El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc expected to post earnings of 28 cents a share - Earnings Preview

El Pollo Loco Holdings

04/08/2026 21:43

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc LOCO.OQ LOCO.O is expected to  show a rise in quarterly revenue when it reports  results on August 6 for the period ending June 30 2026
The Costa Mesa California-based  company is expected to report a 3.5% increase in revenue to $130.293 million from $125.83 million a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 6 analysts, based on LSEG data.
​LSEG's mean analyst estimate for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is for earnings of 28 cents per share. 
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy," 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."  
The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months. ​
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is $18.00, about 8.8% above its last closing price of $16.55
Previous quarterly performance (using preferred earnings measure in US dollars). ​
QUARTER ENDING
STARMINESMARTESTIMATE®
LSEG IBES ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
SURPRISE %
Mar. 31 2026
0.22
0.22
0.28
Beat
30.1
Dec. 31 2026
0.20
0.20
0.25
Beat
27.6
Sep. 30 2025
0.22
0.21
0.27
Beat
26.2​
Jun. 30 2025
0.25
0.24
0.28
Beat
15.5
​​Mar. 31 2025
0.21
0.21
0.19
Missed
-7.3
Dec. 31 2024
0.14
0.20
Beat
48.1​
Sep. 30 2024
0.17
0.17
0.21
Beat
25.4
Jun. 30 2024
0.21
0.21
0.26
Beat
25.3
This summary was machine generated August 4 at 20:43 GMT.  All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report, contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com)