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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001606366
$15.22 +1.87% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $15.22 −7.36% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue380.1Operating income34.6Net income18.3EPS, diluted0.47Fiscal year 2017Revenue401.7 +5.7%Operating income6.8Net income8.6 −53.0%EPS, diluted0.22 −53.2%Fiscal year 2018Revenue435.8 +8.5%Operating income−9.5Net income−9.0 −204.4%EPS, diluted−0.23 −204.5%Fiscal year 2019Revenue442.3 +1.5%Operating income38.3Net income24.9EPS, diluted0.67Fiscal year 2020Revenue426.1 −3.7%Operating income33.6Net income24.5 −1.7%EPS, diluted0.68 +1.5%Fiscal year 2021Revenue454.4 +6.6%Operating income41.3Net income29.1 +19.0%EPS, diluted0.80 +17.6%Fiscal year 2022Revenue470.0 +3.4%Operating income30.1Net income20.8 −28.6%EPS, diluted0.57 −28.8%Fiscal year 2023Revenue468.7 −0.3%Operating income39.8Net income25.6 +22.8%EPS, diluted0.74 +29.8%Fiscal year 2024Revenue473.0 +0.9%Operating income41.2Net income25.7 +0.5%EPS, diluted0.86 +16.2%Fiscal year 2025Revenue490.0 +3.6%Operating income42.0Net income26.5 +3.1%EPS, diluted0.90 +4.7%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 380.1 401.7 435.8 442.3 426.1 454.4 470.0 468.7 473.0 490.0
Growth +5.7% +8.5% +1.5% −3.7% +6.6% +3.4% −0.3% +0.9% +3.6%
Operating income 34.6 6.8 −9.5 38.3 33.6 41.3 30.1 39.8 41.2 42.0
Net income 18.3 8.6 −9.0 24.9 24.5 29.1 20.8 25.6 25.7 26.5
Growth −53.0% −204.4% −1.7% +19.0% −28.6% +22.8% +0.5% +3.1%
EPS, diluted 0.47 0.22 −0.23 0.67 0.68 0.80 0.57 0.74 0.86 0.90
Growth −53.2% −204.5% +1.5% +17.6% −28.8% +29.8% +16.2% +4.7%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Operating margin9.1%Net margin4.8%Free cash flow margin3.1%Fiscal year 2017Operating margin1.7%Net margin2.1%Free cash flow margin4.3%Fiscal year 2018Operating margin−2.2%Net margin−2.1%Free cash flow margin4.0%Fiscal year 2019Operating margin8.7%Net margin5.6%Free cash flow margin4.7%Fiscal year 2020Operating margin7.9%Net margin5.7%Free cash flow margin7.9%Fiscal year 2021Operating margin9.1%Net margin6.4%Free cash flow margin7.7%Fiscal year 2022Operating margin6.4%Net margin4.4%Free cash flow margin4.0%Fiscal year 2023Operating margin8.5%Net margin5.5%Free cash flow margin4.1%Fiscal year 2024Operating margin8.7%Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin5.9%Fiscal year 2025Operating margin8.6%Net margin5.4%Free cash flow margin5.2%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating margin 9.1% 1.7% −2.2% 8.7% 7.9% 9.1% 6.4% 8.5% 8.7% 8.6%
Net margin 4.8% 2.1% −2.1% 5.6% 5.7% 6.4% 4.4% 5.5% 5.4% 5.4%
Free cash flow margin 3.1% 4.3% 4.0% 4.7% 7.9% 7.7% 4.0% 4.1% 5.9% 5.2%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow49.3Capital expenditure−37.4Free cash flow11.9Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow53.7Capital expenditure−36.2Free cash flow17.4 +46.6%Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow45.4Capital expenditure−27.8Free cash flow17.6 +1.2%Buybacks−1.0Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow36.1Capital expenditure−15.4Free cash flow20.7 +17.3%Buybacks−48.4Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow40.5Capital expenditure−6.7Free cash flow33.9 +63.6%Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow52.1Capital expenditure−17.0Free cash flow35.1 +3.5%Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow38.5Capital expenditure−19.9Free cash flow18.6 −46.9%Dividends paid−55.6Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow40.7Capital expenditure−21.3Free cash flow19.4 +3.9%Buybacks−59.2Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow46.8Capital expenditure−19.1Free cash flow27.7 +43.1%Buybacks−20.6Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow48.1Capital expenditure−22.6Free cash flow25.4 −8.2%Buybacks−1.8
