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

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.07 in Q2 2026, down 41.57% year-on-year from 0.12 in Q2 2025, and down 14.08% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08 in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Debt Ratio across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 0.07 for Q2 2026.

  • Debt Ratio for Q2 2026 came in at 0.07, down 41.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.07 (down 41.57% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.11 (2022), against an average of 0.1.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio sank 49.84% in 2022 and surged 306.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Debt Ratio stood at 0.11 in 2022, then increased by 28.33% to 0.14 in 2023, then declined by 15.44% to 0.12 in 2024, then dropped by 29.9% to 0.08 in 2025, then dropped by 14.08% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.07 (Q2 2026), 0.08 (Q4 2025), and 0.1 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.02
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 2.65
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 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