El Pollo LoCo (LOCO) Stock Price & Analysis
LOCO Stock Chart & Stats
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- Volume
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- Average Volume (3M)
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- Market Cap
- MXN 8.65B
- Enterprise Value
- MXN 723.72M
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- MXN 13.28M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- MXN 219.40M
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 13.2
- Beta
- N/A
- Next Earnings
- Nov 05, 2026 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 4.4
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Raised Guidance And Unit Growth
Higher comparable-sales and EBITDA guidance indicates management sees continued operating momentum, while planned company and franchise openings expand the revenue base. The combination of sales productivity and unit growth can strengthen scale and improve earnings capacity over the next several quarters.
Digital And Loyalty Engagement
Strong digital adoption and materially higher loyalty-member frequency support repeat purchasing and provide scalable customer engagement. These channels can improve convenience, marketing effectiveness, and customer retention, helping sustain sales growth beyond individual promotions or menu launches.
Improved Profitability And Leverage
Improved margins show better earnings conversion from restaurant revenue, while substantially lower leverage reduces financial strain and increases flexibility. A stronger balance sheet can support restaurant development, technology investment, and resilience if operating costs remain elevated.
Bears Say
Traffic Decline And Check Reliance
Sales growth is relying partly on higher customer checks rather than increasing transaction volumes. If traffic remains weak, further pricing or mix gains may become harder to achieve and could limit sustainable comparable-sales growth, especially if customers become more price sensitive.
Commodity And Operating Cost Pressure
Higher food and paper costs directly pressure restaurant-level margins and may require pricing, menu, or efficiency actions to offset them. Continued commodity inflation, together with packaging and delivery-related costs, could limit how much of the reported sales growth reaches profit.
Weaker Cash Generation
The decline in operating and free cash flow weakens the company’s ability to fund expansion and other investments internally. Softer cash conversion can make capital allocation less flexible and increases the importance of maintaining operating momentum while planned unit growth and spending continue.
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Company Description
El Pollo LoCo
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., primarily operating through its El Pollo Loco, Inc. subsidiary, is engaged in the development, franchising, licensing, and direct management of quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco brand. By May 4, 2022, its network encompassed 480 establishments: 189 company-owned locations and 291 franchised outlets situated across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. The company also licenses a single restaurant operating in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, the company adopted its current name, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., in April 2014, having previously been known as Chicken Acquisition Corp.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Restaurants
- CEO
- Elizabeth Goodwin Williams
- Employees
- 4,034
- Website
- www.elpolloloco.com
- Address
- 575 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA, 92626, US
El Pollo LoCo (LOCO) Earnings & Revenues
LOCO Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call conveyed clear operational momentum: positive same-store sales, margin improvement, digital and loyalty strength, successful menu innovation, and accelerated unit growth with raised EBITDA guidance and reduced capex. Headwinds remain around commodity inflation (notably produce), modest transaction declines, a quarter-over-quarter reliance on higher checks, a one-time legal settlement impacting G&A comparability, and a modest cash balance. Overall the positive drivers and upward guidance outweigh the challenges discussed.
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