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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Debt Ratio of 0.07 for Q2 2026, down 41.57% on a YoY basis from 0.12 in Q2 2025, and down 14.08% sequentially from 0.08 in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Debt Ratio fell 41.57% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 41.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.08, down 29.9% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.07 in Q2 2026, 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 tumbled 49.84% in 2022 and surged 306.3% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.11 in 2022, then grew by 28.33% to 0.14 in 2023, then dropped by 15.44% to 0.12 in 2024, then slipped by 29.9% to 0.08 in 2025, then slipped by 14.08% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Debt Ratio at 0.07 in Q2 2026, 0.08 in Q4 2025, and 0.1 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.49
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 1.46
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 0.53
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 0.00
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 0.01
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 2.77
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 0.07
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 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