El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' (LOCO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $7.8 million in Q2 2026, up 476.6% year-on-year from $1.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 292.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.0 million in Q4 2025.

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

El Pollo Loco Holdings has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 14 years of filings, most recently posting $7.8 million for Q2 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q2 2026 came in at $7.8 million, up 476.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $31.9 million (up 44.5% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.4 million, down 8.16% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $7.8 million for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from -$4.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $16.8 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$8.7 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $7.0 million (2024), against an average of $5.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 3441.63% in 2023 and surged 13309.43% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • El Pollo Loco Holdings' Free Cash Flow stood at -$245000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 3441.63% to -$8.7 million in 2023, then surged by 113.05% to $1.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 455.83% to -$4.0 million in 2025, then surged by 292.68% to $7.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $7.8 million (Q2 2026), -$4.0 million (Q4 2025), and $14.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 114.58 Bn 112.88 Bn 9.40 Bn 91.80 Mn
2 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.15 Bn 41.28 Bn 2.61 Bn 471.02 Mn
3 Yum Brands 42.13 Bn 41.44 Bn 1.38 Bn 341.00 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.46 Bn 25.99 Bn 2.14 Bn 169.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 24.75 Bn 24.51 Bn 3.31 Bn 451.90 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.17 Bn 13.74 Bn 3.24 Bn 406.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.72 Bn 11.53 Bn 1.40 Bn 178.92 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.28 Bn 464.51 Mn 146.91 Mn
9 Cava 10.34 Bn 9.94 Bn 797.57 Mn 2.87 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 471.99 Mn 468.09 Mn 40.62 Mn 7.76 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 1, 2026 7.76 Mn
Apr 1, 2026 7.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.03 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 14.60 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 14.60 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 13.53 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 13.53 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 1.35 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 1.35 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 1.13 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 1.13 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 2.80 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 2.80 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 16.77 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 16.77 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 7.00 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 7.00 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 -8.68 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 -8.68 Mn