El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EPS (Basic) (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) posted EPS (Basic) of $0.28 for Q2 2026, down 46.08% sequentially from $0.52 in Q4 2025, and up 47.32% YoY from $0.19 in Q2 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) EPS (Basic) (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has reported EPS (Basic) for 14 years, with the latest figure at $0.28 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly EPS (Basic) rose 47.32% year-over-year to $0.28 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $1.28 (up 35.76% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.2, up 28.42% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) retreated to $0.28 in Q2 2026 per LOCO's latest filing, from $0.52 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $0.52 in Q4 2025 and troughed at $0.06 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $0.22 and a median of $0.2 in 2023 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EPS (Basic) tumbled 51.16% in 2022, then soared 132.48% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, EPS (Basic) stood at $0.18 in 2022, then fell by 28.72% to $0.13 in 2023, then surged by 112.96% to $0.27 in 2024, then soared by 89.17% to $0.52 in 2025, then plunged by 46.08% to $0.28 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EPS (Basic) over the past three periods registered $0.28, $0.52, and $0.25 for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

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6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn -0.03
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 2.92
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.75
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 1.86
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 473.04 Mn 459.74 Mn 42.50 Mn 0.43

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 1, 2026 0.43
Apr 1, 2026 0.28
Dec 31, 2025 0.52
Sep 24, 2025 0.25
Jun 25, 2025 0.24
Mar 26, 2025 0.19
Dec 25, 2024 0.27
Sep 25, 2024 0.21
Jun 26, 2024 0.25
Mar 27, 2024 0.19
Dec 27, 2023 0.13
Sep 27, 2023 0.28
Jun 28, 2023 0.20
Mar 29, 2023 0.14
Dec 28, 2022 0.18
Sep 28, 2022 0.14
Jun 29, 2022 0.20
Mar 30, 2022 0.06
Dec 29, 2021 0.20
Sep 29, 2021 0.28