAT (EV/NOPAT)	12.47	12.92	11.96	13.54	16.77	14.14	13.14	13.58	12.03	12.13	14.29
Enterprise Value to Operating Cash Flow (EV/OCF)	7.80	9.25	7.63	9.08	9.67	9.06	9.52	10.29	8.86	7.48	8.12
Enterprise Value to Free Cash Flow (EV/FCFF)	10.65	13.30	9.86	12.87	15.94	14.97	17.35	19.75	18.00	15.34	18.81
Leverage & Solvency	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Debt to Equity	0.32	0.34	0.32	0.36	0.30	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.22	0.18	0.15
Long-Term Debt to Equity	0.32	0.34	0.32	0.36	0.30	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.22	0.18	0.15
Financial Leverage	0.12	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.27	0.29	0.27	0.27	0.23	0.21	0.20
Leverage Ratio	2.03	2.24	2.21	2.27	2.30	2.32	2.28	2.28	2.22	2.17	2.11
Compound Leverage Factor	1.83	1.80	1.86	1.99	1.95	1.99	1.98	2.03	2.00	1.97	1.98
Debt to Total Capital	23.97%	25.46%	24.17%	26.28%	23.31%	21.78%	21.91%	20.45%	18.09%	15.26%	13.04%
Short-Term Debt to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital	23.97%	25.46%	24.17%	26.28%	23.31%	21.78%	21.91%	20.45%	18.09%	15.26%	13.04%
Preferred Equity to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Noncontrolling Interests to Total Capital	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Common Equity to Total Capital	76.03%	74.54%	75.83%	73.72%	76.69%	78.22%	78.10%	79.55%	81.91%	84.74%	86.96%
Debt to EBITDA	1.43	1.55	1.43	1.51	1.40	1.27	1.32	1.27	1.10	0.90	0.73
Net Debt to EBITDA	1.19	1.42	1.27	1.33	1.26	1.23	1.24	1.11	0.91	0.79	0.67
Long-Term Debt to EBITDA	1.43	1.55	1.43	1.51	1.40	1.27	1.32	1.27	1.10	0.90	0.73
Debt to NOPAT	2.65	2.94	2.66	2.81	2.73	2.42	2.55	2.48	2.13	1.77	1.42
Net Debt to NOPAT	2.20	2.69	2.37	2.48	2.45	2.34	2.40	2.16	1.76	1.56	1.30
Long-Term Debt to NOPAT	2.65	2.94	2.66	2.81	2.73	2.42	2.55	2.48	2.13	1.77	1.42
Altman Z-Score	1.38	1.29	1.31	1.43	1.56	1.42	1.39	1.44	1.43	1.45	1.72
Noncontrolling Interest Sharing Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Liquidity Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Current Ratio	0.42	0.35	0.36	0.35	0.31	0.26	0.32	0.35	0.41	0.32	0.34
Quick Ratio	0.34	0.24	0.26	0.28	0.24	0.16	0.23	0.27	0.30	0.22	0.23
Cash Flow Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF)	16	4.55	14	10	8.78	5.24	-0.78	-0.94	-1.57	1.02	0.98
Operating Cash Flow to CapEx	176.78%	135.53%	268.21%	259.83%	334.85%	125.14%	139.72%	280.61%	284.06%	157.64%	126.93%
Free Cash Flow to Firm to Interest Expense	11.29	3.14	8.67	6.77	5.71	4.12	-0.66	-0.78	-1.40	1.05	1.34
Operating Cash Flow to Interest Expense	7.75	5.64	7.14	11.10	8.48	4.43	4.03	11.71	13.63	14.41	17.79
Operating Cash Flow Less CapEx to Interest Expense	3.37	1.48	4.48	6.83	5.95	0.89	1.14	7.54	8.83	5.27	3.78
Efficiency Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asset Turnover	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.79	0.80	0.80	0.80	0.81	0.81	0.82	0.83
Accounts Receivable Turnover	38.45	46.33	41.04	43.37	46.56	48.22	41.15	43.07	46.09	47.39	37.87
Inventory Turnover	153.80	154.64	181.71	182.92	176.03	170.01	183.89	190.64	183.37	178.08	190.06
Fixed Asset Turnover	5.89	5.76	5.64	5.50	5.63	5.56	5.58	5.55	5.53	5.35	5.47
Accounts Payable Turnover	28.94	26.62	29.61	24.48	36.75	26.57	27.82	24.48	33.92	24.05	31.43
Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)	9.49	7.88	8.89	8.42	7.84	7.57	8.87	8.47	7.92	7.70	9.64
Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)	2.37	2.36	2.01	2.00	2.07	2.15	1.98	1.91	1.99	2.05	1.92
Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)	12.61	13.71	12.33	14.91	9.93	13.74	13.12	14.91	10.76	15.18	11.61
Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)	-0.74	-3.47	-1.43	-4.50	-0.02	-4.02	-2.27	-4.52	-0.85	-5.43	-0.05
