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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed FCF Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 15.66% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 1467.0% to 15.66% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 8.1% through Dec 2025, up 224.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 8.1% for FY2025, 224.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin hit 15.66% in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from 8.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 18.37% in Q4 2021 to a low of 4.57% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.19% across 5 years, with a median of 6.98% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: tumbled -1858bps in 2022 and later skyrocketed 1467bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 18.37% in 2021, then tumbled by -101bps to 0.21% in 2022, then soared by 3285bps to 6.73% in 2023, then plummeted by -85bps to 0.99% in 2024, then surged by 1481bps to 15.66% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for LOCO at 15.66% in Q4 2025, 8.16% in Q3 2025, and 7.23% in Q2 2025.