El Pollo Loco Holdings

LOCO Small Cap

Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants

Updated: Apr 5, 2026, 17:43 UTC

$13.89

+0.07% today

52W: $8.29 – $14.50

52W Low: $8.29 Position: 90.2% 52W High: $14.50

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Key Metrics

P/E Ratio

15.43x

Price-to-Earnings

Forward P/E

12.58x

Forward Price/Earnings

P/S Ratio

0.85x

Price-to-Sales

EV/EBITDA

10.56x

Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Div. Yield

—

Annual dividend yield

Market Cap

$416.1M

Market Capitalization

Revenue Growth

8.1%

YoY Revenue Growth

Profit Margin

5.41%

Net profit margin

ROE

9.6%

Return on Equity

Beta

0.78

Market sensitivity

Short Interest

8.11%

% of float sold short

Avg. Volume

293,195

Average daily volume

Valuation Analysis

Signal

Undervalued

vs. S&P 500 avg P/E (24.7x)

Analyst Consensus

None

4 analysts

Avg. Price Target

$15.12

+8.89% upside

Target Range

$13.00 – $20.00

About the Company

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. The company operates and franchises restaurants located in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses its brand to restaurants in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

Sector: Consumer Cyclical Industry: Restaurants Country: United States Employees: 4,034 Exchange: NMS