El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Income (2013 - 2026)
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) posted Operating Income of $12.2 million for Q2 2026, up 18.5% sequentially from $10.3 million in Q4 2025, and up 36.17% YoY from $9.0 million in Q2 2025.
El Pollo Loco Holdings (LOCO) Operating Income (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
El Pollo Loco Holdings has reported Operating Income for 14 years, with the latest figure at $12.2 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income rose 36.17% year-over-year to $12.2 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Apr 2026 was $45.3 million (up 11.93% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $42.0 million, up 2.13% from the prior year.
- Operating Income advanced to $12.2 million in Q2 2026 per LOCO's latest filing, from $10.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $13.7 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $3.3 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $9.7 million and a median of $10.1 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Income slumped 51.81% in 2022, then soared 133.46% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Operating Income stood at $9.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 21.52% to $7.5 million in 2023, then gained by 21.08% to $9.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.12% to $10.3 million in 2025, then gained by 18.5% to $12.2 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered $12.2 million, $10.3 million, and $11.5 million for Q2 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| 10 | El Pollo Loco Holdings | 473.04 Mn | 459.74 Mn | 42.50 Mn | 18.68 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | 18.68 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 12.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.31 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 11.46 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 11.31 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 8.97 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 9.03 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 10.14 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 12.32 Mn |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 9.68 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 7.46 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2023 | 13.69 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 10.89 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 7.75 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2022 | 9.51 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2022 | 6.86 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2022 | 10.43 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2022 | 3.32 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2021 | 8.42 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 14.25 Mn |