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 49.3 53.7 45.4 36.1 40.5 52.1 38.5 40.7 46.8 48.1
Capital expenditure −37.4 −36.2 −27.8 −15.4 −6.7 −17.0 −19.9 −21.3 −19.1 −22.6
Free cash flow 11.9 17.4 17.6 20.7 33.9 35.1 18.6 19.4 27.7 25.4
Growth +46.6% +1.2% +17.3% +63.6% +3.5% −46.9% +3.9% +43.1% −8.2%
Buybacks 0.0 0.0 −1.0 −48.4 0.0 0.0 n/a −59.2 −20.6 −1.8
Dividends paid n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a −55.6 n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash2.2Shareholders’ equity265.2Fiscal year 2017Cash8.6Shareholders’ equity275.0Fiscal year 2018Cash7.0Shareholders’ equity265.2Fiscal year 2019Cash8.1Shareholders’ equity245.6Fiscal year 2020Cash13.2Total debt62.8Net cash (debt)−49.6Shareholders’ equity277.6Debt to equity0.23Fiscal year 2021Cash30.0Total debt40.0Net cash (debt)−10.0Shareholders’ equity310.6Debt to equity0.13Fiscal year 2022Cash20.5Total debt66.0Net cash (debt)−45.5Shareholders’ equity281.1Debt to equity0.23Fiscal year 2023Cash7.3Total debt84.0Net cash (debt)−76.7Shareholders’ equity250.7Debt to equity0.34Fiscal year 2024Cash2.5Total debt71.0Net cash (debt)−68.5Shareholders’ equity260.7Debt to equity0.27Fiscal year 2025Cash6.2Total debt51.0Net cash (debt)−44.8Shareholders’ equity291.1Debt to equity0.18
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 2.2 8.6 7.0 8.1 13.2 30.0 20.5 7.3 2.5 6.2
Total debt n/a n/a n/a n/a 62.8 40.0 66.0 84.0 71.0 51.0
Net cash (debt) n/a n/a n/a n/a −49.6 −10.0 −45.5 −76.7 −68.5 −44.8
Shareholders’ equity 265.2 275.0 265.2 245.6 277.6 310.6 281.1 250.7 260.7 291.1
Debt to equity n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.23 0.13 0.23 0.34 0.27 0.18

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of USD, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 28 Dec 2016 FY2017 27 Dec 2017 FY2018 26 Dec 2018 FY2019 25 Dec 2019 FY2020 30 Dec 2020 FY2021 29 Dec 2021 FY2022 28 Dec 2022 FY2023 27 Dec 2023 FY2024 25 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
380.1 401.7 435.8 442.3 426.1 454.4 470.0 468.7 473.0 490.0
Growth +5.7% +8.5% +1.5% −3.7% +6.6% +3.4% −0.3% +0.9% +3.6%
34.7 38.5 50.3 40.4 35.9 39.9 39.1 42.0 46.3 50.3
34.6 6.8 −9.5 38.3 33.6 41.3 30.1 39.8 41.2 42.0
Growth −80.3% −238.6% −12.4% +23.2% −27.1% +32.1% +3.5% +2.1%
31.1 9.1 −12.2 34.6 30.1 39.5 28.9 34.9 35.3 37.6
12.8 0.5 −3.2 9.7 5.7 10.3 8.1 9.3 9.6 11.1
18.3 8.6 −9.0 24.9 24.5 29.1 20.8 25.6 25.7 26.5
Growth −53.0% −204.4% −1.7% +19.0% −28.6% +22.8% +0.5% +3.1%
Per share
0.48 0.22 −0.23 0.68 0.70 0.81 0.57 0.75 0.86 0.91
0.47 0.22 −0.23 0.67 0.68 0.80 0.57 0.74 0.86 0.90
Growth −53.2% −204.5% +1.5% +17.6% −28.8% +29.8% +16.2% +4.7%
38.4 38.5 38.6 36.7 35.2 36.0 36.4 34.3 29.9 29.2
39.0 39.1 38.6 37.4 35.8 36.4 36.6 34.4 30.0 29.4
Growth +0.2% −1.3% −2.9% −4.4% +1.8% +0.4% −6.0% −12.6% −2.1%

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue grew 2.8% a year over five years, and earnings per share grew 5.8% a year.
  • The diluted share count fell 17.9% in five years, so buybacks did some of the work per share.
  • Operating margin is flat at 8.6%.
  • A net loss in 1 of 10 years on file.