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El Pollo Loco LOCO Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$126.2M+5.9%
Operating income$12.2M+36.2%
Net income$8.2M+48.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.27+42.1%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$3.9M-9.8%
Total debt$189.1M+0.2%
Total equity$302.5M+13.8%
Total assets$609.1M+3.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$13.0M+175%
CapEx$10.2M+202%
Free cash flow$2.8M+105%

Valuation

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Market cap$494.9M+47.0%
Enterprise value$680.09M+30.5%
P/E17×+3.6×
P/S+0.3×

Profitability

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Operating margin9.1%+0.6pp
Net margin5.9%+0.6pp
FCF margin5.4%+0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.3%+0.6pp
Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×
Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from El Pollo Loco’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: El Pollo Loco’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is El Pollo Loco's return on assets?
El Pollo Loco (LOCO) reported return on assets of 4.9% in Q1 2026.
How has El Pollo Loco's return on assets changed year-over-year?
El Pollo Loco's return on assets increased by 14.4% year-over-year, from 4.2% to 4.9%.
What is the long-term trend for El Pollo Loco's return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), El Pollo Loco's return on assets has grown at a 2.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4% to 4.4%.
What does return on assets mean?
Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.