El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.2 for Q2 2026, down 59.64% on a YoY basis from 0.51 in Q2 2025, and down 97.79% sequentially from 9.25 in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.2 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 59.64% year-over-year to 0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.76 (down 86.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.57, down 5.27% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 0.2 in Q2 2026, from 9.25 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 19.28 in Q4 2022 to a low of 0.2 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 2.39 and a median of 0.51 in 2025 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio plunged 103.33% in 2024 and surged 4775.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years: stood at 19.28 in 2022, then tumbled by 69.22% to 5.94 in 2023, then tumbled by 103.33% to 0.2 in 2024, then surged by 4775.52% to 9.25 in 2025, then sank by 97.79% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Interest Coverage Ratio at 0.2 in Q2 2026, 9.25 in Q4 2025, and 0.05 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 9.25
Sep 24, 2025 0.05
Jun 25, 2025 0.05
Mar 26, 2025 0.51
Dec 25, 2024 -0.20
Sep 25, 2024 0.55
Jun 26, 2024 0.73
Mar 27, 2024 0.59
Dec 27, 2023 5.94
Sep 27, 2023 0.06
Jun 28, 2023 0.47
Mar 29, 2023 1.09
Dec 28, 2022 19.28
Sep 28, 2022 0.03
Jun 29, 2022 1.48
Mar 30, 2022 0.47
Dec 29, 2021 35.37
Sep 29, 2021 0.06
Jun 30, 2021 0.22