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El Pollo Loco Inc. (LOCO)

NASDAQ: LOCO · Real-Time Price · USD

10.01

0.10 (1.01%)

At close: Sep 26, 2025, 3:59 PM

9.99

-0.20%

After-hours: Sep 26, 2025, 07:00 PM EDT

El Pollo Loco Statistics

Share Statistics

El Pollo Loco has 30M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.41% in one year.

Shares Outstanding	30M
Shares Change (YoY)	0.41%
Shares Change (QoQ)	0.92%
Owned by Institutions (%)	90.04%
Shares Floating	23.14M
Failed to Deliver (FTD) Shares	66
FTD / Avg. Volume	0.03%

Short Selling Information

The latest short interest is 2.13M, so 7.08% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.

Short Interest	2.13M
Short % of Shares Out	7.08%
Short % of Float	8.58%
Short Ratio (days to cover)	9.16

Valuation Ratios

The PE ratio is 13.73 and the forward PE ratio is 10.66. El Pollo Loco's PEG ratio is 0.94.

PE Ratio	13.73
Forward PE	10.66
PS Ratio	0.75
Forward PS	0.6
PB Ratio	1.35
P/FCF Ratio	12.73
PEG Ratio	0.94

Financial Ratio History

Enterprise Valuation

El Pollo Loco has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 613.06M.

EV / Sales	1.3
EV / EBITDA	10.77
EV / EBIT	13.1
EV / FCF	22.13

Financial Position

The company has a current ratio of 0.26, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 1.01.

Current Ratio	0.26
Quick Ratio	0.24
Debt / Equity	1.01
Debt / EBITDA	4.62
Debt / FCF	9.5
Interest Coverage	6.98

Financial Efficiency

Return on Equity is 9.85% and Return on Invested Capital is 4.83%.

Return on Equity	9.85%
Return on Assets	4.34%
Return on Invested Capital	4.83%
Revenue Per Employee	$118.25K
Profits Per Employee	$6.42K
Employee Count	4,000
Asset Turnover	0.8
Inventory Turnover	190.66

Taxes

Income Tax	9.61M
Effective Tax Rate	27.22%

Stock Price Statistics

The stock price has increased by -25.52% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.99, so El Pollo Loco's price volatility has been higher than the market average.

Beta	0.99
52-Week Price Change	-25.52%
50-Day Moving Average	10.39
200-Day Moving Average	10.68
Relative Strength Index (RSI)	44.47
Average Volume (20 Days)	259,985

Income Statement

In the last 12 months, El Pollo Loco had revenue of 473.01M and earned 25.68M in profits. Earnings per share was 0.86.

Revenue	473.01M
Gross Profit	103.52M
Operating Income	41.17M
Net Income	25.68M
EBITDA	56.91M
EBIT	41.19M
Earnings Per Share (EPS)	0.86

Full Income Statement

Balance Sheet

The company has 2.48M in cash and 263.02M in debt, giving a net cash position of -260.54M.

Cash & Cash Equivalents	2.48M
Total Debt	263.02M
Net Cash	-260.54M
Retained Earnings	18.91M
Total Assets	596.78M
Working Capital	-49.96M

Full Balance Sheet

Cash Flow

In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 46.78M and capital expenditures -19.08M, giving a free cash flow of 27.7M.

Operating Cash Flow	46.78M
Capital Expenditures	-19.08M
Free Cash Flow	27.7M
FCF Per Share	0.93

Full Cash Flow Statement

Margins

Gross margin is 21.88%, with operating and profit margins of 8.7% and 5.43%.

Gross Margin	21.88%
Operating Margin	8.7%
Pretax Margin	7.46%
Profit Margin	5.43%
EBITDA Margin	12.03%
EBIT Margin	8.7%
FCF Margin	5.86%

Dividends & Yields

LOCO does not appear to pay any dividends at this time.

Dividend Per Share	n/a
Dividend Yield	n/a
Dividend Growth (YoY)	n/a
Payout Ratio	n/a
Earnings Yield	7.29%
FCF Yield	7.86%

Dividend Details

Analyst Forecast

The average price target for LOCO is $18, which is 79.8% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Hold".

Price Target	$18
Price Target Difference	79.8%
Analyst Consensus	Hold
Analyst Count	2

Stock Forecasts

Fair Value

There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.

Lynch Fair Value	$4.3
Lynch Upside	-57.04%
Graham Number	13
Graham Upside	29.87%

Scores

Altman Z-Score	1.57
Piotroski F-Score	8