El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
NASDAQ:LOCO · NASDAQ Global Select
+$0.12 today
Vol 0.47M · Avg 0.32M
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NASDAQ:LOCO · Revenue to Net Income
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$497.1M of revenue converted into $29.2M of net income for the selected period. Gross margin is 25.0% and net margin is 5.9%, showing how much revenue survives after costs and taxes. EPS is $0.98, tying the income statement back to per-share earnings.
Income Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $490.0M +3.6% | $473.0M +0.9% | $468.7M -0.3% | $470.0M +3.4% | $454.4M | $809.6M | $921.6M | $731.2M |
| Cost of Revenue | $349.7M -5.4% | $369.5M -1.5% | $375.3M -2.8% | $386.3M +8.8% | $355.1M | $725.6M | $804.0M | $882.4M |
| Gross Profit | $140.4M +35.6% | $103.5M +10.9% | $93.4M +11.6% | $83.7M -15.7% | $99.3M | $8.9B | $7.6B | $6.2B |
| Gross Margin | 28.6% +6.8pp | 21.9% +2.0pp | 19.9% +2.1pp | 17.8% -4.0pp | 21.8% | 9.8% | 28.9% | 38.3% |
| Research & Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $983.2M | $1.3B | $490.4M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $50.3M +8.6% | $46.3M +10.1% | $42.0M +7.5% | $39.1M -1.9% | $39.9M | $620.6M | $923.0M | -$1.5B |
| Operating Expenses | $97.9M +57.0% | $62.3M +16.4% | $53.6M +0.1% | $53.5M -7.6% | $57.9M | $5.3B | $7.0B | $8.7B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $16.0M +1.6% | $15.7M +3.2% | $15.2M +5.7% | $14.4M -5.0% | $15.2M | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| EBITDA | $58.0M +1.9% | $56.9M +3.3% | $55.1M +22.5% | $45.0M -20.3% | $56.5M | -$15.2B | $6.8B | $9.3B |
| EBITDA Margin | 11.8% -0.2pp | 12.0% +0.3pp | 11.8% +2.2pp | 9.6% -2.9pp | 12.4% | 5.6% | 46.3% | 42.0% |
| Operating Income | $42.5M +3.1% | $41.2M +3.5% | $39.8M +32.1% | $30.1M -27.1% | $41.3M | $12.3B | $14.0B | -$15.7B |
| Operating Margin | 8.7% -0.0pp | 8.7% +0.2pp | 8.5% +2.1pp | 6.4% -2.7pp | 9.1% | 16.6% | 24.1% | 22.0% |
| Interest Income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$1.5B | -$1.6B | $405.0M |
| Interest Expense | $4.5M -24.2% | $5.9M +22.6% | $4.8M +186.9% | $1.7M -8.1% | $1.8M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.2B |
| Other Income / Expenses | -$4.9M +16.9% | -$5.9M -19.6% | -$4.9M -296.0% | -$1.2M +34.1% | -$1.9M | -$1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B |
| Income Before Tax | $37.6M +6.5% | $35.3M +1.2% | $34.9M +20.8% | $28.9M -26.8% | $39.5M | $3.3B | $4.9B | $3.6B |
| Pre-Tax Margin | 7.7% +0.2pp | 7.5% +0.0pp | 7.4% +1.3pp | 6.1% -2.5pp | 8.7% | 20.8% | 18.7% | 26.2% |
| Income Tax Expense | $11.1M +15.5% | $9.6M +3.0% | $9.3M +15.4% | $8.1M -21.8% | $10.3M | $1.3B | -$1.6B | $745.2M |
| Net Income | $26.5M +3.1% | $25.7M +0.5% | $25.6M +22.8% | $20.8M -28.6% | $29.1M | $4.9B | $4.8B | $4.7B |
| Net Margin | 5.4% -0.0pp | 5.4% -0.0pp | 5.5% +1.0pp | 4.4% -2.0pp | 6.4% | 12.4% | 17.5% | 22.5% |
| EPS (Basic) | $1 +5.8% | $1 +14.7% | $1 +31.6% | $1 -29.6% | $1 | $400.8M | $703.2M | $1.3B |
| EPS (Diluted) | $1 +4.7% | $1 +16.2% | $1 +29.8% | $1 -28.8% | $1 | $766.2M | $609.4M | $452.6M |
| Weighted Avg Shares | $29.3M -2.0% | $29.9M -12.9% | $34.3M -5.8% | $36.4M +1.0% | $36.0M | $757.8M | $925.8M | $1.1B |
| Weighted Avg Shares (Diluted) | $29.5M -1.8% | $30.0M -12.6% | $34.4M -6.0% | $36.6M +0.4% | $36.4M | $1.2B | $924.4M | $678.0M |
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How much revenue does LOCO generate?
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reported $490.05M of revenue in fiscal 2025.
Is LOCO profitable?
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) reported $26.49M of net income, with a net margin of 5.4%.
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