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El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (LOCO) · Peers

El Pollo Loco Holdings against the 44 other companies here in its SEC industry, Retail-Eating Places. Each figure is the one on the company's own page; the median is the peers', and the rank is among all 45, highest first.

Measure by measure

MeasureLOCOPeer medianRank
Market value $490.88M median $471.00M 21 of 42
P/E 14.1× median 23.3× 22 of 27
Forward P/E 15.7× median 23.4× 16 of 22
EV/EBITDA 7.3× median 13.2× 26 of 35
P/S 1.0× median 0.8× 19 of 42
FCF yield 8.4% median 3.8% 8 of 42
Operating margin 10.5% median 3.3% 13 of 44
Net margin 7.0% median 1.8% 12 of 45
ROIC 12.4% median 5.2% 17 of 42
ROE 11.0% median 6.4% 13 of 32
Revenue growth (4y, yearly) 1.9% median 8.6% 35 of 41
EPS growth (yearly) 3.0% median -0.7% 7 of 17
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3× median 3.1× 25 of 27
Current ratio 0.4× median 0.8× 34 of 45
Stock pay / revenue 1.1% median 0.7% 13 of 45
Share count change -2.1% median 0.0% 31 of 41

Green where El Pollo Loco Holdings is on the better side of the median, red where on the worse; no colour where higher is neither, like size or dividend yield.

The peers, largest first

CompanyMarket valueP/EROICScore
LOCOEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. $490.88M P/E 14.1× 12.4% 7.0
MCDMcDonald’s Corporation $170.65B P/E 19.4× 24.8% 6.3
YUMYum! Brands Inc $41.07B P/E 18.5× 124.1% 6.5
CMGChipotle Mexican Grill Inc $37.35B P/E 26.3× 94.5% 7.0
QSRRestaurant Brands International Inc. $25.94B P/E 15.2× 12.6% 6.1
DRIDarden Restaurants Inc $24.61B P/E 20.4× 20.6% 6.2
YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc. $15.45B P/E 15.8× 27.1% 7.6
ARMKAramark $14.57B P/E 38.1× 7.6% 5.0
TXRHTexas Roadhouse, Inc. $11.05B P/E 26.2× 27.1% 6.4
EATBrinker International, Inc $8.39B P/E 17.2× 62.9% 7.5
CAVACava Group, Inc. $6.58B P/E 103.3× 8.4% 5.7
CAKECheesecake Factory Inc $5.72B P/E 32.0× 16.9% 5.6
WINGWingstop Inc. $3.59B P/E 30.8× 51.2% 6.9
ARCOArcos Dorados Holdings Inc. $1.67B P/E 7.9× 19.4% 6.5
CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc $1.54B P/E 58.8× -1.8% 4.5
BJRIBJs RESTAURANTS INC $1.26B P/E 30.9× 7.3% 6.5
SGSweetgreen, Inc. $1.19B P/E 87.3× -35.5% 4.0
BHBiglari Holdings Inc. $1.16B P/E – 0.8% 5.1
BLMNBloomin' Brands, Inc. $851.93M P/E 30.8× 3.5% 5.2
FWRGFirst Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. $747.95M P/E 42.0× 2.5% 5.0
PZZAPapa John's International Inc $620.90M P/E 22.5× 23.0% 5.2
KRUSKura Sushi USA Inc $471.00M P/E – -1.9% 4.7
NATHNathans Famous Inc $417.51M P/E 21.0× 130.8% 6.7
DINDine Brands Global, Inc. $412.25M P/E 24.1× – 5.7
PTLOPortillo's Inc. $336.59M P/E 24.3× 3.3% 4.0
PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. $261.96M P/E – 3.3% 3.6
JACKJack in the Box Inc $233.80M P/E – -2.7% 4.9
RICKRCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. $196.23M P/E – 4.5% 5.9
RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc $166.54M P/E – 4.8% 5.5
HCHLHappy City Holdings Ltd $118.18M P/E – -37.1% 2.2
BDLFlanigans Enterprises Inc $88.51M P/E 13.3× 12.6% 6.4
NDLSNOODLES & Co $81.98M P/E – -17.5% 4.0
STKSONE Group Hospitality, Inc. $38.34M P/E – 5.2% 4.4
LVOLiveOne, Inc. $31.06M P/E – – 2.8
ARKRArk Restaurants Corp $15.76M P/E – -8.6% 4.2
GTIMGood Times Restaurants Inc. $14.68M P/E 6.6× 4.4% 7.4
NROMNoble Romans Inc $13.17M P/E 12.0× 28.6% 7.3
REBNReborn Coffee, Inc. $11.50M P/E – -106.7% 4.3
BTBDBT Brands, Inc. $9.90M P/E – -2.1% 5.6
GENKGEN Restaurant Group, Inc. $9.07M P/E – -90.2% 3.1
BABBBAB, Inc. $5.88M P/E 9.9× 45.7% 7.6

And 4 smaller ones.

The industry is the Standard Industrial Classification code the company registered with the SEC. It is a broad label: a peer group is a starting point for comparing, not proof that two businesses are alike. None of this is advice.