LOCO NASDAQ
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
1W: -8.5%
1M: +3.5%
3M: -10.6%
YTD: +41.3%
1Y: +55.3%
3Y: +75.2%
5Y: +11.0%
$14.62
+0.04 (+0.27%)
After Hours: $15.25 (+0.63, +4.31%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.8%
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Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 80% of companies Debt: 33.1% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.08 (down 99.5%), El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $219.4M against a stock market value of $443.7M.
Distance to default 9.56 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-01, debt counted $15.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 36.7%; Altman Z'' 1.48. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
If the stock fell to about $0.08 (down 99.5%), El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $219.4M against a stock market value of $443.7M.
Distance to default 9.56 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-01, debt counted $15.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 36.7%; Altman Z'' 1.48. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$444.9M
52W Range8.985-17.4
Volume264,835
Avg Volume258,076
Beta0.67
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Company Info
CEOElizabeth Goodwin Williams
Employees4,034
SectorConsumer Cyclical
IndustryRestaurants
IPO Date2014-07-25
Websiteelpolloloco.com
575 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
US
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
US
714 599 5000
About El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., primarily operating through its El Pollo Loco, Inc. subsidiary, is engaged in the development, franchising, licensing, and direct management of quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco brand. By May 4, 2022, its network encompassed 480 establishments: 189 company-owned locations and 291 franchised outlets situated across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. The company also licenses a single restaurant operating in the Philippines. Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, the company adopted its current name, El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., in April 2014, having previously been known as Chicken Acquisition Corp.
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Recent Insider Trades
| Name | Type | Shares | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGLARI, SARDAR | S-Sale | 25,556 | $16.50 | 2026-10-16 |
| Fils Ira | F-InKind | 7,213 | $16.03 | 2026-08-23 |
| BIGLARI, SARDAR | S-Sale | 550 | $17.06 | 2026-08-07 |
| BIGLARI, SARDAR | S-Sale | 550 | $17.06 | 2026-08-07 |
| BIGLARI, SARDAR | S-Sale | 40,000 | $16.90 | 2026-08-05 |