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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Change in Cash of -$2.3 million for Q2 2026, down 226.59% on a YoY basis from $1.8 million in Q2 2025, and up 49.87% sequentially from -$4.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$2.3 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Change in Cash fell 226.59% year-over-year to -$2.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at -$423000.0 (up 91.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.7 million, up 177.94% from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash climbed to -$2.3 million in Q2 2026, 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 plunged 635.88% in 2023 and surged 247.17% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at $1.2 million in 2022, then sank by 635.88% to -$6.5 million in 2023, then rose by 17.1% to -$5.4 million in 2024, then increased by 14.17% to -$4.6 million in 2025, then soared by 49.87% to -$2.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Change in Cash at -$2.3 million in Q2 2026, -$4.6 million in Q4 2025, and $1.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Cash (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.61 Bn 115.91 Bn 6.32 Bn -1.88 Bn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.20 Bn 40.33 Bn 2.61 Bn -103.61 Mn
3 Yum Brands 40.68 Bn 39.99 Bn 1.38 Bn -34.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.13 Bn 25.66 Bn 2.14 Bn -151.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 22.23 Bn 21.99 Bn 3.68 Bn -20.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.22 Bn 14.47 Bn 2.31 Bn -33.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 12.56 Bn 12.37 Bn 1.40 Bn 79.85 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn -52.57 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn -5.89 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 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