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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 13 consecutive years, with $19.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 1608.22% to $19.3 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $39.7 million through Dec 2025, up 43.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $39.7 million for FY2025, 43.29% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $19.3 million in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from $9.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $20.0 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$5.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $8.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $8.6 million in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: tumbled 180.79% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 3184.49% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $20.0 million in 2021, then tumbled by 101.22% to -$245000.0 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 3184.49% to $7.6 million in 2023, then plummeted by 85.02% to $1.1 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 1608.22% to $19.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for LOCO at $19.3 million in Q4 2025, $9.9 million in Q3 2025, and $9.1 million in Q2 2025.