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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has reported Gross Margin for 14 years, with the latest figure at 78.34% in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Gross Margin fell 12.0% year-over-year to 78.34% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 32.53% (down 8234.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 31.9%, down 4711.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin advanced to 78.34% in Q2 2026 per LOCO's latest filing, from 106.12% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 229.74% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 106.12% in Q4 2025.
• A 5-year average of 72.7% and a median of 77.94% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Gross Margin jumped 19897 bps in 2022, then tumbled 33585 bps in 2025.
• Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 75.68% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 77.44% in 2023, then surged by 197 bps to 229.74% in 2024, then slumped by 146 bps to 106.12% in 2025, then surged by 174 bps to 78.34% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 78.34%, 106.12%, and 78.0% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.