El Pollo Loco Holdings annual free cash flow
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (LOCO)
El Pollo Loco Holdings reported $25.4M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 8.16% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 5.19%.
View full El Pollo Loco Holdings company overviewEl Pollo Loco Holdings free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $25.4M | −$2.3M | −8.16% | +5.19% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $27.7M | $8.3M | +43.11% | +5.86% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $19.4M | $724,000 | +3.89% | +4.13% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $18.6M | −$16.4M | −46.85% | +3.96% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $35.1M | $1.2M | +3.55% | +7.72% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $33.9M | $13.2M | +63.59% | +7.95% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-25 | $20.7M | $3.1M | +17.32% | +4.68% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-26 | $17.6M | $207,000 | +1.19% | +4.05% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-27 | $17.4M | $5.5M | +46.63% | +4.34% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-28 | $11.9M | −$15.2M | −56.19% | +3.13% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $27.1M | $27.9M | — | +7.64% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −$751,000 | −$6.6M | — | −0.22% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-25 | $5.9M | $1.5M | +33.11% | +1.87% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-26 | $4.4M | — | — | +1.50% |
El Pollo Loco Holdings quarterly free cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-07-01 | $23.3M | $14.2M | +155.53% | +17.94% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-01 | $2.8M | $1.4M | +105.05% | +2.19% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $5.1M | $4.0M | +349.29% | +4.12% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-24 | $9.9M | $772,000 | +8.45% | +8.16% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-25 | $9.1M | −$1.3M | −12.75% | +7.23% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-26 | $1.3M | −$5.7M | −80.77% | +1.13% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $1.1M | −$1.0M | −47.20% | +0.99% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-25 | $9.1M | $4.5M | +96.39% | +7.59% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-26 | $10.4M | −$4.3M | −29.15% | +8.54% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-27 | $7.0M | $9.2M | — | +6.03% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $2.1M | −$7.6M | −78.00% | +1.91% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-27 | $4.7M | −$1.2M | −21.08% | +3.86% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-28 | $14.7M | $5.7M | +62.36% | +12.12% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-29 | −$2.2M | $3.9M | — | −1.89% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $9.7M | $4.3M | +79.67% | +8.41% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-28 | $5.9M | −$5.9M | −50.19% | +4.92% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-29 | $9.1M | −$6.6M | −42.09% | +7.30% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-30 | −$6.1M | −$8.2M | — | −5.52% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $5.4M | $738,000 | +15.75% | +4.98% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-29 | $11.8M | −$8.7M | −42.45% | +10.23% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $15.7M | −$2.1M | −11.86% | +12.83% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $2.1M | $11.3M | — | +1.99% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $4.7M | $5.0M | — | +4.25% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-23 | $20.6M | $6.5M | +46.01% | +18.53% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-24 | $17.8M | $16.6M | +1421.94% | +17.83% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-25 | −$9.2M | −$15.0M | — | −8.71% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-25 | −$351,000 | $2.9M | — | −0.33% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-25 | $14.1M | $4.9M | +52.91% | +12.57% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-26 | $1.2M | −$4.8M | −80.53% | +1.03% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-27 | $5.8M | $109,000 | +1.92% | +5.32% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-26 | −$3.3M | $3.2M | — | −3.06% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-26 | $9.2M | −$3.0M | −24.63% | +8.21% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-27 | $6.0M | $1.8M | +44.03% | +5.37% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-28 | $5.7M | −$1.8M | −24.52% | +5.38% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-27 | −$6.5M | −$5.2M | — | −6.81% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-27 | $12.2M | $5.7M | +88.09% | +12.08% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-28 | $4.2M | $2.5M | +153.87% | +3.94% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-29 | $7.5M | $2.5M | +48.62% | +7.55% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-28 | −$1.3M | −$1.5M | — | −1.42% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-28 | $6.5M | $537,000 | +9.01% | +6.78% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-29 | $1.6M | −$7.4M | −81.82% | +1.68% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-30 | $5.1M | −$6.9M | −57.53% | +5.37% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $227,000 | $11.4M | — | +0.26% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $6.0M | $6.7M | — | +6.71% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-01 | $9.0M | $1.7M | +23.84% | +10.08% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-01 | $11.9M | $8.0M | +204.36% | +13.20% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −$11.2M | −$10.4M | — | −12.42% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-24 | −$772,000 | — | — | −0.89% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-25 | $7.3M | — | — | +8.38% |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-26 | $3.9M | — | — | +4.82% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-25 | −$736,000 | — | — | −0.92% |
El Pollo Loco Holdings free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $33.9M to $25.4M, a compound annual decline of 5.56%. El Pollo Loco Holdings's latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, generated $23.3M in free cash flow, an increase of 155.53% year over year.
About the metric
What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
Calculation and source
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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