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El Pollo Loco

NSQ:LOCO US2686031079
66
  • Value
    52
  • Growth
    43
  • Safety
    Safety
    84
  • Combined
    73
  • Sentiment
    48
  • 360° View
    360° View
    66
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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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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country USA
Industry Restaurants
Size Medium
Website elpolloloco.com
Index
NASDAQ
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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: 19-Feb-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 51 67 79
Growth
43 61 13 9
Safety
Safety
84 91 81 88
Sentiment
48 58 67 48
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66 84 62 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
39 31 21 9
Opinions Change
29 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 72 78 74
Market Pulse
59 67 81 52
Sentiment
48 58 67 48
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
52 51 67 79
Growth
43 61 13 9
Safety Safety
84 91 81 88
Combined
73 86 55 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
59 66 73 75
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
81 75 81 80
Price vs. Book (P/B)
59 62 62 70
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
52 51 67 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
19 50 20 11
Profit Growth
43 50 53 22
Capital Growth
65 33 41 38
Stock Returns
55 87 17 17
Growth
43 61 13 9
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
82 83 80 90
Refinancing
32 32 26 26
Liquidity
86 91 94 98
Safety Safety
84 91 81 88

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