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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBITDA (2016 - 2025)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed EBITDA for 13 consecutive years, with -$23.8 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA rose 3.56% to -$23.8 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $7.9 million through Dec 2025, down 30.24% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $7.9 million for FY2025, 6.48% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA hit -$23.8 million in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from $11.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $17.9 million in Q3 2021 to a low of -$24.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA has averaged $7.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $11.4 million in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for EBITDA was 69.74% in 2023; the steepest drop was 259.82% in 2023.
  • Year by year, EBITDA stood at $12.1 million in 2021, then increased by 8.99% to $13.2 million in 2022, then plummeted by 259.82% to -$21.1 million in 2023, then fell by 17.13% to -$24.7 million in 2024, then grew by 3.56% to -$23.8 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA for LOCO at -$23.8 million in Q4 2025, $11.5 million in Q3 2025, and $11.3 million in Q2 2025.