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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 9.68% in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Margin rose 215.0% year-over-year to 9.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 9.11% (up 61.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.58%, down 12.0% from the prior year.
• Operating Margin improved to 9.68% in Q2 2026, from 8.35% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 11.37% in Q3 2023 to a low of 3.02% in Q1 2022.
• A 5-year average of 8.11% and a median of 8.35% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Margin tumbled 659 bps in 2022 and jumped 565 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Tracing LOCO's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 8.2% in 2022, then decreased by 19 bps to 6.65% in 2023, then grew by 19 bps to 7.9% in 2024, then climbed by 6 bps to 8.35% in 2025, then climbed by 16 bps to 9.68% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows LOCO's Operating Margin at 9.68% in Q2 2026, 8.35% in Q4 2025, and 9.43% in Q3 2025.