El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Times Interest Earned of $0.2 for Q2 2026, down 59.64% on a YoY basis from $0.51 in Q2 2025, and down 97.79% sequentially from $9.25 in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Times Interest Earned (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Times Interest Earned data on file, last reported at $0.2 in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Times Interest Earned fell 59.64% year-over-year to $0.2; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $0.76 (down 86.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.57, down 5.27% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned fell to $0.2 in Q2 2026, from $9.25 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $19.28 in Q4 2022 to a low of -$0.2 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $2.39 and a median of $0.51 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned plunged 103.33% in 2024 and surged 4775.52% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Times Interest Earned over 5 years: stood at $19.28 in 2022, then tumbled by 69.22% to $5.94 in 2023, then tumbled by 103.33% to -$0.2 in 2024, then surged by 4775.52% to $9.25 in 2025, then sank by 97.79% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Times Interest Earned at $0.2 in Q2 2026, $9.25 in Q4 2025, and $0.05 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn 0.08
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn 2.81
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn 6.02
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn 4.42
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -136.00
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn 1.38
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 353.48
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 5.04
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 3.75
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 Mn 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 9.25
Sep 24, 2025 0.05
Jun 25, 2025 0.05
Mar 26, 2025 0.51
Dec 25, 2024 -0.20
Sep 25, 2024 0.55
Jun 26, 2024 0.73
Mar 27, 2024 0.59
Dec 27, 2023 5.94
Sep 27, 2023 0.06
Jun 28, 2023 0.47
Mar 29, 2023 1.09
Dec 28, 2022 19.28
Sep 28, 2022 0.03
Jun 29, 2022 1.48
Mar 30, 2022 0.47
Dec 29, 2021 35.37
Sep 29, 2021 0.06
Jun 30, 2021 0.22