El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Debt to Equity (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.15 in Q2 2026, down 47.06% year-on-year from $0.27 in Q2 2025, and down 16.98% quarter-over-quarter from $0.18 in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Debt to Equity across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $0.15 for Q2 2026.

  • Debt to Equity for Q2 2026 came in at $0.15, down 47.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $0.15 (down 47.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.18, down 35.67% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $0.15 for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from $0.18 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.35 in Q2 2024 to a low of $0.06 in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.23 (2022), against an average of $0.23.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity plunged 53.88% in 2022 and jumped 409.54% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Debt to Equity stood at $0.23 in 2022, then surged by 42.73% to $0.34 in 2023, then decreased by 18.71% to $0.27 in 2024, then plunged by 35.67% to $0.18 in 2025, then retreated by 16.98% to $0.15 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.15 (Q2 2026), $0.18 (Q4 2025), and $0.22 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.78
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 -1.64
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 2.51
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 0.14
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 0.03
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn -1.25
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 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 0.15
Dec 31, 2025 0.18
Sep 24, 2025 0.22
Jun 25, 2025 0.25
Mar 26, 2025 0.27
Dec 25, 2024 0.27
Sep 25, 2024 0.30
Jun 26, 2024 0.35
Mar 27, 2024 0.31
Dec 27, 2023 0.34
Sep 27, 2023 0.31
Jun 28, 2023 0.22
Mar 29, 2023 0.21
Dec 28, 2022 0.23
Sep 28, 2022 0.06
Jun 29, 2022 0.12
Mar 30, 2022 0.13
Dec 29, 2021 0.13
Sep 29, 2021 0.13
Jun 30, 2021 0.14