$16.37▾ 3.65%
End-of-day close · 2026-08-06
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Profit → Cash
$1.93cash per $1 profit
Strong
It turns every reported profit-dollar into real cash, and then some.
Valuation
96th pctvs its own history
Rich
Its valuation sits in the richer end of its own recent range.
Revenue growth
+5.9%year over year
Healthy
Revenue is growing at a steady pace.
Leverage
Lowdebt to assets
Strong
Very low debt relative to its asset base.
More coming: dilution / share-count creep.
Fair value
Undervalued
Trading about 15% below our fair-value range
Balance-sheet caution
A cash-flow (DCF) estimate cross-checked against peer multiples.
✦ The read
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. turns 193¢ of every reported profit-dollar into real cash. Revenue is growing at a steady pace. Its valuation sits in the richer end of its own recent range. Very low debt relative to its asset base.
Key numbers
Valuation
EPS (TTM)$0.98
TTM (trailing 12 months, through fiscal Q1 FY2026)
Profitability
Net margin5.9%
TTM (trailing 12 months, through fiscal Q1 FY2026)
Size
Revenue (TTM)$497.05M
TTM (trailing 12 months, through fiscal Q1 FY2026)
Signals and key numbers are from the fiscal Q1 FY2026 filing. Price freshness: end-of-day close on Free, 15-min delayed on Pro.