El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) recorded FCF Margin of 17.94% in Q2 2026, up 10.71 percentage points from 7.23% a year earlier and up 15.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, El Pollo Loco Holdings' FCF Margin came in at 8.19% as of Jul 1, 2026, up 3.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.19%, down 0.66 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual FCF Margin has a five-year change of -2.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, FCF Margin came in at 5.86% in FY2024 (+1.73 pp), 4.13% in FY2023 (+0.17 pp), 3.96% in FY2022 (-3.75 pp) and 7.72% in FY2021 (-0.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly FCF Margin since Q3 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.51 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for FCF Margin in the last five years was a gain of 10.71 percentage points in Q2 2026, against a drop of 8.30 percentage points in Q3 2021 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 2.19% (Q1 2026), 4.12% (Q4 2025) and 8.16% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 165.62 Bn | 160.44 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 27.83% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 108.79 Bn | 96.42 Bn | - | 14.49% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 40.35 Bn | 36.33 Bn | - | 13.84% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 37.59 Bn | 34.48 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.76% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 24.96 Bn | 22.07 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 22.28 Bn | 21.39 Bn | -113.70 Mn | 10.19% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 12.57 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 19.01% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.08 Bn | 8.44 Bn | 537.00 Mn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.31 Bn | 9.67 Bn | - | 4.85% |
| 10 | El Pollo Loco Holdings | 439.56 Mn | 405.23 Mn | 42.50 Mn | 17.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 17.94% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 2.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.12% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 8.16% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 1.13% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 0.99% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 7.59% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 8.54% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 6.03% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.91% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 3.86% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 12.12% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | -1.89% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 8.41% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 4.92% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 7.30% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | -5.52% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 4.98% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 10.23% |
API Access
El Pollo Loco Holdings FCF Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LOCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "LOCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=LOCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();