El Pollo Loco (LOCO) Tops Q1 EPS by 6c; offers outlook

El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ: LOCO) reported Q1 EPS of $0.28, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.22. Revenue for the quarter came in at $126.2 million versus the consensus estimate of $122.12 million.

2026 Outlook

The Company is raising the following expectations for fiscal year 2026:

System-wide comparable restaurant sales growth of 2.0% to 4.0%.
Adjusted EBITDA1 between $67.5 million and $69.5 million.

The Company is reiterating the following expectations for fiscal year 2026:

The opening of three to four company-operated restaurants and 15 to 16 franchise-operated restaurants.
Capital spending between $37.0 million and $40.0 million.
G&A expense between $52.0 million and $54.0 million, excluding one-time costs.
Estimated effective income tax rate of 29.0% to 29.5% before discrete items.

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