El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported EBT Margin of 9.1% for Q2 2026, up 256.0% on a YoY basis from 2.56% in Q2 2025, and up 20.31% sequentially from 7.57% in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EBT Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 9.1% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, EBT Margin rose 256.0% year-over-year to 9.1%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 8.3% (up 96.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 7.67%, up 21.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin grew to 9.1% in Q2 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of 7.26% and a median of 7.57% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin plunged 628 bps in 2022 and soared 448 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 7.66% in 2022, then tumbled by 30 bps to 5.36% in 2023, then climbed by 27 bps to 6.81% in 2024, then rose by 11 bps to 7.57% in 2025, then increased by 20 bps to 9.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's EBT Margin at 9.1% in Q2 2026, 7.57% in Q4 2025, and 8.51% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 7.64%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 13.14%
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 25.06%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 21.33%
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn 12.52%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 13.82%
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 9.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 14.67%
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 5.81%
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 Mn 9.10%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%