El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. financial statements

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 10 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. files with the SEC in its annual reports.

In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.

Income statement

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Revenue	380	402	436	442	426	454	470	469	473	490
General and administrative	34.7	38.5	50.3	40.4	35.9	39.9	39.1	42	46.3	50.3
Operating income	34.6	6.82	-9.46	38.3	33.6	41.3	30.1	39.8	41.2	42
Interest expense			3.5	3.69	3.29	1.82	1.68	4.81	5.9	4.47
Interest income	0.03	0.03	0.01
Pre-tax income	31.1	9.12	-12.2	34.6	30.1	39.5	28.9	34.9	35.3	37.6
Income tax	12.8	0.5	-3.21	9.68	5.65	10.3	8.08	9.32	9.61	11.1
Net income	18.3	8.62	-8.99	24.9	24.5	29.1	20.8	25.6	25.7	26.5
EBITDA	50.7	25	8.36	56.2	50.4	56.5	44.5	55	56.9	58
EPS, basic	0.48	0.22	-0.23	0.68	0.70	0.81	0.57	0.75	0.86	0.91
EPS, diluted	0.47	0.22	-0.23	0.67	0.68	0.80	0.57	0.74	0.86	0.90
Shares, basic (weighted)	38.4	38.5	38.6	36.7	35.2	36	36.4	34.3	29.9	29.2
Shares, diluted (weighted)	39	39.1	38.6	37.4	35.8	36.4	36.6	34.4	30	29.4
Dividend per share							1.50

Balance sheet

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Cash and equivalents	2.17	8.55	6.97	8.07	13.2	30	20.5	7.29	2.48	6.23
Receivables	6.92	7.21	9.6	8.51
Inventory	2.11	2.29	2.48	2.01	2.1	2.32	2.44	1.91	1.94	1.81
Other current assets	3.1	2.68	3	5.72	3.87	3.73	3.66	0.3	0.68	0.78
Total current assets	14.4	20.7	22	24.7	31.7	49.5	37.4	25.1	19.9	25.6
Property, plant and equipment	118	103	104	91.8	79.6	75.7	78.6	84	86.1	97
Lease right-of-use assets			0	192	177	172	166	168	170	168
Goodwill	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249	249
Other non-current assets	1.39	1.04	1.47	1.63	1.39	2.19	2.94	3.04	3.08	3.96
Total assets	471	443	450	625	605	614	597	592	592	607
Accounts payable	11.6	12.3	9.56	5.63	7.47	10.6	12.7	12.5	12.1	15.7
Accrued liabilities	5.75	7.34	7.57	8.62	10.2	11.5	8.87	9.33	13.9	11.1
Deferred revenue				3.01	4.01	4.62	4.67	4.88	5.1	5.56
Total current liabilities	45.3	47.3	82.9	74	66.4	74.6	68.5	72.6	75.7	79.1
Long-term debt	105	93.3	74.2
Lease liabilities			0	197	179	172	165	168	171	171
Other non-current liabilities	10.7	12.8	20	5.68	11.3	8.65	5.86	6.45	6.22	5.63
Total liabilities	206	168	185	379	328	303	316	342	331	316
Total debt	105	93.3	74.2		62.8	40	66	84	71	51
Paid-in capital	372	373	376	331	340	343	292	236	241	247
Retained earnings	-107	-98.4	-111	-86	-61.5	-32.4	-11.6	14	18.9	43.6
Other comprehensive income			0	0.25	-0.83	-0.29	0.13	0
Shareholders' equity	265	275	265	246	278	311	281	251	261	291
Total equity	265	275	265	246	278	311	281	251	261	291
Total liabilities and equity	471	443	450	625	605	614	597	592	592	607
Shares outstanding	38.5	38.7	39	35.1	36.4	36.6	37	31.4	29.8	30

Cash flow statement

	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
Net income	18.3	8.62	-8.99	24.9	24.5	29.1	20.8	25.6	25.7	26.5
Depreciation and amortization	16.1	18.1	17.8	17.9	16.9	15.2	14.4	15.2	15.7	16
Stock-based compensation	1.06	1.06	2.01	2.47	3.09	3.22	3.49	2.96	3.93	5.4
Deferred income tax	12.4	0.25	-3.43	9.58	4.01	0.96	4.6	0.91	-2.86	1.4
Change in inventory	-0.22	-0.18	-0.19	0.34	-0.09	-0.22	-0.13	0.53	-0.03	0.13
Change in payables	-4.58	1.09	0.48	-3.19	0.67	2.53	3.98	-3.97	-0.54	4.81
Cash from operations	49.3	53.7	45.4	36.1	40.5	52.1	38.5	40.7	46.8	48.1
Capital expenditures	-37.4	-36.2	-27.8	-15.4	-6.69	-17	-19.9	-21.3	-19.1	-22.6
Cash from investing	-35.2	-36.2	-27.8	-10.7	-6.69	-12.5	-18.9	-13.4	-18.9	-22.6
Stock issued	0.98	0.09	1.84	1.45	5.87	0.87	1.71	1.17	1.56	1.11
Share buybacks	0	0	-0.98	-48.4	0	0		-59.2	-20.6	-1.84
Dividends paid							-55.6
Cash from financing	-18	-11.1	-19.2	-24.4	-28.7	-22.8	-29.2	-40.4	-32.6	-21.7
Net change in cash	-3.93	6.38	-1.58	1.1	5.15	16.8	-9.55	-13.2	-4.8	3.74
Free cash flow	11.9	17.4	17.6	20.7	33.9	35.1	18.6	19.4	27.7	25.4
Interest paid	3.09	3.31	3.39	3.65	2.96	1.07	1.45	4.82	5.89	4.38
Income taxes paid	0.17	0.34	0.18	0.56	4.23	5.97	5.1	7.72	10.4	9.73

Key metrics

Worked out from the statements above. Latest values use the trailing twelve months to July 1, 2026; growth uses fiscal years. Valuation uses the share price of $14.09 on September 25, 2026.

