LOCO · El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

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El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc (LOCO)

NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Move probability → Options chain →
$15.07 -0.65 (-4.13%)
● At close: October 21 at 4:00:00 PM EDT
DAY'S RANGE $15.07
$15.03 $15.53
52-WEEK RANGE $15.07
$8.98 $17.40

What's happening

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Key Statistics

Market Cap$497.3M
P/E (TTM1)14.26
EPS2 (TTM)$1.17
Div Yield—
Beta30.74
Volume14,979
Open15.53
Prev Close15.72
Bid / Ask12.97 / 18.91
Next Earnings 2026-11-05

Analyst Recommendations

Strong buy 3 Buy 6 Hold 3 Sell 0 Strong sell 0

Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (12 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.

Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)

YTD RETURN
LOCO +56.21%
vs S&P 500 +44.29%
1-YEAR RETURN
LOCO +77.22%
vs S&P 500 +61.69%
6-MONTH RETURN
LOCO +17.64%
3-MONTH RETURN
LOCO -1.51%

Valuation Measures & Ratios

Enterprise Value4$515.4M
Forward P/E513.35
PEG Ratio60.36
Price / Sales (TTM1)0.99
Price / Book71.65
EV4 / Revenue1.03
EV4 / EBITDA7.44
Profit Margin6.96%
Operating Margin10.52%
Return on Equity (ROE8)11.68%
Return on Assets (ROA9)5.72%
Avg Volume (3M)258,919
Quarterly history (5 periods)
Measure Jul '26Apr '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25
Market cap $512.0M $419.5M $295.8M $319.8M $303.8M
P/E 14.45 14.93 11.32 12.11 12.05
Price/Book 1.61 1.39 1.05 1.17 1.14
EV/EBITDA 7.55 7.65 6.00 — —
ROE 11.17% 9.29% 9.24% 9.63% 9.49%
ROA 5.73% 4.61% 4.34% 4.42% 4.27%

Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E/PEG unavailable (no free data source).

Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
1. TTM
Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
2. EPS
Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
3. Beta
A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
4. EV (Enterprise Value)
Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
5. Forward P/E
Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
6. PEG Ratio
P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
7. Price / Book
Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
8. ROE
Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
9. ROA
Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
10. MRQ
Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
11. YoY
Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.

Short Interest

Shares Short1,841,996
Change from Prior Settlement-2.75%
% of Float—
Days to Cover (Short Ratio)8.03

Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-09-30. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.

Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.

Price history

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Technical signal summary

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Peer and sector context

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Balanced evidence

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Potential strengths

Potential concerns

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Financials

Income statement

Line item Jul '26Apr '26Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Sep '24Jun '24Mar '24
Revenue — — — — — — — —
Operating income $18.7M $12.2M $11.5M $11.3M $9.0M $10.1M $12.3M $9.7M
Net income $12.8M $8.2M $7.4M $7.1M $5.5M $6.2M $7.6M $5.9M
EPS (diluted) $0.43 $0.27 $0.25 $0.24 $0.19 $0.21 $0.25 $0.19
EPS (basic) $0.43 $0.28 $0.25 $0.24 $0.19 $0.21 $0.25 $0.19

Balance sheet

Line item Jul '26Apr '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Total assets $618.8M $609.1M $606.6M $602.7M $596.8M $590.5M $592.0M $590.0M
Total liabilities $301.7M $306.6M $315.6M $319.8M $322.6M $324.8M $331.3M $334.8M
Stockholders' equity $317.0M $302.5M $291.1M $282.9M $274.2M $265.7M $260.7M $255.2M
Total current assets $34.3M $25.9M $25.6M $28.5M $26.8M $23.8M $19.9M $23.5M
Total current liabilities $84.5M $75.6M $79.1M $69.8M $76.8M $74.8M $75.7M $75.6M
Cash & equivalents $13.3M $3.9M $6.2M $10.9M $9.0M $4.3M $2.5M $7.9M

