El Pollo Loco Holdings LOCO
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As of: Sep 4, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) posted Times Interest Earned of $0.2 for Q2 2026, down 98.09% sequentially from $10.68 in Q4 2025, and down 59.64% YoY from $0.51 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has reported Times Interest Earned for 14 years, with the latest figure at $0.2 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 59.64% year-over-year to $0.2 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $0.76 (up 1.23% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $0.57, down 5.27% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned fell to $0.2 in Q2 2026 per LOCO's latest filing, from $10.68 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Times Interest Earned peaked at $13.2 in Q4 2022 and troughed at $0.03 in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $2.22 and a median of $0.51 in 2025 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Times Interest Earned sank 99.15% in 2023, then surged 6546.41% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $13.2 in 2022, then sank by 99.15% to $0.11 in 2023, then soared by 6546.41% to $7.49 in 2024, then soared by 42.63% to $10.68 in 2025, then slumped by 98.09% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned over the past three periods registered $0.2, $10.68, and $0.05 for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 181.46 Bn 180.64 Bn 6.42 Bn 8.16
2 Starbucks 119.15 Bn 115.53 Bn 6.49 Bn 7.28
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 47.22 Bn 46.55 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 41.34 Bn 40.66 Bn 1.47 Bn -
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.92 Bn 26.86 Bn 1.89 Bn -
6 Darden Restaurants 25.01 Bn 24.79 Bn 3.68 Bn -
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 5.77
8 Yum China Holdings 15.19 Bn 13.80 Bn 2.22 Bn -
9 Texas Roadhouse 12.42 Bn 12.22 Bn 1.44 Bn -
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 457.81 Mn 444.51 Mn 42.50 Mn 26.46
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 1, 2026 26.46
Apr 1, 2026 16.71
Dec 31, 2025 10.68
Sep 24, 2025 10.21
Jun 25, 2025 9.37
Mar 26, 2025 7.63
Dec 25, 2024 7.10
Sep 25, 2024 6.60
Jun 26, 2024 8.07
Mar 27, 2024 6.19
Dec 27, 2023 5.15
Sep 27, 2023 9.91
Jun 28, 2023 11.16
Mar 29, 2023 7.72
Dec 28, 2022 13.20
Sep 28, 2022 63.56
Jun 29, 2022 24.89
Mar 30, 2022 7.72
Dec 29, 2021 19.81
Sep 29, 2021 31.73