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El Pollo Loco LOCO Ratios & Valuation

FY'25FY'24FY'23FY'22
Profitability
Operating margin8.6%-0.1pp8.7%+0.2pp8.5%+2.1pp6.4%-2.7pp
Net margin5.4%0.0pp5.4%0.0pp5.5%+1.0pp4.4%-2.0pp
Returns
Return on equity9.6%-0.4pp10%+0.4pp9.6%+2.6pp7%-2.9pp
Return on invested capital6.4%-0.4pp6.8%+0.2pp6.6%+1.9pp4.7%-1.8pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×0.8×0.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.3×+0.1×0.3×-0.1×0.3×-0.2×0.5×-0.1×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.7×-0.1×0.7×0.0×0.8×+0.1×0.7×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA3.2×-0.2×3.3×0.0×3.3×-0.4×3.7×+0.8×
Per Share
Book value per share$9.90+14.1%$8.68+19.0%$7.29-5.1%$7.69-9.8%
Valuation
Market capitalization$494.9M+47.0%$345.5M+27.3%$271.46M-26.4%$369.01M-28.9%
Price / earnings17×+3.6×13.5×+2.8×10.6×-7.1×17.7×-0.1×
Price / sales+0.3×0.7×+0.2×0.6×-0.2×0.8×-0.4×
Price / book1.6×+0.4×1.3×+0.2×1.1×-0.2×1.3×-0.4×
EV / EBITDA11×+1.8×9.4×+1.2×8.2×-3.8×12×-0.1×

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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.