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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |