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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 13 consecutive years, with $113.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.56% to $113.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $448.0 million through Dec 2025, up 3.74% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $448.0 million for FY2025, 3.74% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses hit $113.2 million in Q4 2025 for El Pollo Loco Holdings, up from $110.1 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 $100.5 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $108.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $108.0 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 18.62% in 2021 and later dropped 5.58% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $100.5 million in 2021, then grew by 5.84% to $106.4 million in 2022, then fell by 1.53% to $104.8 million in 2023, then rose by 0.44% to $105.2 million in 2024, then grew by 7.56% to $113.2 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for LOCO at $113.2 million in Q4 2025, $110.1 million in Q3 2025, and $114.5 million in Q2 2025.