25-Jun-2026
El Pollo Loco Introduces its Loaded Quesadillas and Chatacoffee
Globe Newswire (Tue, 23-Jun 12:01 PM ET)
THE WAIT IS OVER: EL POLLO LOCO BRINGS BACK BBQ BLACK BEANS
PRNewswire (Tue, 16-Jun 2:42 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces $40 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
Globe Newswire (Thu, 28-May 4:05 PM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
Globe Newswire (Thu, 7-May 4:05 PM ET)
Chicken Tenders, but Make Them Loco
Globe Newswire (Thu, 23-Apr 9:01 AM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on Thursday, May 7, 2026
Globe Newswire (Thu, 16-Apr 9:00 AM ET)
Margin Gains and Expansion Plans Put El Pollo Loco’s Growth Strategy in Focus After Q4 Results
Market Chameleon (Fri, 13-Mar 7:09 AM ET)
Margin Expansion and Franchise Growth Stand Out in El Pollo Loco’s Third Quarter Results
Market Chameleon (Fri, 31-Oct 7:21 AM ET)
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc operates and franchises hundreds of fast-casual chicken restaurants in the United States. It specializes in fire-grilling citrus-marinated chicken and operates in the limited service restaurant market segment. Its offerings include Mexican-inspired menu items, including burritos, tostadas, bowls, salads, and bone-in chicken meals in various portion sizes. It also offers citrus-marinated fire-grilled chicken, along with a range of salsas and dressings that allow customers to customize their meals. The company operates in one operating segment. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from company-operated restaurant revenue.
El Pollo Loco Holdings trades on the NASDAQ stock market under the symbol LOCO.
As of June 25, 2026, LOCO stock price climbed to $16.25 with 194,925 million shares trading.
LOCO has a beta of 0.24, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. LOCO has a correlation of 0.01 to the broad based SPY ETF.
LOCO has a market cap of $494.90 million. This is considered a Small Cap stock.
Last quarter El Pollo Loco Holdings reported $126 million in Revenue and $.28 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $4 million and exceeded earnings estimates by $.06.
In the last 3 years, LOCO traded as high as $16.41 and as low as $8.11.
The top ETF exchange traded funds that LOCO belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, IWM, VXF, IWN, DFAT.
LOCO has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +50.3% while the SPY ETF gained +22.2%. LOCO has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +13.4% and +3.4%, respectively, while the SPY returned +12.1% and -0.2%, respectively.
LOCO support price is $15.82 and resistance is $16.65 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that LOCO shares will trade within this expected range on the day.
