El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Tax Rate (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' Tax Rate history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.73% for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 96.0% year-over-year to 28.73%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 29.24% (up 2094.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.51%, up 2168.0% from the prior year.
• Tax Rate came in at 28.73% for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from 29.84% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 30.4% in Q2 2022 to a low of 81.14% in Q4 2023.
• A 5-year average of 13.44% and a median of 28.73% in 2026 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
• Across the five-year window, Tax Rate sank 5571 bps in 2023 and soared 9424 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• El Pollo Loco Holdings' Tax Rate stood at 25.43% in 2022, then tumbled by 219 bps to 81.14% in 2023, then advanced by 21 bps to 64.39% in 2024, then soared by 146 bps to 29.84% in 2025, then declined by 4 bps to 28.73% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate over the past three periods registered 28.73%, 29.84%, and 28.81% for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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