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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Change in Cash (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings recorded quarterly Change in Cash of -$2.3 million in Q2 2026, up 49.87% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 226.59% year-over-year from $1.8 million in Q2 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings' Change in Cash history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.3 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 226.59% year-over-year to -$2.3 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$423000.0 (up 91.18% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 million, up 177.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash came in at -$2.3 million for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from -$4.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $8.9 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$15.7 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.5 million and a median of $1.2 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Cash sank 635.88% in 2023 and soared 247.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Change in Cash stood at $1.2 million in 2022, then tumbled by 635.88% to -$6.5 million in 2023, then advanced by 17.1% to -$5.4 million in 2024, then gained by 14.17% to -$4.6 million in 2025, then surged by 49.87% to -$2.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$2.3 million, -$4.6 million, and $1.9 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -1.88 Bn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -34.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -103.61 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 9.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 9.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 65.38 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -1.65 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 434.35 Mn 430.45 Mn 40.62 Mn -2.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 -2.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.64 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 1.88 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 4.67 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 1.84 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 -5.41 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 -2.57 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 1.34 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 1.83 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 -6.53 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 3.63 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 5.39 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 -15.70 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 1.22 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 -15.04 Mn
Jun 29, 2022 8.86 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 -4.60 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 5.38 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 12.05 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 5.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -6.55 Mn
Dec 30, 2020 -16.31 Mn
Sep 23, 2020 -30.81 Mn
Jun 24, 2020 16.94 Mn
Mar 25, 2020 35.33 Mn
Dec 25, 2019 -4.00 Mn
Sep 25, 2019 788,000.00
Jun 26, 2019 4.58 Mn
Mar 27, 2019 -270,000.00
Dec 26, 2018 -1.17 Mn
Sep 26, 2018 -4.94 Mn
Jun 27, 2018 6.88 Mn
Mar 28, 2018 -2.35 Mn
Dec 27, 2017 1.49 Mn
Sep 27, 2017 2.69 Mn
Jun 28, 2017 -2.28 Mn
Mar 29, 2017 4.48 Mn
Dec 28, 2016 -4.36 Mn
Sep 28, 2016 -2.97 Mn
Jun 29, 2016 632,000.00
Mar 30, 2016 2.76 Mn
Dec 30, 2015 -2.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 1.79 Mn
Jul 1, 2015 -2.17 Mn
Apr 1, 2015 -2.91 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -30.33 Mn
Sep 24, 2014 14.69 Mn
Jun 25, 2014 6.74 Mn
Mar 26, 2014 3.38 Mn
Dec 25, 2013 -5.40 Mn
Sep 25, 2013 -1.20 Mn