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LOCO vs HD // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: LOCO 3
— HD 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $15.57 (+1.77%) • MKT CAP: $465.6M
gross-margins
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LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
gross-margins
33.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (LOCO VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | LOCO | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 11.70% | 32.90% | -21.20 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.5x | 13.4x | -5.90 | LOCO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.44% | 2.72% | +2.72 | LOCO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 12.70% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 8.60% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | — | 3.20% | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.64 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 5/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 53.2 | 67.5 | -14.30 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 16.5x | 21.6x | -5.10 | LOCO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $465.6M | $328.44B | -$327.97B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | LOCO REV | HD REV | LOCO GROSS % | HD GROSS % | LOCO FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $117.7M | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | $25.4M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $115.3M | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | $27.7M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $111.4M | $152.67B | — | — | $40.7M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
LOCO // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88