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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed EBITDA Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 19.3% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 233.0% to 19.3% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.61% through Dec 2025, down 78.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.61% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin hit 19.3% in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from 9.43% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 15.51% in Q3 2021 to a low of 21.63% in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 6.0% across 5 years, with a median of 9.67% in 2025.
  • Biggest YoY gain for EBITDA Margin was 597bps in 2023; the steepest drop was -3020bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, EBITDA Margin stood at 11.12% in 2021, then increased by 2bps to 11.39% in 2022, then crashed by -265bps to 18.8% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 21.63% in 2024, then increased by 11bps to 19.3% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows EBITDA Margin for LOCO at 19.3% in Q4 2025, 9.43% in Q3 2025, and 8.98% in Q2 2025.