El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Cost of Revenue (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $85.6 million in Q2 2026, up 3.59% year-on-year from $82.6 million in Q2 2025, and down 66.92% quarter-over-quarter from $258.6 million in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Cost of Revenue (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Cost of Revenue across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $85.6 million for Q2 2026.

  • Cost of Revenue for Q2 2026 came in at $85.6 million, up 3.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $510.8 million (up 15.59% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $333.7 million, up 2.0% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue came in at $85.6 million for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from $258.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $258.6 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$149.2 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $82.6 million (2025), against an average of $71.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue tumbled 462.31% in 2023 and surged 267.86% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Cost of Revenue stood at $41.2 million in 2022, then sank by 462.31% to -$149.2 million in 2023, then soared by 267.86% to $250.4 million in 2024, then increased by 3.27% to $258.6 million in 2025, then slumped by 66.92% to $85.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $85.6 million (Q2 2026), $258.6 million (Q4 2025), and $82.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cost of Rev (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 117.34 Bn 115.65 Bn 9.40 Bn 130.50 Mn
2 Yum Brands 42.81 Bn 42.12 Bn 1.38 Bn 677.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 41.83 Bn 40.96 Bn 2.61 Bn 480.64 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 26.03 Bn 26.56 Bn 2.14 Bn 122.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.52 Bn 24.28 Bn 3.31 Bn 39.40 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.76 Bn 14.33 Bn 3.24 Bn 31.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.04 Bn 10.84 Bn 1.40 Bn 228.63 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.88 Bn 10.65 Bn 464.51 Mn 686.08 Mn
9 Cava 10.56 Bn 10.17 Bn 797.57 Mn -522.59 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 461.26 Mn 457.36 Mn 40.62 Mn 85.56 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 85.56 Mn
Apr 1, 2026 85.56 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 258.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 258.61 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 82.26 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 82.26 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 84.39 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 84.39 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 82.59 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 82.59 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 250.43 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 250.43 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 84.23 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 84.23 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 24.66 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 24.66 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 25.62 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 25.62 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 -149.19 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 -149.19 Mn