{ "cik": 1606366, "cik_padded": "0001606366", "entityName": "El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.", "fiscal_years": [ { "accn": "0001606366-26-000017", "filed": "2026-03-13", "fiscal_year": 2025, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 1842000.0, "capex": 22635000.0, "cash": 6228000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.9, "free_cash_flow": 25441000.0, "net_income": 26486000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 48076000.0, "operating_income": 42045000.0, "revenue": 490046000.0, "stockholders_equity": 291077000.0, "total_assets": 606648000.0, "total_liabilities": 315571000.0 }, "period_end": "2025-12-31", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.0841495549287645, "net_margin": 0.0540479873318015, "operating_margin": 0.08579806793647943, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.03602053242228461, "roa_avg2y": 0.044192608091355196, "roa_period_end": 0.04365958513009192, "roe_avg2y": 0.09600794568515222, "roe_period_end": 0.09099310491725557 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-26-000017", "filed": "2026-03-13", "fiscal_year": 2024, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 20554000.0, "capex": 19081000.0, "cash": 2484000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.86, "free_cash_flow": 27700000.0, "net_income": 25684000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 46781000.0, "operating_income": 41168000.0, "revenue": 473008000.0, "stockholders_equity": 260669000.0, "total_assets": 592014000.0, "total_liabilities": 331345000.0 }, "period_end": "2024-12-25", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.271133122849284, "net_margin": 0.05429929303521294, "operating_margin": 0.08703446876162771, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.00926890053428469, "roa_avg2y": 0.04337359570722316, "roa_period_end": 0.04338410915958068, "roe_avg2y": 0.1004527099038847, "roe_period_end": 0.09853108731763269 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-26-000017", "filed": "2026-03-13", "fiscal_year": 2023, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 59216000.0, "capex": 21332000.0, "cash": 7288000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.74, "free_cash_flow": 19356000.0, "net_income": 25554000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 40688000.0, "operating_income": 39792000.0, "revenue": 468664000.0, "stockholders_equity": 250696000.0, "total_assets": 592301000.0, "total_liabilities": 341605000.0 }, "period_end": "2023-12-27", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.3626264479688548, "net_margin": 0.05452520355734599, "operating_margin": 0.08490517726985644, "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.002755559527533253, "roa_avg2y": 0.042965265792307646, "roa_period_end": 0.04314360434981537, "roe_avg2y": 0.0960958476545754, "roe_period_end": 0.10193222069757794 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-26-000017", "filed": "2026-03-13", "fiscal_year": 2022, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "capex": 19917000.0, "cash": 20493000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.57, "free_cash_flow": 18632000.0, "net_income": 20801000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 38549000.0, "operating_income": 30120000.0, "revenue": 469959000.0, "stockholders_equity": 281148000.0, "total_assets": 597218000.0, "total_liabilities": 316070000.0 }, "period_end": "2022-12-28", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.1242121587206737, "net_margin": 0.04426130790132756, "operating_margin": 0.06409069727359196, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.03432497804618774, "roa_avg2y": 0.03435331344900595, "roa_period_end": 0.03482982763413025, "roe_avg2y": 0.07030084272463503, "roe_period_end": 0.0739859433465648 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-25-000008", "filed": "2025-03-07", "fiscal_year": 2021, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 17041000.0, "cash": 30046000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.8, "free_cash_flow": 35058000.0, "net_income": 29121000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 52099000.0, "operating_income": 41335000.0, "revenue": 454363000.0, "stockholders_equity": 310623000.0, "total_assets": 613786000.0, "total_liabilities": 303163000.0 }, "period_end": "2021-12-29", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 0.9759837487887246, "net_margin": 0.06409192649929682, "operating_margin": 0.09097351676963134, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.0663620340446904, "roa_avg2y": 0.047778232610641284, "roa_period_end": 0.04744487492383339, "roe_avg2y": 0.09901717270116848, "roe_period_end": 0.09375030181280845 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-24-000013", "filed": "2024-03-08", "fiscal_year": 2020, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 6690000.0, "cash": 13219000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.68, "free_cash_flow": 33857000.0, "net_income": 24474000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 