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El Pollo Loco LOCO Q3 2025 earnings

Reported October 30, 2025 · After market close

Revenue$121.5MMiss by $657.0K
EPS$0.27Beat by $0.04
Revenue estimate$122.2M
EPS estimate$0.23

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (In 1 week)
Revenue estimate$130.3M
EPS estimate$0.30

Financials

Q3 2025

Income statement

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Revenue$121.5M+0.9%
Operating income$11.5M+13.0%
Net income$7.4M+18.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.25+19.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$10.9M+37.7%
Total debt$191.5M+1.9%
Total equity$282.9M+10.9%
Total assets$602.7M+2.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$15.3M+17.4%
CapEx$5.4M+38.4%
Free cash flow$9.9M+8.4%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 09/24/25
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Market cap$290.96M-29.8%
Enterprise value$471.58M-20.7%
P/E11.2×-6.0×
P/S0.6×-0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin8.5%+0.1pp
Net margin5.4%+0.3pp
FCF margin4.5%-1.6pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity9.6%+0.3pp
Debt / equity0.7×-0.1×
Current ratio0.4×+0.1×

Segments

By segment

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Single Reportable$121.5M+0.9%

By product

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Franchise$12.9M+13.5%

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q2 2026$126.2MBeat by $4.2MQ4 2025$123.5MBeat by $937.4K
Q3 2025$121.5MMiss by $657.0K
Q2 2025$125.8MBeat by $1.0MQ1 2025$119.2MBeat by $973.0KQ4 2024$114.3MBeat by $1.1M

Diluted EPS

Q2 2026$0.28Beat by $0.06Q4 2025$0.25Beat by $0.04
Q3 2025$0.27Beat by $0.04
Q2 2025$0.28Beat by $0.03Q1 2025$0.19Miss by $0.01Q4 2024$0.20Beat by $0.06

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Questions, answered.

When did El Pollo Loco report Q3 2025 earnings?
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported Q3 2025 earnings on October 30, 2025 after market close.
What were El Pollo Loco's Q3 2025 revenue and EPS?
El Pollo Loco reported revenue of $121.5M and eps of $0.27 for Q3 2025.
Did El Pollo Loco beat estimates in Q3 2025?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $122.2M by $657.0K. EPS beat the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04.
How did El Pollo Loco's Q3 2025 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue grew 0.9% from $120.4M a year earlier and eps grew 28.6% from $0.21.
Where can I find El Pollo Loco's Q3 2025 SEC filings?
You can read the 10-Q periodic report (0001606366-25-000050) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.