El Pollo Loco Holdings Return on Equity (ROE) Growth & History (LOCO)
El Pollo Loco Holdings's return on equity was 9.60% for fiscal 2025.
View full El Pollo Loco Holdings company overviewEl Pollo Loco Holdings annual return on equity history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 9.60% | −0.44 pp |
| 2024 | 2024-12-25 | 10.05% | +0.44 pp |
| 2023 | 2023-12-27 | 9.61% | +2.58 pp |
| 2022 | 2022-12-28 | 7.03% | −2.87 pp |
| 2021 | 2021-12-29 | 9.90% | +0.55 pp |
| 2020 | 2020-12-30 | 9.36% | −0.39 pp |
| 2019 | 2019-12-25 | 9.75% | +13.08 pp |
| 2018 | 2018-12-26 | −3.33% | −6.52 pp |
| 2017 | 2017-12-27 | 3.19% | −4.00 pp |
| 2016 | 2016-12-28 | 7.19% | −3.38 pp |
| 2015 | 2015-12-30 | 10.57% | −22.23 pp |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 32.80% | +62.63 pp |
| 2013 | 2013-12-25 | −29.83% | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings quarterly return on equity
| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Return on equity | Change (percentage points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-07-01 | 4.13% | +1.50 pp |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-01 | 2.75% | +0.67 pp |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 2.28% | −0.03 pp |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-24 | 2.64% | +0.19 pp |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-25 | 2.63% | −0.39 pp |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-26 | 2.08% | −0.25 pp |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-25 | 2.31% | +0.60 pp |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-25 | 2.46% | −0.99 pp |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-26 | 3.02% | +0.49 pp |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-27 | 2.33% | +0.58 pp |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-27 | 1.71% | −0.43 pp |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-27 | 3.45% | +1.91 pp |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-28 | 2.53% | +0.30 pp |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-29 | 1.75% | +1.08 pp |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-28 | 2.14% | +0.13 pp |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-28 | 1.53% | −1.87 pp |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-29 | 2.23% | −0.83 pp |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-30 | 0.68% | −0.74 pp |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-29 | 2.01% | +0.02 pp |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-29 | 3.41% | −0.35 pp |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | 3.07% | +0.89 pp |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | 1.41% | −0.04 pp |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-30 | 1.99% | +0.55 pp |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-23 | 3.76% | +1.21 pp |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-24 | 2.18% | −3.18 pp |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-25 | 1.46% | +1.11 pp |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-25 | 1.44% | +9.89 pp |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-25 | 2.55% | +0.14 pp |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-26 | 5.36% | +3.53 pp |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-27 | 0.35% | −0.58 pp |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-26 | −8.45% | −8.43 pp |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-26 | 2.40% | +3.86 pp |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-27 | 1.82% | −1.03 pp |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-28 | 0.92% | −0.90 pp |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-27 | −0.01% | −0.17 pp |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-27 | −1.46% | −3.46 pp |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-28 | 2.85% | −0.01 pp |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-29 | 1.82% | −0.38 pp |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-28 | 0.16% | −2.06 pp |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-28 | 2.00% | +0.00 pp |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-29 | 2.86% | −0.38 pp |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-30 | 2.20% | −0.97 pp |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-30 | 2.22% | −0.02 pp |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | 1.99% | −17.88 pp |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-01 | 3.24% | −8.77 pp |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-01 | 3.17% | — |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | 2.23% | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-24 | 19.87% | — |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-25 | 12.01% | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings return on equity trends
Over the last five fiscal years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's return on equity increased from 9.36% to 9.60%, a change of +0.24 percentage points. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 4.13%.
What return on equity (ROE) means
Return on equity (ROE) measures how much net income a company generates relative to shareholders’ equity. It can help evaluate how efficiently equity capital is used, but unusually high or negative values may reflect leverage, losses, or a small equity base.
How return on equity is calculated
TickerStat calculates ROE as SEC-reported net income divided by average stockholders’ equity at the beginning and end of the fiscal period. Periods with missing or non-positive average equity are omitted. Quarterly ROE uses quarterly net income and is not annualized. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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