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El Pollo Loco

NSQ:LOCO · US2686031079
Hotels, Restaurants & LeisureMedium

360

49
EV / EBIT46
Price / Owner Earnings17
Owner Earnings Yield58
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales44
EV / Gross Profit22
Price/Book60
Return on Capital71
Cash Return on Capital54
Return on Equity68
EBIT Margin77
Gross Profitability23
Cash Conversion21
Accruals35
Owner Earnings Margin62
Sales growth34
Profit Growth26
Long-Term EPS Growth53
Owner Earnings Growth30
Reinvestment96
Price momentum86
Debt load86
Refinancing41
Debt Payback40
Liquidity94
Analyst ratings56
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside35
Market mood51
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

El Pollo Loco clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Websiteelpolloloco.com
ISINUS2686031079
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Food Delivery

Description

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (El Pollo Loco), through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, El Pollo Loco, Inc. (‘EPL’), develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The restaurants, which are…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 29.7×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: The financial cushion is thinner than comfortable. A large part of the company's book value is the price paid for past acquisitions. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2023202420252026

All-time high

84

Jan 2025

All-time low

62

Jan 2024

Average rank

72

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
44
66
73
75
Price/Earnings
62
75
81
80
Price/Book
60
62
62
70
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
34
51
67
79

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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