Profitability

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Operating margin	10.5%	Operating income / revenue.
EBITDA margin	13.8%	EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue.
Pre-tax margin	9.8%	Pre-tax income / revenue.
Net margin	7.0%	Net income / revenue.
FCF margin	8.2%	Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue.
Operating cash flow margin	14.8%	Cash from operations / revenue.
Effective tax rate	29.1%	Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive.
Return on equity (ROE)	11.0%	Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative.
Return on assets (ROA)	5.6%	Net income / average total assets.
Return on invested capital (ROIC)	11.2%	Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%.
Stock-based pay / revenue	1.1%	Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue.
Capex / revenue	6.6%	Capital expenditures / revenue.
D&A / revenue	3.3%	Depreciation and amortization / revenue.

Growth

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Revenue growth, 1y	3.6%	Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Revenue CAGR, 3y	1.4%	Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Revenue CAGR, 5y	2.8%	Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Operating income growth, 1y	2.1%	Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Operating income CAGR, 3y	11.8%	Compound annual growth of operating income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Operating income CAGR, 5y	4.6%	Compound annual growth of operating income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
EBITDA growth, 1y	2.0%	EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
EBITDA CAGR, 3y	9.2%	Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
EBITDA CAGR, 5y	2.8%	Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Net income growth, 1y	3.1%	Net income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Net income CAGR, 3y	8.4%	Compound annual growth of net income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Net income CAGR, 5y	1.6%	Compound annual growth of net income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
EPS growth, 1y	4.7%	EPS vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
EPS CAGR, 3y	16.4%	Compound annual growth of eps over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
EPS CAGR, 5y	5.8%	Compound annual growth of eps over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Operating cash flow growth, 1y	2.8%	Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y	7.6%	Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y	3.5%	Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Free cash flow growth, 1y	-8.2%	Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Free cash flow CAGR, 3y	10.9%	Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Free cash flow CAGR, 5y	-5.6%	Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Book value growth, 1y	11.7%	Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Book value CAGR, 3y	1.2%	Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Book value CAGR, 5y	1.0%	Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets growth, 1y	2.5%	Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base.
Total assets CAGR, 3y	0.5%	Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Total assets CAGR, 5y	0.0%	Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive.
Share count change, 1y	-2.1%	Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 3y	-7.0%	Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.
Share count change per year, 5y	-3.9%	Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution.

Balance sheet health

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Current ratio	0.41x	Current assets / current liabilities.
Quick ratio	0.16x	(Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities.
Cash ratio	0.16x	(Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities.
Debt / equity	0.09x	Total debt / shareholders' equity. Not shown when equity is negative.
Debt / assets	4.8%	Total debt / total assets.
Liabilities / assets	48.8%	Total liabilities / total assets.
Net debt	$16.7M	Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt.
Net debt / EBITDA	0.24x	Net debt / EBITDA (twelve months), when EBITDA is positive.
Interest coverage	14.9x	Operating income / interest expense.
Working capital	-$50.3M	Current assets - current liabilities.
Goodwill and intangibles / assets	40.2%	(Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets.
Tangible book value	$68.4M	Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets.

Efficiency

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Asset turnover	0.81x	Revenue / average total assets.
Fixed asset turnover	5.03x	Revenue / average property, plant and equipment.
FCF conversion	117.6%	Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive.
Capex / operating cash flow	44.5%	Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive.

Per share

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
EPS, diluted	$1.16	Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS.
Revenue per share	$16.64	Revenue / diluted weighted shares.
FCF per share	$1.36	Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares.
Operating cash flow per share	$2.46	Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares.
Book value per share	$10.42	Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported).
Tangible book per share	$2.25	Tangible book value / shares outstanding.
Cash per share	$0.44	(Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding.

Valuation

Metric	Value	How it is calculated
Market cap	$428.8M	Share price x shares outstanding.
Enterprise value	$445.5M	Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments.
P/E	12.3x	Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive.
P/S	0.86x	Market cap / revenue.
P/B	1.35x	Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive.
Price / tangible book	6.27x	Market cap / tangible book value, when positive.
P/FCF	10.5x	Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive.
P/OCF	5.80x	Market cap / cash from operations, when positive.
EV/Sales	0.89x	Enterprise value / revenue.
EV/EBIT	8.46x	Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive.
EV/EBITDA	6.43x	Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive.
EV/FCF	10.9x	Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive.
FCF yield	9.6%	Free cash flow / market cap.
Earnings yield	8.1%	Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E).
PEG	0.75x	P/E / EPS growth per year over 3 years (in percent). Only when both are positive.

What was El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.'s revenue in fiscal 2025?

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. reported revenue of $490.0M for fiscal 2025, 3.6% higher than the year before.

Was El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. profitable in fiscal 2025?

Yes. Net income was $26.5M, a net margin of 5.4%.

How much free cash flow did El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. generate in fiscal 2025?

Cash from operations of $48.1M minus capital expenditures of $22.6M left free cash flow of $25.4M.

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts. Where a company tags only year-to-date figures, quarters are worked out as differences. Where a line is not tagged it is left empty, never estimated.

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