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El Pollo Loco LOCO Ratios & Valuation

Income StatementBalance SheetCash FlowRatiosSegments
QuarterlyAnnualTTM
YoYQoQ
SimplifiedDetailed
TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25TTM Q3 '25TTM Q2 '25TTM Q1 '25
Profitability
Operating margin9.1%+0.5pp8.6%+0.1pp8.5%+0.3pp8.2%-0.3pp8.5%-0.2pp
Net margin5.9%+0.5pp5.4%0.0pp5.4%+0.2pp5.2%-0.2pp5.3%-0.1pp
EBITDA margin12.4%+0.6pp11.8%+0.1pp11.8%+0.2pp11.5%-0.3pp11.8%-0.2pp
Free cash flow margin5.4%+0.2pp5.2%+0.7pp4.5%+0.2pp4.3%-0.3pp4.6%-1.2pp
Returns
Return on equity10.3%+0.7pp9.6%0.0pp9.6%+0.2pp9.5%-0.2pp9.7%-0.4pp
Return on assets4.9%+0.4pp4.4%+0.1pp4.3%+0.2pp4.2%-0.1pp4.2%-0.1pp
Return on invested capital6.8%+0.4pp6.4%-0.1pp6.5%+0.1pp6.5%-0.1pp6.6%-0.2pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.4×+0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×
Quick ratio0.3×0.0×0.3×-0.1×0.4×+0.1×0.3×0.0×0.3×+0.1×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×-0.1×0.2×0.0×0.1×+0.1×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.6×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.7×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA3×-0.2×3.2×0.0×3.2×-0.1×3.3×0.0×3.3×-0.1×
Interest coverage11.3×+1.8×9.4×+0.9×8.5×+0.9×7.6×+0.3×7.3×+0.4×
Per Share
Book value per share$10.19+2.9%$9.90+2.9%$9.62+2.7%$9.37+3.4%$9.06+4.4%
Valuation
Market capitalization$494.9M+47.0%$313.33M+7.7%$290.96M-12.2%$331.48M+8.1%$306.71M-11.2%
Enterprise value$680.09M+30.5%$497.25M+5.4%$471.58M-7.9%$511.98M+4.2%$491.11M-8.2%
Price / earnings17×+3.6×11.8×+0.6×11.2×-2.2×13.4×+1.3×12.1×-1.3×
Price / sales1×+0.3×0.6×0.0×0.6×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.6×-0.1×
Price / book1.6×+0.4×1.1×0.0×1×-0.2×1.2×+0.1×1.2×-0.2×
EV / EBITDA11×+1.8×8.6×+0.2×8.3×-0.9×9.3×+0.5×8.7×-0.7×
EV / sales1.4×+0.3×1×0.0×1×-0.1×1.1×0.0×1×-0.1×
Free cash flow yield5.4%-1.1pp8.1%+0.7pp7.4%+1.1pp6.2%-0.9pp7.2%-0.8pp
Earnings yield5.9%-1.6pp8.5%-0.4pp8.9%+1.4pp7.5%-0.8pp8.2%+0.8pp

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Where do El Pollo Loco's ratios come from?
Every ratio is computed from El Pollo Loco's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.