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

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at $16.71 in Q2 2026, up 119.06% year-on-year from $7.63 in Q2 2025, and up 56.43% quarter-over-quarter from $10.68 in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $16.71 for Q2 2026.

  • Times Interest Earned for Q2 2026 came in at $16.71, up 119.06% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $11.25 (up 53.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $9.41, up 34.78% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned came in at $16.71 for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from $10.68 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $63.56 in Q3 2022 to a low of -$17.26 in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is $9.37 (2025), against an average of $11.97.
  • Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned sank 230.7% in 2023 and surged 141.15% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Times Interest Earned stood at $13.2 in 2022, then sank by 230.7% to -$17.26 in 2023, then jumped by 141.15% to $7.1 in 2024, then surged by 50.43% to $10.68 in 2025, then surged by 56.43% to $16.71 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at $16.71 (Q2 2026), $10.68 (Q4 2025), and $10.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 6.04
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn -
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn -
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn -
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn -
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn -
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn -
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 4.98
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn -
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 16.71

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -17.26
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
Jun 30, 2021 29.26