Capital & Investment Metrics	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Invested Capital	327	329	329	327	325	331	336	336	335	337	344
Invested Capital Turnover	1.43	1.42	1.41	1.44	1.45	1.43	1.43	1.45	1.46	1.47	1.46
Increase / (Decrease) in Invested Capital	-5.24	0.85	-6.51	-1.63	-1.49	1.67	7.08	8.90	9.72	6.20	7.70
Enterprise Value (EV)	383	377	367	427	477	424	384	386	353	360	457
Market Capitalization	316	298	294	349	407	354	314	325	301	313	416
Book Value per Share	$7.29	$7.61	$8.19	$7.99	$8.53	$8.71	$8.92	$9.12	$9.43	$9.72	$10.10
Tangible Book Value per Share	($1.46)	($1.82)	($1.73)	($1.99)	($1.85)	($1.67)	($1.51)	($1.21)	($0.92)	($0.65)	($0.27)
Total Capital	340	336	338	337	333	333	340	345	345	344	348
Total Debt	82	86	82	89	78	73	75	70	62	52	45
Total Long-Term Debt	82	86	82	89	78	73	75	70	62	52	45
Net Debt	68	78	73	78	70	70	70	62	52	46	41
Capital Expenditures (CapEx)	6.06	6.04	4.16	6.53	3.89	4.50	3.39	5.04	5.38	8.82	10
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital (DFCFNWC)	-54	-55	-58	-59	-60	-58	-55	-59	-52	-60	-54
Debt-free Net Working Capital (DFNWC)	-40	-47	-48	-49	-52	-56	-51	-50	-41	-53	-50
Net Working Capital (NWC)	-40	-47	-48	-49	-52	-56	-51	-50	-41	-53	-50
Net Nonoperating Expense (NNE)	1.13	1.05	1.14	1.08	1.10	0.96	0.83	0.85	0.80	0.68	0.52
Net Nonoperating Obligations (NNO)	68	79	73	79	70	70	71	62	52	46	41
Total Depreciation and Amortization (D&A)	3.99	4.01	3.90	3.92	4.09	4.01	3.94	3.98	4.02	4.23	4.36
Debt-free, Cash-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-11.49%	-11.68%	-12.23%	-12.60%	-12.74%	-12.31%	-11.61%	-12.29%	-10.87%	-12.18%	-10.79%
Debt-free Net Working Capital to Revenue	-8.57%	-10.12%	-10.29%	-10.38%	-11.06%	-11.79%	-10.71%	-10.41%	-8.61%	-10.91%	-10.00%
Net Working Capital to Revenue	-8.57%	-10.12%	-10.29%	-10.38%	-11.06%	-11.79%	-10.71%	-10.41%	-8.61%	-10.91%	-10.00%
Earnings Adjustments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adjusted Basic Earnings per Share	$0.28	$0.13	$0.19	$0.25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.19	$0.24	$0.25	$0.23	$0.28
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic Shares Outstanding	33.41M	34.25M	30.78M	30.24M	29.20M	29.85M	29.09M	29.10M	29.22M	29.18M	29.41M
Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.28	$0.13	$0.19	$0.25	$0.21	$0.21	$0.19	$0.24	$0.25	$0.22	$0.27
Adjusted Weighted Average Diluted Shares Outstanding	33.49M	34.37M	30.94M	30.38M	29.42M	30.03M	29.34M	29.27M	29.41M	29.40M	29.69M
Adjusted Basic & Diluted Earnings per Share	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Adjusted Weighted Average Basic & Diluted Shares Outstanding	32.95M	31.28M	31.10M	29.93M	29.94M	29.78M	30.05M	30.00M	29.95M	29.96M	30.46M
Normalized Net Operating Profit after Tax (NOPAT)	11	6.11	7.10	8.76	7.35	7.04	6.32	7.99	8.22	7.31	8.75
Normalized NOPAT Margin	9.24%	5.44%	6.12%	7.17%	6.11%	6.16%	5.31%	6.35%	6.76%	5.92%	6.94%
Pre Tax Income Margin	10.14%	5.36%	6.99%	8.83%	7.14%	6.81%	6.54%	8.02%	8.51%	7.57%	9.10%
Debt Service Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EBIT to Interest Expense	9.83	5.15	6.19	8.07	6.60	7.12	7.63	9.37	10.21	10.68	16.71
NOPAT to Interest Expense	7.49	3.73	4.51	5.71	4.75	5.43	5.36	6.59	7.27	7.48	11.87
EBIT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	5.45	0.99	3.53	3.79	4.07	3.58	4.75	5.19	5.41	1.54	2.69
NOPAT Less CapEx to Interest Expense	3.11	-0.44	1.85	1.43	2.21	1.89	2.48	2.42	2.47	-1.67	-2.15
Payout Ratios	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Augmented Payout Ratio	168.05%	231.73%	205.40%	219.85%	132.43%	80.03%	83.82%	16.97%	11.99%	6.95%	0.23%

