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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Margin for El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) over the last 13 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 9.43%.

  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Margin rose 10100.0% to 9.43% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 8.48%, marking a year-over-year increase of 700.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 8.7% for FY2024, which is 2100.0% up from last year.
  • As of Q3 2025, El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Margin stood at 9.43%, which was up 10100.0% from 8.98% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.31% in Q3 2021 and a low of 3.02% during Q1 2022
  • Over the past 5 years, El Pollo Loco Holdings' median Operating Margin value was 8.33% (recorded in 2024), while the average stood at 8.2%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Margin tumbled by -65900bps in 2022, and later surged by 56500bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Margin (Quarter) stood at 7.73% in 2021, then rose by 6bps to 8.2% in 2022, then decreased by -19bps to 6.65% in 2023, then grew by 19bps to 7.9% in 2024, then grew by 19bps to 9.43% in 2025.
  • Its Operating Margin stands at 9.43% for Q3 2025, versus 8.98% for Q2 2025 and 7.53% for Q1 2025.