40547000.0, "operating_income": 33556000.0, "revenue": 426087000.0, "stockholders_equity": 277578000.0, "total_assets": 605221000.0, "total_liabilities": 327643000.0 }, "period_end": "2020-12-30", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.1803637175856876, "net_margin": 0.05743897373071696, "operating_margin": 0.07875386951491127, "revenue_growth_yoy": -0.03672145230936179, "roa_avg2y": 0.039795995521852916, "roa_period_end": 0.040438120950859274, "roe_avg2y": 0.09356506048047956, "roe_period_end": 0.08816981172859521 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-23-000007", "filed": "2023-03-10", "fiscal_year": 2019, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 48382000.0, "capex": 15439000.0, "cash": 8070000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.67, "free_cash_flow": 20696000.0, "net_income": 24900000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 36135000.0, "operating_income": 38326000.0, "revenue": 442330000.0, "stockholders_equity": 245566000.0, "total_assets": 624752000.0, "total_liabilities": 379186000.0 }, "period_end": "2019-12-25", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "revenue_growth_yoy": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 1.5441307021330315, "net_margin": 0.05629281305812403, "operating_margin": 0.08664571699862095, "revenue_growth_yoy": 0.014918729407013775, "roa_avg2y": 0.046326529473161314, "roa_period_end": 0.039855814787307604, "roe_avg2y": 0.097493745130207, "roe_period_end": 0.10139840205891697 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-22-000014", "filed": "2022-03-11", "fiscal_year": 2018, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "revenue": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 981000.0, "capex": 27802000.0, "cash": 6969000.0, "eps_diluted": -0.23, "free_cash_flow": 17640000.0, "net_income": -8994000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 45442000.0, "operating_income": -9461000.0, "revenue": 435828000.0, "stockholders_equity": 265236000.0, "total_assets": 450226000.0, "total_liabilities": 184990000.0 }, "period_end": "2018-12-26", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "net_margin": "ratio", "operating_margin": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 0.6974543425477687, "net_margin": -0.020636581403673013, "operating_margin": -0.021708105032260436, "roa_avg2y": -0.020144758252821866, "roa_period_end": -0.01997663395716818, "roe_avg2y": -0.03329964123468583, "roe_period_end": -0.03390942406008234 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-21-000015", "filed": "2021-03-15", "fiscal_year": 2017, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 36238000.0, "cash": 8550000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.22, "free_cash_flow": 17433000.0, "net_income": 8619000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 53671000.0, "operating_income": 6824000.0, "stockholders_equity": 274950000.0, "total_assets": 442711000.0, "total_liabilities": 167761000.0 }, "period_end": "2017-12-27", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "roa_avg2y": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_avg2y": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 0.6101509365339153, "roa_avg2y": 0.01885962608969646, "roa_period_end": 0.01946868272981697, "roe_avg2y": 0.03191442091933083, "roe_period_end": 0.03134751773049645 } }, { "accn": "0001606366-20-000004", "filed": "2020-03-06", "fiscal_year": 2016, "form": "10-K", "fundamental_units": { "buybacks": "USD", "capex": "USD", "cash": "USD", "eps_diluted": "USD/shares", "free_cash_flow": "USD", "net_income": "USD", "operating_cash_flow": "USD", "operating_income": "USD", "stockholders_equity": "USD", "total_assets": "USD", "total_liabilities": "USD" }, "fundamentals": { "buybacks": 0.0, "capex": 37410000.0, "cash": 2168000.0, "eps_diluted": 0.47, "free_cash_flow": 11889000.0, "net_income": 18339000.0, "operating_cash_flow": 49299000.0, "operating_income": 34629000.0, "stockholders_equity": 265182000.0, "total_assets": 471305000.0, "total_liabilities": 206123000.0 }, "period_end": "2016-12-28", "ratio_units": { "leverage": "ratio", "roa_period_end": "ratio", "roe_period_end": "ratio" }, "ratios": { "leverage": 0.7772888054241992, "roa_period_end": 0.038911108517838765, "roe_period_end": 0.06915627757540105 } } ], "latest_filing": { "accn": "0001606366-26-000017", "filed": "2026-03-13", "form": "10-K" }, "note": "Static grepcent export of verified SEC companyfacts-derived values. Monetary values are raw reported units from grepcent's resolved facts; no scaling and no FX conversion. Capex, dividends, and buybacks are reported as positive outflow magnitudes. ROE/ROA include both period-end basis (site-consistent) and average-of-two-years basis where the prior-year denominator exists.", "schema_version": "1", "sic": "5812", "sic_description": "Retail-Eating Places", "source_urls": { "sec_companyfacts": "https://data.sec.gov/api/xbrl/companyfacts/CIK0001606366.json", "sec_submissions": "https://data.sec.gov/submissions/CIK0001606366.json" }, "ticker": "LOCO" }