El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 6.15% in Q2 2026, up 502.0% year-on-year from 1.02% in Q2 2025, and up 288.6% quarter-over-quarter from 3.26% in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed FCF Margin across 14 years of filings, most recently posting 6.15% for Q2 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q2 2026 came in at 6.15%, up 502.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was 6.41% (up 178.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 5.19%, down 66.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 6.15% for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from 3.26% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 13.72% in Q2 2024 to a low of 7.73% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.03% (2024), against an average of 4.71%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 1858 bps in 2022 and surged 968 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' FCF Margin stood at 0.21% in 2022, then slumped by 3558 bps to 7.73% in 2023, then surged by 113 bps to 0.99% in 2024, then tumbled by 429 bps to 3.26% in 2025, then soared by 289 bps to 6.15% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 6.15% (Q2 2026), 3.26% (Q4 2025), and 12.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 0.96%
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 15.25%
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 16.56%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 7.46%
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 13.51%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 12.41%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 10.96%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 12.77%
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 1.04%
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 6.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 6.15%
Dec 31, 2025 -3.26%
Sep 24, 2025 12.01%
Jun 25, 2025 10.75%
Mar 26, 2025 1.13%
Dec 25, 2024 0.99%
Sep 25, 2024 2.33%
Jun 26, 2024 13.72%
Mar 27, 2024 6.03%
Dec 27, 2023 -7.73%
Sep 27, 2023 10.08%
Jun 28, 2023 13.13%
Mar 29, 2023 -0.05%
Dec 28, 2022 -0.21%
Sep 28, 2022 13.25%
Jun 29, 2022 7.30%
Mar 30, 2022 -5.52%
Dec 29, 2021 18.37%
Sep 29, 2021 10.23%
Jun 30, 2021 9.48%