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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Tax Rate of 28.73% for Q2 2026, down 77.0% on a YoY basis from 124.92% in Q2 2025, and up 146.94% sequentially from 61.21% in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 28.73% in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Rate fell 77.0% year-over-year to 28.73%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 8.65% (down 1282.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.87%, down 1413.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate climbed to 28.73% in Q2 2026, from 61.21% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 29.97% in Q1 2022 to a low of 61.21% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 20.91% and a median of 28.08% in 2024 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate surged 1777 bps in 2022 and tumbled 5652 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 26.38% in 2022, then climbed by 2 bps to 27.0% in 2023, then plunged by 117 bps to 4.69% in 2024, then sank by 1205 bps to 61.21% in 2025, then surged by 147 bps to 28.73% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Tax Rate at 28.73% in Q2 2026, 61.21% in Q4 2025, and 29.02% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 118.28 Bn 116.58 Bn 6.32 Bn 29.84
2 Yum Brands 41.26 Bn 40.58 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.28
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.21 Bn 40.34 Bn 2.61 Bn 25.38
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.26 Bn 24.25 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.87
5 Darden Restaurants 22.64 Bn 22.40 Bn 3.31 Bn 12.95
6 Yum China Holdings 15.35 Bn 13.92 Bn 2.31 Bn 27.21
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.76 Bn 12.54 Bn 1.40 Bn 14.31
8 Dominos Pizza 11.11 Bn 10.98 Bn 478.23 Mn 22.53
9 Dutch Bros 8.18 Bn 7.92 Bn 107.48 Mn 12.37
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 468.02 Mn 464.12 Mn 98.85 Mn 28.73

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 28.73
Apr 1, 2026 28.73
Apr 1, 2026 28.73
Dec 31, 2025 -61.21
Dec 31, 2025 -61.21
Dec 31, 2025 -61.21
Sep 24, 2025 29.02
Sep 24, 2025 29.02
Sep 24, 2025 29.02
Jun 25, 2025 29.62
Jun 25, 2025 29.62
Jun 25, 2025 29.62
Mar 26, 2025 29.50
Mar 26, 2025 29.50
Mar 26, 2025 29.50
Dec 25, 2024 -4.69
Dec 25, 2024 -4.69
Dec 25, 2024 -4.69
Sep 25, 2024 28.08
Sep 25, 2024 28.08