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El Pollo Loco Holdings financials

$14.44+2.41%
Close Sep 29, 2026 · split-adjusted

Revenue

Net income

Income statement & cash flow

QuarterQ2 '26
Jul 1
Q1 '26
Apr 1
Q4 '25
Dec 31
Q3 '25
Sep 24
Q2 '25
Jun 25
Q1 '25
Mar 26
Q4 '24
Dec 25
Q3 '24
Sep 25
Q2 '24
Jun 26
Q1 '24
Mar 27
Q4 '23
Dec 27
Q3 '23
Sep 27
Revenue$129.6M$126.2M$123.5M$121.5M$125.8M$119.2M$114.3M$120.4M$122.2M$116.2M$112.2M$120.4M
Gross profit$102.1M$72.5M$193.5M$66.0M$100.3M$68.8M$186.5M$62.3M$96.4M$60.0M$86.9M$92.8M
Gross margin78.8%57.4%156.7%54.3%79.7%57.7%163.2%51.7%78.9%51.6%77.4%77.1%
Operating income$19.2M$12.3M$10.4M$11.5M$11.3M$9.0M$9.2M$10.2M$12.4M$9.7M$7.5M$8.8M
Net income$12.8M$8.2M$6.5M$7.4M$7.1M$5.5M$6.0M$6.2M$7.6M$5.9M$4.4M$9.2M
Net margin9.9%6.5%5.3%6.1%5.6%4.6%5.2%5.1%6.2%5.1%3.9%7.7%
Diluted EPS$0.43$0.27$0.22$0.25$0.24$0.19$0.20$0.21$0.25$0.19$0.14$0.28
EBITDA$23.6M$16.6M$14.6M$15.5M$15.3M$12.9M$13.2M$14.3M$16.3M$13.6M$8.1M$13.7M
Operating cash flow$31.7M$13.0M$13.9M$15.3M$14.1M$4.7M$5.6M$13.0M$17.0M$11.2M$8.2M$10.7M
Free cash flow$23.3M$2.8M$5.1M$9.9M$9.1M$1.3M$1.1M$9.1M$10.4M$7.0M$2.1M$4.7M
Diluted shares30.1M29.7M29.6M29.4M29.3M29.3M29.4M29.4M30.4M30.9M32.0M33.5M

Balance sheet

Period endJul 1Apr 1Dec 31Sep 24Jun 25Mar 26
Cash & equivalents$13.3M$3.9M$6.2M$10.9M$9.0M$4.3M
Short-term investments$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Total debt$31.4M$45.5M$52.6M$63.0M$71.0M$75.1M
Total assets$618.8M$609.1M$606.6M$602.7M$596.8M$590.5M
Total liabilities$301.7M$306.6M$315.6M$319.8M$322.6M$324.8M
Shareholders' equity$317.0M$302.5M$291.1M$282.9M$274.2M$265.7M

From SEC filings via Massive. Fiscal periods follow the company's own calendar; free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure.

Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology