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El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Expenses history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at $110.1 million for Q3 2025.

  • For Q3 2025, Operating Expenses changed 0.18% year-over-year to $110.1 million; the TTM value through Sep 2025 reached $440.0 million, up 2.01%, while the annual FY2024 figure was $431.8 million, 0.69% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q3 2025 was $110.1 million at El Pollo Loco Holdings, down from $114.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $114.5 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at $100.5 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $106.8 million (2023), against an average of $107.8 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Operating Expenses grew 18.62% in 2021 before it fell 5.58% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $100.5 million in 2021, then rose by 5.84% to $106.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.53% to $104.8 million in 2023, then increased by 0.44% to $105.2 million in 2024, then increased by 4.57% to $110.1 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for LOCO's Operating Expenses are $110.1 million (Q3 2025), $114.5 million (Q2 2025), and $110.2 million (Q1 2025).