El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported FCF Margin of 6.15% for Q2 2026, up 502.0% on a YoY basis from 1.02% in Q2 2025, and down 25.69% sequentially from 8.28% in Q4 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 6.15% in Q2 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q2 2026, FCF Margin rose 502.0% year-over-year to 6.15%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at 9.28% (up 85.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.1%, down 95.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 6.15% in Q2 2026, from 8.28% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 16.37% in Q4 2023 to a low of 4.57% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 7.98% and a median of 8.28% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 2042 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 676 bps in 2022.
- Tracing LOCO's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 15.82% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 16.37% in 2023, then fell by 13 bps to 14.21% in 2024, then plunged by 42 bps to 8.28% in 2025, then slipped by 26 bps to 6.15% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows LOCO's FCF Margin at 6.15% in Q2 2026, 8.28% in Q4 2025, and 12.01% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 6.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.28% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 12.01% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 10.75% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 1.13% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 14.21% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 2.33% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 16.13% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 3.49% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 16.37% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 1.09% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 14.87% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | -1.89% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 15.82% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 7.04% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 12.46% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | -4.57% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | -4.60% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.22% |