El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) posted EBITDA Margin of 17.66% for Q2 2026, up 5.55 percentage points from 12.11% a year earlier and up 4.56 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBITDA Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 1, 2026, EBITDA Margin at El Pollo Loco Holdings was 13.85%, up 2.34 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 11.84%, down 0.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin shows a five-year change of +0.01 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, El Pollo Loco Holdings' EBITDA Margin was 12.03% in FY2024 (+0.28 pp), 11.74% in FY2023 (+2.26 pp), 9.48% in FY2022 (-2.96 pp) and 12.44% in FY2021 (+0.60 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.68 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 5.98 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2022, with a drop of 6.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin for the three prior quarters was 13.10% (Q1 2026), 11.75% (Q4 2025) and 12.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 174.52 Bn | 169.34 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 54.98% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 112.51 Bn | 100.14 Bn | - | 14.70% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 41.56 Bn | 38.45 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 32.96% |
| 4 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 35.86 Bn | 31.84 Bn | - | 18.63% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.87 Bn | 21.43 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.71% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.49 Bn | 23.58 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 14.48% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.71% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 15.46 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 14.91% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.99 Bn | 10.33 Bn | - | 11.97% |
| 10 | El Pollo Loco Holdings | 449.04 Mn | 414.71 Mn | 42.50 Mn | 17.70% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 17.70% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 13.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.79% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 12.76% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 12.14% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 10.84% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 11.37% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 11.81% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 13.31% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 11.73% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 10.20% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 14.69% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 12.05% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 9.99% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 11.41% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 8.81% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 11.37% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 6.34% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 11.12% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 15.55% |
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El Pollo Loco Holdings EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=LOCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "LOCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=LOCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();