El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Lags Q1 Earnings Estimates

Company Performance - El Pollo Loco Holdings reported quarterly earnings of $0.19 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.20 per share, and down from $0.22 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -5% [1] - The company posted revenues of $119.18 million for the quarter ended March 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.61%, and an increase from year-ago revenues of $116.15 million [2] - Over the last four quarters, El Pollo Loco has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Stock Performance - El Pollo Loco shares have lost about 19% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's decline of -5.3% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the coming quarter is $0.27 on revenues of $124.84 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.92 on revenues of $494.31 million [7] Industry Outlook - The Retail - Restaurants industry, to which El Pollo Loco belongs, is currently in the bottom 19% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges ahead [8] - The performance of El Pollo Loco's stock may be influenced by the overall outlook for the industry, as research shows that the top 50% of Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1 [8]