The earnings call reflects a positive outlook with strong revenue growth, a return to positive traffic growth, and successful product innovations. However, challenges such as a slight decrease in transactions, a decrease in franchise comparable sales, and a challenging macroeconomic environment were noted. The company remains confident in its strategic initiatives to drive future growth.

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Q3 2025

During the El Pollo Loco Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call, the company provided guidance on several key metrics. Total revenue for the quarter was reported at $125.8 million, with company-operated restaurant revenue at $104.3 million, marking a 2% increase from the previous year. The company experienced a 1.2% increase in company-operated comparable restaurant sales, driven by a 1.5% increase in average check size, although transactions slightly decreased by 0.3%. Franchise revenue increased by 14.8% to $13.4 million, despite a 1.1% decrease in franchise comparable restaurant sales. The restaurant contribution margin improved to 19.1%, with expectations for full-year margins between 17.25% and 17.75%. El Pollo Loco plans to open 10 to 11 system-wide restaurants in 2025, with capital spending projected at $31 million to $34 million and G&A expenses anticipated to be between $48 million and $51 million. The effective income tax rate is expected to range from 29% to 29.5%.

Revenue Growth

Total revenue increased to $125.8 million, up from $122.2 million in the second quarter of 2024. Company-operated restaurant revenue increased by 2% to $104.3 million.

Traffic Growth

Return to positive system-wide traffic growth, driven by innovation and targeted discounting strategies.

New Product Launches

Fresca Wraps and Salads, as well as new premium chicken quesadillas in two bold flavors, were introduced, receiving positive guest feedback.

Digital Sales Growth

Digital business, including kiosks, grew to 25.5% of sales compared to 17.1% in the second quarter of last year.

Unit Economics Improvement

Restaurant level operating profit margins improved to over 19%.

Expansion Plans

Plan to open at least 10 new restaurants in 2025, with the goal to almost double this pace in 2026.

Remodeling Effort

Expectation to remodel between 55 to 65 system-wide restaurants in 2025, with 20 completed by the end of the second quarter.

El Pollo LoCo (LOCO) Earnings, Revenues Date & History

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LOCO Earnings History

Report Date	Fiscal Quarter	Forecast / EPS	Last Year's EPS	EPS YoY Change	Slides	Play Transcript
Oct 30, 2025	2025 (Q3)	0.22 / -	0.21	―	―	―
Jul 31, 2025	2025 (Q2)	0.24 / 0.28	0.26	7.69% (+0.02)	―
May 01, 2025	2025 (Q1)	0.19 / 0.19	0.22	-13.64% (-0.03)	―
Mar 06, 2025	2024 (Q4)	0.13 / 0.20	0.16	25.00% (+0.04)	―
Oct 31, 2024	2024 (Q3)	0.17 / 0.21	0.19	10.53% (+0.02)	―
Aug 01, 2024	2024 (Q2)	0.21 / 0.26	0.23	13.04% (+0.03)	―
May 02, 2024	2024 (Q1)	0.14 / 0.22	0.14	57.14% (+0.08)	―
Mar 07, 2024	2023 (Q4)	0.16 / 0.16	0.16	0.00% (0.00)	―
Nov 02, 2023	2023 (Q3)	0.19 / 0.19	0.14	35.71% (+0.05)	―
Aug 03, 2023	2023 (Q2)	0.21 / 0.23	0.21	9.52% (+0.02)	―

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LOCO Earnings-Related Price Changes

Report Date	Price 1 Day Before	Price 1 Day After	Percentage Change
Jul 31, 2025	$10.30	$10.45	+1.46%
May 01, 2025	$9.43	$9.08	-3.71%
Mar 06, 2025	$10.63	$10.62	-0.09%
Oct 31, 2024	$12.22	$11.96	-2.13%

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El Pollo LoCo Holdings (LOCO) is schdueled to report earning on Oct 30, 2025, After Close (Confirmed).

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LOCO EPS forecast for the fiscal quarter 2025 (Q3) is 0.22.

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