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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) reported Operating Expenses of $114.0 million for Q2 2026, up 3.41% on a YoY basis from $110.2 million in Q2 2025, and up 0.67% sequentially from $113.2 million in Q4 2025.

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

El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) has 14 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $114.0 million in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 3.41% year-over-year to $114.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 stood at $451.8 million (up 3.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $448.0 million, up 3.74% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses climbed to $114.0 million in Q2 2026, 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 climbed 11.39% in 2022 and declined 5.58% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing LOCO's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $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 gained by 7.56% to $113.2 million in 2025, then rose by 0.67% to $114.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows LOCO's Operating Expenses at $114.0 million in Q2 2026, $113.2 million in Q4 2025, and $110.1 million in Q3 2025.

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8 Dominos Pizza 10.74 Bn 10.60 Bn 478.23 Mn 115.37 Mn
9 Dutch Bros 8.14 Bn 8.10 Bn 107.48 Mn 430.11 Mn
10 El Pollo Loco Holdings 454.05 Mn 450.15 Mn 98.85 Mn 113.97 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 1, 2026 113.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 113.21 Mn
Sep 24, 2025 110.06 Mn
Jun 25, 2025 114.53 Mn
Mar 26, 2025 110.21 Mn
Dec 25, 2024 105.25 Mn
Sep 25, 2024 110.26 Mn
Jun 26, 2024 109.86 Mn
Mar 27, 2024 106.47 Mn
Dec 27, 2023 104.79 Mn
Sep 27, 2023 106.71 Mn
Jun 28, 2023 110.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2023 106.78 Mn
Dec 28, 2022 106.42 Mn
Sep 28, 2022 113.01 Mn
Jun 29, 2022 113.68 Mn
Mar 30, 2022 106.73 Mn
Dec 29, 2021 100.54 Mn
Sep 29, 2021 101.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 109.31 Mn