Stock Research: El Pollo Loco

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El Pollo Loco

NasdaqGS:LOCO US2686031079
82
  • Value
    89
  • Growth
    37
  • Safety
    Safety
    38
  • Combined
    58
  • Sentiment
    96
  • 360° View
    360° View
    82
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Company Description

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken, operating in the limited-service restaurant (LSR) segment. Its main business is serving Mexican and Los Angeles (LA)-inspired entrees, including chicken and other proteins. The company operates over 498 restaurants, consisting of Company-operated and franchised locations. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $315 million, profits of $245 million, revenue of $473 million, and 4143 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 82 (better than 82% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock El Pollo Loco are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for El Pollo Loco. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 96, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 96% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 89 or better than 89% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 38, meaning that the share price of El Pollo Loco is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 37. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 13-Nov-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
38 51 67 79
Growth
37 61 13 9
Safety
Safety
89 91 81 88
Sentiment
96 58 67 48
360° View
360° View
82 84 62 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
42 31 21 9
Opinions Change
93 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 72 78 74
Market Pulse
75 67 81 52
Sentiment
96 58 67 48
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
38 51 67 79
Growth
37 61 13 9
Safety Safety
89 91 81 88
Combined
58 86 55 60
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
71 75 81 80
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
55 66 73 75
Price vs. Book (P/B)
51 62 62 70
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
38 51 67 79
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
20 50 20 11
Profit Growth
50 50 53 22
Capital Growth
39 33 41 38
Stock Returns
51 87 17 17
Growth
37 61 13 9
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
86 83 80 90
Refinancing
37 32 26 26
Liquidity
86 91 94 98
Safety Safety
89 91 81 88

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