El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 9.1% in Q2 2026, up 256.0% year-on-year from 2.56% in Q2 2025, and up 20.31% quarter-over-quarter from 7.57% in Q4 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed EBT Margin across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 9.1% for Q2 2026.
- EBT Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 9.1%, up 256.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 8.3% (up 96.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 7.67%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin came in at 9.1% for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from 7.57% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 10.14% in Q3 2023 to a low of 2.74% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 7.57% (2025), against an average of 7.26%.
- Across the five-year window, EBT Margin slumped 628 bps in 2022 and soared 448 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- El Pollo Loco Holdings' EBT Margin stood at 7.66% in 2022, then slumped by 30 bps to 5.36% in 2023, then grew by 27 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then gained by 11 bps to 7.57% in 2025, then rose by 20 bps to 9.1% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 9.1% (Q2 2026), 7.57% (Q4 2025), and 8.51% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 114.58 Bn | 112.88 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 7.64% |
| 2 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 42.15 Bn | 41.28 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 13.14% |
| 3 | Yum Brands | 42.13 Bn | 41.44 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 25.06% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.46 Bn | 25.99 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 21.33% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 24.75 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 10.67% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.17 Bn | 13.74 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.82% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.72 Bn | 11.53 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 9.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 15.70% |
| 9 | Cava | 10.34 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 2.21% |
| 10 | El Pollo Loco Holdings | 471.99 Mn | 468.09 Mn | 40.62 Mn | 9.10% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 9.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.57% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 8.51% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 8.02% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 6.54% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 6.81% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 7.14% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 8.83% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 6.99% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 5.36% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 10.14% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 8.06% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 6.00% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 7.66% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 8.22% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 2.74% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 7.22% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 11.94% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.01% |