El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Income (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Operating Income of $12.2 million for Q2 2026, up 36.17% on a YoY basis from $9.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 18.5% sequentially from $10.3 million in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Income (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $12.2 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Income rose 36.17% year-over-year to $12.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $45.3 million (up 11.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $42.0 million, up 2.13% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income advanced to $12.2 million in Q2 2026, from $10.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $13.7 million in Q3 2023 to a low of $3.3 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $9.7 million and a median of $10.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income plunged 51.81% in 2022 and jumped 133.46% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $9.5 million in 2022, then dropped by 21.52% to $7.5 million in 2023, then grew by 21.08% to $9.0 million in 2024, then increased by 14.12% to $10.3 million in 2025, then grew by 18.5% to $12.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Operating Income at $12.2 million in Q2 2026, $10.3 million in Q4 2025, and $11.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 828.10 Mn
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 644.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 397.06 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 606.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 406.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 447.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 146.34 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 232.04 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 34.30 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 468.02 Mn 464.12 Mn 98.85 Mn 12.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 12.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 10.31 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 11.46 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 11.31 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 8.97 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 9.03 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 10.14 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 12.32 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 9.68 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 7.46 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 13.69 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 10.89 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 7.75 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 9.51 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 6.86 Mn
Jun 29, 2022 10.43 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 3.32 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 8.42 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 14.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.67 Mn