El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.

NasdaqGS:LOCO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$332.3m

El Pollo Loco Holdings Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

El Pollo Loco Holdings is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 9.4% and 3% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 15.5% per annum.

Key information

9.4%

Earnings growth rate

15.5%

EPS growth rate

Hospitality earnings growth23.4%
Revenue growth rate3.0%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Low

Last updated01 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Nov 03
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Recorded A 19% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Aug 04
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Recorded A 19% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Recent updates

El Pollo Loco: Already Marinating, Now Offering A 25%+ Safety Margin (Upgrade)

Dec 27

El Pollo Loco: Tremendous Value Not To Be Ignored

Dec 19

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

Nov 03
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Predictions

El Pollo Loco Stock: 3 Reasons To Stay Bullish

Sep 25

Returns On Capital At El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Have Stalled

Aug 19
Returns On Capital At El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Have Stalled

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Recorded A 19% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Aug 04
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Just Recorded A 19% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

El Pollo Loco: Franchising Growth Drives An Undervalued Growth Strategy

Jul 12

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About El Pollo Loco Holdings' (NASDAQ:LOCO) Returns On Capital

May 04
There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About El Pollo Loco Holdings' (NASDAQ:LOCO) Returns On Capital

We Think That There Are Some Issues For El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Mar 16
We Think That There Are Some Issues For El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Beyond Its Promising Earnings

Is El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 12
Is El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Using Too Much Debt?

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Mar 31
El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Should You Investigate El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) At US$10.81?

Mar 11
Should You Investigate El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO) At US$10.81?

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

Jan 12
El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

El Pollo Loco names Maria Hollandsworth as COO

Oct 17

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO)?

Oct 13
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOCO)?

El Pollo Loco declares special dividend by $1.50/share

Oct 11

El Pollo Loco signs multi-unit development deal for five restaurants

Sep 22

El Pollo Loco inks development deal for 4 restaurants in Seattle

Aug 30

El Pollo Loco: Birria Delivers, But Traffic Trends Remain A Headwind

Aug 04

El Pollo Loco Holdings: Not As Tasty As You Think

May 26

El Pollo Loco: Continued Headwinds And Subdued Traffic Levels Weigh On Outlook

Feb 06

El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Dec 01
El Pollo Loco Holdings (NASDAQ:LOCO) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

El Pollo Loco: Inflationary Pressures Overshadow Decent Sales Performance

Nov 24

El Pollo Loco: A Solid Recovery In Q2

Aug 23

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:LOCO - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/202650129N/AN/A1
12/31/202549027N/AN/A4
12/31/202447224N/AN/A4
9/25/2024471242949N/A
6/26/2024471272447N/A
3/27/2024470272948N/A
12/27/2023469261941N/A
9/27/2023472282749N/A
6/28/2023472242849N/A
3/29/2023474242345N/A
12/28/2022470211939N/A
9/28/2022463201432N/A
6/29/2022459262037N/A
3/30/2022457272742N/A
12/29/2021454293552N/A
9/29/2021456283449N/A
6/30/2021451284356N/A
3/31/2021429254555N/A
12/30/2020426243441N/A
9/23/2020423232938N/A
6/24/2020424192234N/A
3/25/202043928619N/A
12/25/2019442252136N/A
9/25/2019441-21836N/A
6/26/2019441-21333N/A
3/27/2019439-111843N/A
12/26/2018436-91845N/A
9/26/2018425141443N/A
6/27/20184144N/A49N/A
3/28/20184086N/A47N/A
12/27/20174029N/A54N/A
9/27/20173999N/A62N/A
6/28/201739418N/A59N/A
3/29/201738618N/A57N/A
12/28/201638018N/A49N/A
9/28/201637423N/A54N/A
6/29/201636723N/A49N/A
3/30/201635923N/A55N/A
12/30/201535524N/A58N/A
9/30/201535923N/A40N/A
7/1/201535644N/A34N/A
4/1/201535444N/A33N/A
12/31/201434542N/A26N/A
9/24/201433120N/A37N/A
6/25/2014324-5N/A31N/A
3/26/2014319-11N/A30N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: LOCO's forecast earnings growth (9.4% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: LOCO's earnings (9.4% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.1% per year).

High Growth Earnings: LOCO's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: LOCO's revenue (3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: LOCO's revenue (3% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if LOCO's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 23:45
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/25
Annual Earnings2023/12/27

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Todd BrooksBenchmark Company
Todd BrooksCL King & Associates, Inc.
Matthew DiFriscoGuggenheim Securities, LLC