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

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Net Margin came in at 6.49% in Q2 2026, up 189.0% year-on-year from 2.24% in Q2 2025, and up 22.22% quarter-over-quarter from 5.31% in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Net Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Net Margin across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 6.49% for Q2 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 6.49%, up 189.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 5.87% (down 86.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.4%, down 147.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 6.49% for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from 5.31% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 11.19% in Q4 2024 to a low of 1.92% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 5.72% (2022), against an average of 6.15%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin jumped 351 bps in 2023 and tumbled 589 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Net Margin stood at 9.61% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 9.71% in 2023, then climbed by 15 bps to 11.19% in 2024, then plunged by 53 bps to 5.31% in 2025, then advanced by 22 bps to 6.49% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 6.49% (Q2 2026), 5.31% (Q4 2025), and 6.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

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2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 9.81%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 20.98%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 14.93%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -0.11%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 10.06%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 7.56%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.15%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.79%
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 6.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 6.49%
Dec 31, 2025 5.31%
Sep 24, 2025 6.05%
Jun 25, 2025 5.64%
Mar 26, 2025 4.60%
Dec 25, 2024 11.19%
Sep 25, 2024 5.15%
Jun 26, 2024 6.21%
Mar 27, 2024 5.09%
Dec 27, 2023 9.71%
Sep 27, 2023 7.67%
Jun 28, 2023 5.84%
Mar 29, 2023 4.25%
Dec 28, 2022 9.61%
Sep 28, 2022 4.16%
Jun 29, 2022 5.72%
Mar 30, 2022 1.92%
Dec 29, 2021 6.60%
Sep 29, 2021 8.78%
Jun 30, 2021 7.23%