El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $5.2 million in Q2 2026, up 54.82% year-on-year from $3.4 million in Q2 2025, and down 70.75% quarter-over-quarter from $17.9 million in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $5.2 million for Q2 2026.

  • Capital Expenditures for Q2 2026 came in at $5.2 million, up 54.82% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $24.5 million (up 33.78% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.6 million, up 18.63% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $5.2 million for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from $17.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $17.9 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$5.8 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $3.9 million (2023), against an average of $5.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures sank 249.86% in 2022 and surged 821.23% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Capital Expenditures stood at $16.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 0.18% to $16.9 million in 2023, then tumbled by 73.29% to $4.5 million in 2024, then soared by 298.36% to $17.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 70.75% to $5.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $5.2 million (Q2 2026), $17.9 million (Q4 2025), and $699000.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 75.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 165.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 144.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 80.17 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 15.04 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 37.44 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 5.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 5.25 Mn
Apr 1, 2026 5.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 17.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 17.94 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 699,000.00
Sep 24, 2025 699,000.00
Jun 25, 2025 609,000.00
Jun 25, 2025 609,000.00
Mar 26, 2025 3.39 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 3.39 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 4.50 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 4.50 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 10.23 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 10.23 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 189,000.00
Jun 26, 2024 189,000.00
Mar 27, 2024 4.16 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 4.16 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 16.86 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 16.86 Mn