El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $114.0 million for Q2 2026.

• In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.41% year-over-year to $114.0 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $451.8 million (up 3.72% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $448.0 million, up 3.74% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $114.0 million for Q2 2026 at El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from $113.2 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $114.5 million in Q2 2025 to a low of $104.8 million in Q4 2023.
• A 5-year average of $109.6 million and a median of $110.1 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses grew 11.39% in 2022 and fell 5.58% in 2023, its largest moves.
• El Pollo Loco Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $106.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 1.53% to $104.8 million in 2023, then advanced by 0.44% to $105.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.56% to $113.2 million in 2025, then advanced by 0.67% to $114.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $114.0 million, $113.2 million, and $110.1 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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