Cash flow

Line item Jul '26Apr '26Dec '25Sep '25Jun '25Mar '25Dec '24Sep '24
Operating cash flow $31.7M $13.0M $13.9M $15.3M $14.1M $4.7M $5.6M $13.0M
Investing cash flow -$8.5M -$10.2M -$8.8M -$5.4M -$5.0M -$3.4M -$4.5M -$3.9M
Financing cash flow -$13.9M -$5.1M -$9.7M -$8.0M -$4.4M $493.0K -$6.5M -$11.7M
Free cash flow $23.3M $2.8M $5.1M $9.9M $9.1M $1.3M $1.1M $9.1M
Capital expenditures $8.5M $10.2M $8.8M $5.4M $5.0M $3.4M $4.5M $3.9M
Depreciation & amortization $4.2M $4.3M $12.1M $4.0M $3.9M $3.9M $11.9M $4.0M

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.

Institutional holders

SEC Form 13F filers holding LOCO as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.

Institutional ownership is not available for this symbol right now.

Insider activity

Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2025-12-31 to 2026-10-16

Recent transactions

  • Insiders have net sold 594,852 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 21 sales.
  • Most recent: BIGLARI, SARDAR (10% owner) — Open market sale of 25,556 shares on 2026-10-16.

Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.

Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months

Purchases (open market)0 sh(0 txns)
Sales (open market)594,852 sh(21 txns)
Net Shares-594,852

Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.

Insider roster

NameTitleMost Recent TransactionDateShares
BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale2026-10-1625,556
Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTax withholding2026-08-237,213
Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding2026-05-2910,523
Wright Robert D.Reporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258
DAVILA TANAReporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258
GARRIDO FRANKReporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258
Gonzalez DeborahReporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258
Faginas Cody NancyReporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258
BABB DOUGLAS JReporting personGrant / award2026-03-1712,012
Taylor Joseph GReporting personGrant / award2026-03-178,258

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPrice
2026-10-16BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 25,556$16.50
2026-08-23Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTax withholding 7,213$16.03
2026-08-07BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 550$17.06
2026-08-07BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 550$17.06
2026-08-05BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 40,000$16.90
2026-08-05BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 40,000$16.90
2026-08-03BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 10,000$16.73
2026-08-03BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 10,000$16.73
2026-07-30BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 273$16.70
2026-07-30BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 273$16.70
2026-07-29BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 3,306$16.71
2026-07-29BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 3,305$16.71
2026-07-17BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 11,000$16.71
2026-07-16BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 2,749$16.70
2026-07-15BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 6,533$16.71
2026-07-14BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 1,211$16.73
2026-07-13BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 75,000$16.74
2026-07-02BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 9,525$16.92
2026-07-01BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 132,421$17.27
2026-06-30BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 22,600$16.91
2026-06-29BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 100,000$16.58
2026-06-26BIGLARI, SARDAR10% ownerOpen market sale 100,000$16.75
2026-05-29Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTax withholding 2,144$13.95
2026-05-29Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding 10,523$13.95
2026-05-09Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTax withholding 2,476$14.00
2026-03-17Wright Robert D.Reporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17DAVILA TANAReporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17GARRIDO FRANKReporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17Gonzalez DeborahReporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17Faginas Cody NancyReporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17BABB DOUGLAS JReporting personGrant / award 12,012$0.00
2026-03-17Taylor Joseph GReporting personGrant / award 8,258$0.00
2026-03-17Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERGrant / award 15,015$0.00
2026-03-17Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerGrant / award 53,804$0.00
2026-03-11Fils IraCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERTax withholding 2,296$11.10
2026-03-11Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding 12,272$11.10
2025-12-31Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerGrant / award 42,818$0.00
2025-12-31Williams Elizabeth GoodmanChief Executive OfficerTax withholding 7,682$10.50

Recent SEC filings

Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.

Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-10-22 07:48 UTC

FiledFormReport periodOfficial filing
2026-10-2042026-10-16 View on SEC.gov →
2026-09-258-K2026-09-21 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-2542026-08-23 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-1142026-08-07 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-0710-Q2026-07-01 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-068-K2026-08-06 View on SEC.gov →
2026-08-0542026-08-03 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-3142026-07-29 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-2142026-07-17 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-1642026-07-14 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-1442026-07-13 View on SEC.gov →
2026-07-0642026-07-01 View on SEC.gov →

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