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LOCO:NASDAQ
El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc
$15.16
-7.39%
(-1.21) 1D
$15.15
-0.07% (-0.010)
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Closed: Aug 7, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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SymbolPriceChange% Change
Generating top insights for LOCO...
Open
$16.87
High
$17.15
Low
$15.01
Mkt. cap
461.70M
Avg. vol.
258.67K
Volume
473.56K
P/E ratio
15.33
52-wk high
$17.40
52-wk low
$8.98
EPS
$0.99
Beta
0.97
Shares outstanding
30.46M
No. of employees
4K
Open
$16.87
High
$17.15
Low
$15.01
Mkt. cap
461.70M
Avg. vol.
258.67K
Volume
473.56K
P/E ratio
15.33
52-wk high
$17.40
52-wk low
$8.98
EPS
$0.99
Beta
0.97
Shares outstanding
30.46M
No. of employees
4K
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About El Pollo LoCo Holdings Inc
CEO-
Employees4.03K
Founded1975
HeadquartersCosta Mesa, California, United States
SectorRestaurant
Websiteelpolloloco.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 5 analysts giving stock ratings to LOCO in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
3
Hold
2
Sell
0
12-month forecast
Based on 5 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for LOCO in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $15.16
$22.50 (+48.42%)
Average
$20.13 (+32.78%)
Lowest
$15.00 (-1.06%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Jeremy Hamblin
Craig-Hallum
Buy
Reiterated
$22.50
+48.4%
08/07/2026
Todd Brooks
Benchmark Co.
Buy
Maintained
$21.00
+38.5%
08/07/2026
Sharon Zackfia
William Blair
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/07/2026
Unknown Analyst
Freedom Capital Markets
Buy
Initiated
$22.00
+45.1%
06/30/2026
Matt Curtis
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Reiterated
$15.00
-1.1%
06/15/2026
Unknown Analyst
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Reiterated
$15.00
-1.1%
05/11/2026
Unknown Analyst
Benchmark Co.
Buy
Upgraded
$14.00
-7.7%
03/13/2026
Last report
Aug 6, 2026
Fiscal period
Q2 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
$0.30 / $0.28
+7.79%beat
Revenue / Est. (USD)
129.57M / 130.29M
-0.55%miss
Fiscal Q2 2026 earnings call
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At a glance
Insights from the latest news and reports
Previous reportsAll values in USD
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Apr 2026
Jul 2026
Revenue
121.52M
123.52M
126.18M
129.57M
Cost of goods sold
93.66M
95.77M
96.75M
98.94M
Cost of revenue
93.66M
95.77M
96.75M
98.94M
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
12.06M
12.68M
12.76M
7.05M
Operating expense
16.00M
16.98M
17.09M
11.22M
Total operating expenses
109.66M
112.75M
113.84M
110.16M
Operating income
11.86M
10.76M
12.35M
19.41M
Other non operating income
-
-
-
-
EBT including unusual items
10.34M
9.34M
11.49M
17.98M
EBT excluding unusual items
10.74M
9.80M
11.62M
18.70M
Income tax expense
2.98M
2.80M
3.33M
5.17M
Effective tax rate
28.81%
30.02%
28.98%
28.76%
Other operating expenses
9.00K
-15.00K
14.00K
-
Net income
7.36M
6.54M
8.16M
12.81M
Net profit margin
6.05%
5.29%
6.46%
9.88%
Earnings per share
0.27
0.25
0.28
0.30
Interest and investment income
-
-
-
-
Interest expense
-1.12M
-965.00K
-731.00K
-706.00K
Net interest expenses
-1.12M
-965.00K
-731.00K
-706.00K
Depreciation and amortization charges
3.93M
4.32M
4.31M
4.17M
EBITDA
15.88M
14.80M
16.70M
23.76M
Gain or loss from assets sale
73.00K
150.00K
96.00K
-
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