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El Pollo Loco Holdings stock: balance sheet and debt

LOCO
$14.80Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 58 out of 100

El Pollo Loco Holdings has a debt to equity ratio of 0.82 and an interest coverage of 9.4x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.82
Interest coverage
9.4x
Current ratio
0.08
Cash & equivalents
$6.23M
Total assets
$606.65M
Equity ratio
48%
Goodwill
$248.67M
Plus intangible assets of $61.89M
Net debt
$233.34M

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2012$417.9M$312.92M$249.92M15.5%$253.13M
2013$416.5M$312.15M$249.32M11.7%$272.23M
2014$455.31M$311.34M$248.67M46.2%$154.35M
2015$461.03M$311.2M$248.67M53.1%$117.54M
2016$471.31M$311.05M$248.67M56.3%$102.29M
2017$442.71M$310.94M$248.67M62.1%$84.77M
2018$450.23M$310.84M$248.67M58.9%$67.22M
2019$624.75M$310.56M$248.67M39.3%$302.95M
2020$605.22M$310.56M$248.67M45.9%$249.91M
2021$613.79M$310.56M$248.67M50.6%$203.42M
2022$597.22M$310.56M$248.67M47.1%$232.39M
2023$592.3M$310.56M$248.67M42.3%$266.04M
2024$592.01M$310.56M$248.67M44.0%$260.54M
2025$606.65M$310.56M$248.67M48.0%$233.34M

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2012$21.49M$64.59M$274.62M4.25
2013$17.02M$48.54M$289.24M5.96
2014$11.5M$210.4M$165.85M0.79
2015$6.1M$244.63M$123.64M0.51
2016$2.17M$265.18M$104.46M0.39
2017$8.55M$274.95M$93.32M0.34
2018$6.97M$265.24M$74.18M0.28
2019$8.07M$245.57M$311.02M1.27
2020$13.22M$277.58M$263.13M0.95
2021$30.05M$310.62M$233.47M0.75
2022$20.49M$281.15M$252.88M0.9
2023$7.29M$250.7M$273.33M1.09
2024$2.48M$260.67M$263.02M1.01
2025$6.23M$291.08M$239.57M0.82

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 17 Oct 2025)
  • Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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