El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.2 for Q2 2026, down 98.09% sequentially from 10.68 in Q4 2025, and down 59.64% YoY from 0.51 in Q2 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
El Pollo Loco Holdings has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 59.64% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 0.76 (up 1.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.57, down 5.27% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 0.2 in Q2 2026 per LOCO's latest filing, from 10.68 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 13.2 in Q4 2022 and troughed at 0.03 in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 2.22 and a median of 0.51 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio sank 99.15% in 2023, then surged 6546.41% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 13.2 in 2022, then sank by 99.15% to 0.11 in 2023, then soared by 6546.41% to 7.49 in 2024, then soared by 42.63% to 10.68 in 2025, then slumped by 98.09% to 0.2 in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.2, 10.68, and 0.05 for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | El Pollo Loco Holdings | 473.04 Mn | 459.74 Mn | 42.50 Mn | 0.08 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.08 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.68 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 0.05 |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 7.49 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 0.55 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.73 |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 0.59 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 0.06 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.47 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 1.09 |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 13.20 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 0.03 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 1.48 |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 8.45 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 0.06 |