El Pollo Loco (LOCO-Q) Analyst Research & Price Targets

Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr06/2026	Next Qtr09/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2026	Fiscal Yr12/2027
Average Estimate	$0.30	$0.24	$0.95	$1.07
Number of Estimates	2	1	2	2
High Estimate	$0.32	$0.24	$0.98	$1.10
Low Estimate	$0.27	$0.24	$0.92	$1.03
Prior Year	$0.28	$0.27	$0.98	$0.95
Growth Rate Est. (year over year)	+7.14%	-11.11%	-3.06%	+12.63%

Earnings History - Surprises*

	Qtr Ending03/2026	Qtr Ending12/2025	Qtr Ending09/2025	Qtr Ending06/2025
Reported	$0.28	$0.25	$0.27	$0.28
Estimate	$0.22	$0.21	$0.23	$0.25
Difference	+0.06	+0.04	+0.04	+0.03
Surprise	+27.27%	+19.05%	+17.39%	+12.00%

* Earnings are based on GAAP income from continuing operations.

Average Analyst Ratings

3.67

3 Mths Ago6

3.86

2 Mths Ago7

3.86

1 Mth Ago7

3.86

Current7

Ratings Values:

Strong Buy5

Moderate Buy4

Hold3

Moderate Sell2

Strong Sell1

Ratings Breakdown

	3 Mths Ago	2 Mths Ago	1 Mth Ago	Current
# of Analysts:	6	7	7	7
	2	3	3	3
Holds	4	4	4	4

Key:

Strong Buy

Moderate Buy

Hold

Moderate Sell

Strong Sell

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