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EP

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO)

NASDAQ • Consumer Cyclical

$14.42
-$0.61 (-4.1%)
Market closed

Last close at October 23, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$14.91
Day Range$14.26 - $14.97
Avg. Volume (3M)262.6K
Market Cap$438.8M
P/E Ratio12.2
52 Week Range
$8.99$17.4
Next EarningsIn 11 daysNov 5, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Where the Money Goes

Q3 2026
Revenueeverything earned$129.5M100%
Gross Profitminus cost of goods$42.4M33%
Operating Incomeminus R&D and overhead$18.6M14%
Net Incomeminus taxes and the rest$12.8M10%

In plain terms: out of every $100 in revenue, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. keeps $10 as net profit.

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$500.7M
Net Income (TTM)
$34.8M
EPS (TTM)
$1.18
ROA (TTM)
5.63%
Current Ratio
0.41
Dividend Yield
0%

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

+19.0%Q1 2026$0.25
+27.3%Q2 2026$0.28
+7.8%Q3 2026$0.3
Next

Nov 5

in 11 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Next report — what to expect

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reports next on October 29, 2026. Wall Street is looking for consensus EPS of $0.25 on consensus revenue of $127.1 million. For trailing context, revenue rose +3.0% year over year last quarter. LOCO has beaten EPS in 7 of 8 most recent quarters.

View full earnings history

About El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. operates quick-service restaurants on the NASDAQ under the ticker LOCO, serving the restaurant side of consumer spending through the El Pollo Loco brand across company-run, franchised, and licensed locations. The company generated $490.0 million of revenue in FY2025.

Name
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
CEO
Elizabeth Goodwin Williams
Industry
Consumer Cyclical
Year Founded
1975
Employees
4,034

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

LOCO closed 4.1% lower at 14.42. LOCO reports earnings on 5 November.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (284.7K)

269.6K

vs S&P 500 Today

Strong Underperformance

-3.60%

Updated: October 23, 2026 at 20:10 UTC

Technical Indicators

1 Buy3 Neutral4 Sell
LOCO at about 14.42 shows a clear downside bias as multiple short- and medium-term averages lie above the current price while the 200-day averages remain lower, signaling a lower-highs posture. Momentum is negative and near-term indicators are subdued, with RSI in the lower range and MACD roughly flat, which points to weak internal support. ADX indicates a moderate directional trend, and volatility is modest given a small ATR, while volume trends (OBV) are tilted toward distribution and the classic pivot sits above the market. Technical takeaway: Sell.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$13.73 - $15.24
    Sell
  • RSI (14)39.73
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)28.72
    Neutral
  • MACD Level (12, 26)0.11
    Neutral
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