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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.07 in Q2 2026, down 14.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08 in Q4 2025, and down 41.57% year-over-year from 0.12 in Q2 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings' Debt Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.07 for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 41.57% year-over-year to 0.07; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 41.57% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.08, down 29.9% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.07 for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.15 in Q2 2024 to a low of 0.03 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.1 and a median of 0.11 in 2022 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio plunged 49.84% in 2022 and soared 306.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Debt Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then rose by 28.33% to 0.14 in 2023, then fell by 15.44% to 0.12 in 2024, then declined by 29.9% to 0.08 in 2025, then declined by 14.08% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.07, 0.08, and 0.1 for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.49
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.02
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 2.65
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 434.35 Mn 430.45 Mn 40.62 Mn 0.07

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 0.07
Dec 31, 2025 0.08
Sep 24, 2025 0.10
Jun 25, 2025 0.12
Mar 26, 2025 0.12
Dec 25, 2024 0.12
Sep 25, 2024 0.13
Jun 26, 2024 0.15
Mar 27, 2024 0.13
Dec 27, 2023 0.14
Sep 27, 2023 0.13
Jun 28, 2023 0.10
Mar 29, 2023 0.10
Dec 28, 2022 0.11
Sep 28, 2022 0.03
Jun 29, 2022 0.06
Mar 30, 2022 0.07
Dec 29, 2021 0.07
Sep 29, 2021 0.07
Jun 30, 2021 0.07
Mar 31, 2021 0.09
Dec 30, 2020 0.10
Sep 23, 2020 0.13
Jun 24, 2020 0.21
Mar 25, 2020 0.22
Dec 25, 2019 0.31
Sep 25, 2019 0.16
Jun 26, 2019 0.13
Mar 27, 2019 0.11
Dec 26, 2018 0.33
Sep 26, 2018 0.16
Jun 27, 2018 0.19
Mar 28, 2018 0.19
Dec 27, 2017 0.42
Sep 27, 2017 0.19
Jun 28, 2017 0.20
Mar 29, 2017 0.22
Dec 28, 2016 0.44
Sep 28, 2016 0.23
Jun 29, 2016 0.25
Mar 30, 2016 0.26
Dec 30, 2015 0.27
Sep 30, 2015 0.28
Jul 1, 2015 0.30
Apr 1, 2015 0.34
Dec 31, 2014 0.36
Sep 24, 2014 0.39
Jun 25, 2014 0.43
Dec 25, 2013 0.24