El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. LOCO

Latest FY: 2025 Consumer Cyclical Restaurants
Market Price $15.55
Market Cap $470.53M
P/E Ratio 17.28
Quick Peer Compare (Consumer Cyclical):
Revenue (FY 2025) ↑3.6% YoY
$490.05M
3-Yr CAGR: 1.4%
Net Income ↑3.1% YoY
$26.49M
Net Margin: 5.4%
Free Cash Flow ↓-8.2% YoY
$25.44M
FCF Yield: 5.41%
EPS (Diluted) ↑4.7% YoY
$0.90
Basic: $0.91
Return on Equity Efficiency
9.1%
ROA: 415.9%

📊 Multi-Year Historical Performance & Trends

Financial Performance History Revenue, Net Income & Free Cash Flow
Margins Trend (%) Gross, Operating & Net Margins
Balance Sheet Strength Cash, Debt & Equity
Cash Flow Generation Operating Cash Flow vs CapEx vs FCF

📈 Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth History (LOCO)

All monetary values in millions ($M)
Fiscal Year Revenue Revenue YoY Gross Profit Net Income Net Inc YoY Diluted EPS EPS YoY Op. Cash Flow Free Cash Flow FCF YoY
FY 2016 $380.1M $69.3M $18.3M $0.47 $49.3M $11.9M
FY 2017 $401.7M +5.7% $45.3M $8.6M -53.0% $0.22 -53.2% $53.7M $17.4M +46.6%
FY 2018 $435.8M +8.5% $40.8M $-9.0M -204.4% $-0.23 -204.5% $45.4M $17.6M +1.2%
FY 2019 $442.3M +1.5% $78.7M $24.9M +376.9% $0.67 +391.3% $36.1M $20.7M +17.3%
FY 2020 $426.1M -3.7% $422.8M $24.5M -1.7% $0.68 +1.5% $40.5M $33.9M +63.6%
FY 2021 $454.4M +6.6% $452.5M $29.1M +19.0% $0.80 +17.6% $52.1M $35.1M +3.5%
FY 2022 $470.0M +3.4% $468.3M $20.8M -28.6% $0.57 -28.8% $38.5M $18.6M -46.9%
FY 2023 $468.7M -0.3% $463.9M $25.6M +22.8% $0.74 +29.8% $40.7M $19.4M +3.9%
FY 2024 $473.0M +0.9% $467.1M $25.7M +0.5% $0.86 +16.2% $46.8M $27.7M +43.1%
FY 2025 $490.0M +3.6% $485.6M $26.5M +3.1% $0.90 +4.7% $48.1M $25.4M -8.2%
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Valuation

Market Price $15.55
Market Cap $470.53M
Enterprise Value $515.31M
P/E Ratio 17.28
P/B Ratio 1.63
FCF Yield 5.41%
Dividend Yield N/A
Shares Outstanding 30,455,300
%

Profitability & Margins

Gross Margin 99.09%
Operating Margin 8.58%
Net Margin 5.40%
Return on Equity (ROE) 9.10%
Return on Assets (ROA) 415.86%
Asset Turnover 76.94x
Revenue 3-Yr CAGR 1.40%
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Financial Health & Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.08
Cash Ratio 0.08
Debt / Equity 0.175
Debt / Assets 8.008
Cash & Equivalents $6.23M
Total Debt $51.00M
Book Value / Share $9.56
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Cash Flow Efficiency

Operating Cash Flow $48.08M
Capital Expenditures (CapEx) $22.64M
Free Cash Flow $25.44M
OCF / Revenue 9.81%
FCF / Revenue 5.19%
FCF 3-Yr CAGR 10.94%
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Per Share Metrics

EPS (Diluted) $0.90
EPS (Basic) $0.91
Dividends / Share N/A
Book Value / Share $9.56
EPS YoY Growth 4.65%
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Balance Sheet (FY 2025)

Total Assets $6.37M
Total Liabilities $79.08M
Stockholders' Equity $291.08M
Current Assets $6.37M
Current Liabilities $79.08M