El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc reports results for the quarter ended June 30 - Earnings Summary

El Pollo Loco Holdings

06/08/2026 22:50

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc LOCO.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 30 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended June 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 28 cents.  The mean expectation of six analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 28 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 26 cents to 31 cents per share.
Revenue rose 3% to $129.57 million from a year ago; analysts expected $130.29 million. 
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was 43 cents​.
The company reported quarterly net income of $12.81 million.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc shares had risen by 0.2% this quarter and gained 62.4% so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by about 0.7% in the last three months.​ 
In the last 30 days, one analyst negatively revised an earnings estimate
RECOMMENDATIONS
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 average consensus recommendation for the restaurants & bars peer group is also "buy" 
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc is $18.00, about 5.6% above its last closing price of $16.99
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data August 6 at 09:50 p.m. UTC. ​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)
QUARTER ENDING
ESTIMATE 
ACTUAL
BEAT, MET, MISSED
Jun. 30 2026 
0.28
0.30
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Mar. 31 2026 
0.22
0.28
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Dec. 31 2025 
0.20
0.25
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Sep. 30 2025 
0.21
0.27
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