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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 78.34% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Gross Margin fell 12.0% year-over-year to 78.34%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 32.53% (down 8234.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.9%, down 4711.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin advanced to 78.34% in Q2 2026, from 106.12% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 229.74% in Q4 2024 to a low of 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.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin surged 19897 bps in 2022 and sank 33585 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Tracing LOCO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 75.68% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 77.44% in 2023, then surged by 197 bps to 229.74% in 2024, then tumbled by 146 bps to 106.12% in 2025, then surged by 174 bps to 78.34% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LOCO's Gross Margin at 78.34% in Q2 2026, 106.12% in Q4 2025, and 78.0% in Q3 2025.