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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed Operating Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 19.3% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 233.0% to 19.3% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.61% through Dec 2025, up 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.61% for FY2025, 4.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin hit 19.3% in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from 9.43% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 12.31% in Q3 2021 to a low of 22.28% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 3.9% across 5 years, with a median of 8.27% in 2022.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 565bps in 2023; the steepest drop was -3048bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 7.73% in 2021, then grew by 6bps to 8.2% in 2022, then tumbled by -372bps to 22.28% in 2023, then increased by 3bps to 21.63% in 2024, then increased by 11bps to 19.3% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for LOCO at 19.3% in Q4 2025, 9.43% in Q3 2025, and 8.98% in Q2 2025.