El Pollo Loco Inc (LOCO) financials
El Pollo Loco revenue and earnings by year
El Pollo Loco's revenue was $490 million in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025, up 3.6% from the year before. Net income was $26.5 million, 5.4% of revenue. Since the fiscal year to December 28, 2016, revenue has grown 2.9% a year on average.
Fiscal years, each labelled by the calendar year it ended in.
Income statement, the last 10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year to | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 490 | 473 | 469 | 470 | 454 | 426 | 442 | 436 | 402 | 380 |
| Revenue growth | 3.6% | 0.9% | -0.3% | 3.4% | 6.6% | -3.7% | 1.5% | 8.5% | 5.7% | — |
| Gross profit | 156 | 146 | 132 | 120 | 132 | 122 | 124 | 121 | 100 | 98 |
| Gross margin | 31.9% | 30.8% | 28.2% | 25.5% | 29.1% | 28.7% | 28.1% | 27.7% | 24.8% | 25.7% |
| Operating income | 42 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 41 | 34 | 38 | -9 | 7 | 35 |
| Operating margin | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.5% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 8.7% | -2.2% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
| Net income | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 25 | -9 | 9 | 18 |
| Net margin | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.6% | -2.1% | 2.1% | 4.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.90 | $0.86 | $0.74 | $0.57 | $0.69 | $0.59 | $0.58 | -$0.21 | $0.18 | $0.41 |
| Free cash flow | 25 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
Diluted EPS is stated in today's shares (adjusted for every split since). Quarterly statements and the income statement as a flow chart are in the app: open LOCO in Markets.
How El Pollo Loco makes money
Revenue by segment in the quarter to July 1, 2026, as the company reports it.
| Segment | Revenue | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Services | $108M | 83.5% |
| Franchise | $12.9M | 9.9% |
| Franchise Advertising Fee | $8.57M | 6.6% |
See also: LOCO valuation and P/E history · LOCO returns
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