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

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 28.73% in Q2 2026, down 96.0% year-on-year from 718.27% in Q2 2025, and down 3.73% quarter-over-quarter from 29.84% in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Tax Rate across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 28.73% for Q2 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q2 2026 came in at 28.73%, down 96.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 29.24% (up 2094.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 28.73% (2026), against an average of 13.44%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate slumped 5571 bps in 2023 and surged 9424 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Tax Rate stood at 25.43% in 2022, then plunged by 219 bps to 81.14% in 2023, then gained by 21 bps to 64.39% in 2024, then surged by 146 bps to 29.84% in 2025, then dropped by 4 bps to 28.73% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 28.73% (Q2 2026), 29.84% (Q4 2025), and 28.81% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 29.84
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 22.60
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 19.05
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 28.73

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 28.73%
Apr 1, 2026 28.73%
Dec 31, 2025 29.84%
Dec 31, 2025 29.84%
Sep 24, 2025 28.81%
Sep 24, 2025 28.81%
Jun 25, 2025 29.71%
Jun 25, 2025 29.71%
Mar 26, 2025 29.69%
Mar 26, 2025 29.69%
Dec 25, 2024 -64.39%
Dec 25, 2024 -64.39%
Sep 25, 2024 27.90%
Sep 25, 2024 27.90%
Jun 26, 2024 29.65%
Jun 26, 2024 29.65%
Mar 27, 2024 27.15%
Mar 27, 2024 27.15%
Dec 27, 2023 -81.14%
Dec 27, 2023 -81.14%