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LOCO vs SBUX

Side-by-side comparison of El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (LOCO) and Starbucks Corporation (SBUX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both LOCO and SBUX operate in Restaurants (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • SBUX is the larger of the two at $108.07B, about 253.6x LOCO ($426.1M).
  • Over the past year, LOCO is up 28.3% and SBUX is up 4.6% - LOCO leads by 23.8 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 5 times in the past 4 weeks.
  • SBUX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 5 for LOCO).
PerformanceLOCO+28.34%SBUX+4.55%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricLOCOSBUX
Company
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.
Starbucks Corporation
Price
$13.97+1.16%
$94.83-0.48%
Market cap
$426.1M
$108.07B
1M return
+3.48%
-9.03%
1Y return
+28.34%
+4.55%
Industry
Restaurants
Restaurants
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
2014
1992
News (4w)
5
5
Recent ratings
5
25
LOCO

El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc., develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. As of March 11, 2021, the company operated approximately 475 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, Utah, and Louisiana. It also licenses one restaurant in the Philippines. The company was formerly known as Chicken Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. in April 2014. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.

SBUX

Starbucks Corporation

Starbucks Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas, International, and Channel Development. Its stores offer coffee and tea beverages, roasted whole bean and ground coffees, single-serve and ready-to-drink beverages, and iced tea; and various food products, such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch items. The company also licenses its trademarks through licensed stores, and grocery and foodservice accounts. The company offers its products under the Starbucks, Teavana, Seattle's Best Coffee, Evolution Fresh, Ethos, Starbucks Reserve, and Princi brand names. As of October 29, 2020, it operated approximately 32,000 stores. Starbucks Corporation was founded in 1971 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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