Financials Breakdown Chart

Key Financial Trends

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) has shown a mixed but generally improving operating profile over the past several quarters. Revenue has been relatively steady, profitability has held up, and operating cash flow remains solid. However, the balance sheet still carries a meaningful debt load and a large amount of noncurrent liabilities, which investors should keep in mind.

Quarterly revenue has been fairly resilient, with Q1 2026 revenue of $126.2 million versus $119.2 million in Q1 2025 and $114.3 million in Q4 2024.
Gross profit improved year over year in Q1 2026 to $40.6 million, up from $36.6 million in Q1 2025.
Operating income strengthened to $12.2 million in Q1 2026, compared with $9.0 million a year earlier.
Net income also improved, rising to $8.2 million in Q1 2026 from $5.5 million in Q1 2025.
Operating cash flow remained healthy at $13.0 million in Q1 2026, showing the business continues to generate cash from operations.
The company continued to pay down debt, repaying $7.0 million in Q1 2026.
Share count has been relatively stable in recent quarters, which helps earnings per share conversion.
Quarterly revenue growth has been modest rather than dramatic, suggesting a stable but not rapidly expanding top line.
Capital spending remains ongoing, with $10.2 million of PP&E purchases in Q1 2026, indicating continued investment in the store base and operations.
Cash and equivalents fell to $3.9 million in Q1 2026 from $10.9 million in Q3 2025, so liquidity is tighter than it was earlier in the year.
Total liabilities were $306.6 million in Q1 2026, still a large burden relative to equity.
Long-term debt stood at $44.0 million in Q1 2026, which keeps interest expense material.
Interest expense increased to $731,000 in Q1 2026 from $965,000 in Q4 2025 and remained a drag on pretax earnings.
Balance sheet flexibility is limited by substantial noncurrent operating liabilities, which remain very large and reduce financial optionality.
Cash declined sequentially in Q1 2026, indicating the company is relying on operating and financing activities to manage liquidity.

Bottom line: LOCO’s recent quarters show steady sales, improving earnings, and decent operating cash generation. That’s encouraging for a restaurant chain. The main caution is leverage: the company still carries significant debt and liabilities, so the stock likely depends on continued execution, margin stability, and disciplined capital allocation.

07/21/26 03:46 PM ETAI Generated. May Contain Errors.

El Pollo Loco Financials - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the most recent income statement we have on file, El Pollo Loco's financial year ends in December. Their financial year 2025 ended on December 31, 2025.

El Pollo Loco's net income appears to be on an upward trend, with a most recent value of $26.49 million in 2025, rising from $24.05 million in 2015. The previous period was $25.68 million in 2024. View El Pollo Loco's forecast to see where analysts expect El Pollo Loco to go next.

El Pollo Loco's total operating income in 2025 was $42.05 million, based on the following breakdown:

Total Gross Profit: $156.32 million
Total Operating Expenses: $114.27 million

Over the last 10 years, El Pollo Loco's total revenue changed from $355.06 million in 2015 to $490.05 million in 2025, a change of 38.0%.

El Pollo Loco's total liabilities were at $315.57 million at the end of 2025, a 4.8% decrease from 2024, and a 45.8% increase since 2015.

In the past 10 years, El Pollo Loco's cash and equivalents has ranged from $2.17 million in 2016 to $30.05 million in 2021, and is currently $6.23 million as of their latest financial filing in 2025.

Over the last 10 years, El Pollo Loco's book value per share changed from 6.39 in 2015 to 9.72 in 2025, a change of 52.1%.

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Financial statements for NASDAQ:LOCO last updated on 7/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. New filings and market data are monitored continuously.

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