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LOCO vs AMZN // FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOCO 4
— AMZN 3
▲ FORWARD P/E MULTIPLE LEADER: LOCO
LAST: $15.37 (+2.40%) • MKT CAP: $467.8M
forward-pe
16.5x
LAST: $243.79 (-4.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
forward-pe
22.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOCO VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOCO | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | 17.61% | -5.91 | AMZN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.5x | 15.8x | -8.25 | LOCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.44% | -1.81% | +7.25 | LOCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.32 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 6/9 | -1.00 | AMZN | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.73% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.4 | 47.2 | +6.24 | LOCO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.46 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple ACTIVE | 16.5x | 22.8x | -6.25 | LOCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $467.8M | $2.63T | -$2.63T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOCO REV | AMZN REV | LOCO GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | LOCO FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $25.4M | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $27.7M | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $40.7M | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOCO // BETA —
AMZN // BETA 1.46