El Pollo Loco Holdings annual operating cash flow
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El Pollo Loco Holdings Operating Cash Flow Growth & History (LOCO)
El Pollo Loco Holdings's operating cash flow was $48.1M for fiscal 2025.
View full El Pollo Loco Holdings company overviewEl Pollo Loco Holdings annual operating cash flow history
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $48.1M | $1.3M | +2.77% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $46.8M | $6.1M | +14.97% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $40.7M | $2.1M | +5.55% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $38.5M | −$13.6M | −26.01% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $52.1M | $11.6M | +28.49% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $40.5M | $4.4M | +12.21% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-25 | $36.1M | −$9.3M | −20.48% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-26 | $45.4M | −$8.2M | −15.33% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-27 | $53.7M | $4.4M | +8.87% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-28 | $49.3M | −$8.7M | −14.96% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $58.0M | $31.9M | +122.24% |
| 2014 | 2014-12-31 | $26.1M | $6.4M | +32.41% |
| 2013 | 2013-12-25 | $19.7M | $291,000 | +1.50% |
| 2012 | 2012-12-26 | $19.4M | — | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings quarterly operating cash flow
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Operating cash flow | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-07-01 | $31.7M | $17.6M | +124.45% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-04-01 | $13.0M | $8.3M | +174.72% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $13.9M | $8.3M | +146.85% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-24 | $15.3M | $2.3M | +17.38% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-25 | $14.1M | −$2.8M | −16.62% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-26 | $4.7M | −$6.4M | −57.58% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-25 | $5.6M | −$2.5M | −31.10% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-25 | $13.0M | $2.3M | +21.62% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-26 | $17.0M | −$1.0M | −5.69% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-27 | $11.2M | $7.3M | +192.30% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-27 | $8.2M | −$8.5M | −50.85% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-27 | $10.7M | $626,000 | +6.21% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-28 | $18.0M | $3.9M | +27.27% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-29 | $3.8M | $6.1M | — |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-28 | $16.6M | $6.9M | +70.39% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-28 | $10.1M | −$5.6M | −35.78% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-29 | $14.1M | −$5.1M | −26.53% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-30 | −$2.3M | −$9.7M | — |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-29 | $9.8M | $2.7M | +38.97% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-29 | $15.7M | −$6.7M | −29.99% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $19.2M | $618,000 | +3.32% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $7.4M | $14.9M | — |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-30 | $7.0M | $2.8M | +65.75% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-23 | $22.4M | $3.4M | +17.87% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-24 | $18.6M | $15.7M | +545.66% |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-25 | −$7.5M | −$17.5M | — |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-25 | $4.2M | $399,000 | +10.39% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-09-25 | $19.0M | $3.1M | +19.19% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-06-26 | $2.9M | −$10.4M | −78.33% |
| Q1 2019 | 2019-03-27 | $10.0M | −$2.4M | −19.10% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-26 | $3.8M | $2.4M | +162.90% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-09-26 | $16.0M | −$5.5M | −25.64% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-06-27 | $13.3M | $1.7M | +14.63% |
| Q1 2018 | 2018-03-28 | $12.3M | −$6.8M | −35.54% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-27 | $1.5M | −$8.2M | −84.83% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-09-27 | $21.5M | $2.8M | +15.15% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-06-28 | $11.6M | $1.6M | +15.83% |
| Q1 2017 | 2017-03-29 | $19.1M | $8.1M | +73.89% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-28 | $9.6M | −$4.9M | −33.82% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-09-28 | $18.7M | $5.0M | +37.11% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-06-29 | $10.0M | −$5.5M | −35.40% |
| Q1 2016 | 2016-03-30 | $11.0M | −$3.3M | −23.13% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-12-30 | $14.6M | $18.3M | — |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-09-30 | $13.6M | $5.4M | +64.88% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-07-01 | $15.5M | $1.5M | +10.67% |
| Q1 2015 | 2015-04-01 | $14.3M | $6.7M | +88.78% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-12-31 | −$3.8M | — | — |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-09-24 | $8.3M | $6.2M | +308.87% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-06-25 | $14.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2014 | 2014-03-26 | $7.6M | — | — |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-09-25 | $2.0M | — | — |
El Pollo Loco Holdings operating cash flow trends
Over the last five fiscal years, El Pollo Loco Holdings's operating cash flow increased from $40.5M to $48.1M, a change of $7.5M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $31.7M.
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What operating cash flow means
Operating cash flow is the cash generated or used by a company’s core operations. It incorporates working-capital movements and other operating cash items, and it is the starting point for calculating free cash flow.
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SEC-reported operating cash flow
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