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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($14.03); a green figure means the price is below it.
Profitability & efficiency
Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).
P / E vs its own history
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. trades at about 16.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.3×–45.7×, median 20.6×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (11.3×–45.7×); dot = today's 16.9×.
Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.
Key ratios (by fiscal year)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 8.7% | -2.2% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% | -2.1% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 7.7% | 7.9% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 3.1% |
| Return on assets | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% | -2.0% | 1.9% | 3.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 7.4% | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.1% | -3.4% | 3.1% | 6.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.18× | 0.27× | 0.34× | 0.23× | 0.13× | 0.23× | — | — | — | — |
| Current ratio | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.32 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.