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How El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. stacks up
LOCO · against 584 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
72/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #162 of 585 · scores higher than 72% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score60 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including LOCO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 72?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield and free cash flow yield, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 14.0% vs peer median 8.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 64% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 8.7% vs peer median 6.1%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 76% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.4% vs peer median 4.4%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = LOCO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | LOCO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 577 reported | 7.5% | 3.2% | 78% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 596 reported | 9.7% | 8.3% | 57% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 148 reported | 8.7% | 7.1% | 58% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 579 reported | 67.0% | 62.6% | 54% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around LOCO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 623.0B KRW (≈$449M) | 100 | 65 | |
| 1 | 382.5B KRW (≈$275M) | 100 | 57 | |
| 1 | 412.0B KRW (≈$297M) | 100 | 56 | |
| 4 | 2.3B HKD (≈$296M) | 99 | 59 | |
| 4 | 3.2B HKD (≈$408M) | 99 | 79 | |
| 156 | 480M EUR (≈$529M) | 73 | 50 | |
| 162 | 5.1B CNY (≈$711M) | 72 | 79 | |
| 162 | 3.4B HKD (≈$432M) | 72 | 46 | |
| 162 | 2.0B CNY (≈$284M) | 72 | 64 | |
| 162 | 473M USD | 72 | 62 | |
| 166 | 2.4B CNY (≈$330M) | 71 | 79 | |
| 166 | 4.2B CNY (≈$594M) | 71 | 63 | |
| 166 | 49.3B JPY (≈$336M) | 71 | 72 | |
| 166 | 56.2B JPY (≈$382M) | 71 | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score