EL POLLO LOCO INC (LOCO)
Consumer Discretionary · Limited-service restaurant (QSR) · NASDAQ
A growing limited-service Mexican restaurant chain specializing in fire-grilled citrus-marinated chicken served fast and fresh.
What EL POLLO LOCO INC does
El Pollo Loco is a limited-service restaurant operator and franchiser that specializes in fire-grilled citrus-marinated chicken and Mexican/LA-inspired chicken entrees. The company operates both company-owned restaurants and franchises, with a focus on quality chicken served quickly through a differentiated menu featuring signature items like citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken, Double Chicken Tostadas, Guacamole Chicken Burritos, and Salsa Verde Chicken Quesadillas. The business model includes individual and family-sized chicken meals, with expanding digital, delivery, and catering operations.
Themes: ["QSR / limited-service restaurants"]
Fundamentals
- Price$16.43 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$499M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+46.2% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E17.11 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+5.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+54.0% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+10.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.15 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.4% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+5.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.70 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to volatile chicken and supply chain costs, labor inflation, and construction cost increases affecting new restaurant development"]
Competitors & peers
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.